The factory roof rack on the Excursion is a joke. In order to keep the car garagable, the crossbars basically sit flat on the roof. Those crossbars flex under any sort of a load, so when you put anything on the roof, you’re denting the roof.
I used the factory rack once and vowed that I would never use it again.
Continue reading “Roof rack”When I took the 35″ wheels & tires off, the wife asked me why I brought them home & what I was going to do with them.
I took some photos & listed them on Craigslist for sale. My asking price was high, but my understanding is that everything is negotiated on that site.
Continue reading “Turning parts into ca$h”Let’s look at the airbags as an example of feature creep.
An air suspension is great for towing because it lets you have a soft luxury suspension when you’re traveling light, but add stiffness when needed for towing. You can add air at any fuel station, or even with a bicycle pump.
Continue reading “Feature Creep”The easiest job that requires two people.
One of my co-workers informed me that only one third of my center brake light was working.
Time for an upgrade.
Continue reading “Brake Lights”I’m totally in awe of those builds that just happen. Guy buys truck. Guy disassembles truck. Guy throws a ton of hardware at it. Super truck done.
This is not going to be that build.
Continue reading “The world’s slowest build”Once I put on the 16 inch wheels, I was bombarded with people telling me that I was wrong to take off the 20’s.
Better acceleration.
Better fuel economy.
According to many of my coworkers, these things should be sacrificed on the altar of lifted trucks.
Conversely, when you see a deal, grab it!
I’m a child of the eighties and as such, nothing looks more bad-ass to me than A LOT of cool switches. (Have you ever seen the space shuttle cockpit?)
At the same time, nothing looks worse than a mish-mash of unaligned switches of different styles.
Luckily, the lazy engineers in Dearborn came to my rescue.
Continue reading “Upfitter panel, or don’t get ahead of yourself”Add cup holders to the rear hatch. Perfect for tailgating.
I wish I could take credit for this, but I saw a photo online. These cup holders make Fezzick an even better place to spend time. I’ve installed one of these on each of the barn door panels. The simple version is, “just drop a boat cup holder into the top of the barn door panel.
When I went to look at Fezzick, I thought the headlamps looked great.
Blacked out. LEDs.
Pretty snazzy for a truck almost old enough to drink.
Unfortunately, as headlamps, they were absolute garbage.
This morning we’re discussing next year’s vacation budget, and the wife tells me she wants to go to Disney in Oct 2021.
And she wants to tow the travel trailer (that we don’t yet own) and stay at Fort Wilderness.
That gives me three years to turn the Excursion into a tow monster while saving enough cash to purchase a trailer and fund a two week stay at the Magic Kingdom.
Realistically, I want to buy and be able to tow the trailer in two years so we can do some local shakedown trips.
Luckily, the Excursion left the factory with a 10,000 pound towing capacity.
Let the shopping begin!
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