Hi folks.
New to posting here on the forums. Long time lurker. Just thought I would share my mini-expedition rig that I have been breathing new life into after deciding to keep it and not buy a new (to me) off road rig.
The back story on the Tracker. I bought it for my wife (then my girlfriend) about 10 years ago from the original owners who used it to run their grand kids around in and most of the time sat in the garage. When I bought it it had the soft top on it and had about 30,000 miles.
My wife used it for to go to and from college and work and we would take it up into the hills from time to time.
Fast forward a few years. My wife graduated college so I decided she should get a new vehicle. Having never owned a new off the lot car, I let he pick her own car and I instantly inherited the Tracker to use as a hunting/exploring/around town daily driver rig.
Outside of oil changes, and general maintenance, little was done to the little Tracker (did add the hard top). And now with around 120,000 miles on it, it needed some love.
To start with the transmission was growling and making scary noises. So off to the shop for a rebuild.
Next was the tired original suspension. I replaced it with OME springs and shocks and added Warn hubs. And new AT tires.
Then there was the issue of the seats. And while they where in okay shape cosmetically...the foam has broken down and they were not fun to sit in for extended periods. So I had them rebuilt with heavy duty materials and the are MUCH improved.
And just today the FedEX Santa delivered a nice, new, skid plate. As soon as the rain stops, I will paint it and install it to help keep things up front from getting beat up too bad.
It now runs and drives like a whole new(er) rig! I still have a few things I want to do to it. Like repaint or replace the bumper covers and trim. Try and find a snorkel for it. And maybe some off road lights. But other then that, it should be good to go for a few more years now. All it took was putting about the total value of it, into it!
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New to posting here on the forums. Long time lurker. Just thought I would share my mini-expedition rig that I have been breathing new life into after deciding to keep it and not buy a new (to me) off road rig.
The back story on the Tracker. I bought it for my wife (then my girlfriend) about 10 years ago from the original owners who used it to run their grand kids around in and most of the time sat in the garage. When I bought it it had the soft top on it and had about 30,000 miles.
My wife used it for to go to and from college and work and we would take it up into the hills from time to time.
Fast forward a few years. My wife graduated college so I decided she should get a new vehicle. Having never owned a new off the lot car, I let he pick her own car and I instantly inherited the Tracker to use as a hunting/exploring/around town daily driver rig.
Outside of oil changes, and general maintenance, little was done to the little Tracker (did add the hard top). And now with around 120,000 miles on it, it needed some love.
To start with the transmission was growling and making scary noises. So off to the shop for a rebuild.
Next was the tired original suspension. I replaced it with OME springs and shocks and added Warn hubs. And new AT tires.
Then there was the issue of the seats. And while they where in okay shape cosmetically...the foam has broken down and they were not fun to sit in for extended periods. So I had them rebuilt with heavy duty materials and the are MUCH improved.
And just today the FedEX Santa delivered a nice, new, skid plate. As soon as the rain stops, I will paint it and install it to help keep things up front from getting beat up too bad.
It now runs and drives like a whole new(er) rig! I still have a few things I want to do to it. Like repaint or replace the bumper covers and trim. Try and find a snorkel for it. And maybe some off road lights. But other then that, it should be good to go for a few more years now. All it took was putting about the total value of it, into it!
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