6.4L Excursion conversion

Wayne · Feb 19, 2014

Thanks. I think/hope it will. Here shortly I will need to get the bumpers powder coated white, so when I paint them pearl and it chips, it will only expose the white instead of bare metal underneath.

My '08 rear bumper needs some work, and the original has backup sensors which I'm not a fan of. Do you guys think I should fix up the '08 bumper, stock style excursion bumper, or something aftermarket? Keep in mind it needs to look good with a stock ptm front bumper.

sootie · Feb 20, 2014

i think the 08 rear bumper would fit the theme well, also hardly anyone ever does it.

05dieselex · Feb 21, 2014

I hate the stock rear bumper on mine. Either the 08 or aftermarket if ya ask me.

fordman2121 · Feb 21, 2014

The 08 looks amazing on the excursions! Got one on ours so much better then stock.

Wayne · Feb 22, 2014

Thanks for the input fellas. Looks like I will be buying a new top pad, and one side plate to get my stock bumper up to par.

bluedge8 · Feb 22, 2014

Sub'd, cool build

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Feb 22, 2014

This build is going to be awesome! looking forward to seeing it done!

05dieselex · Feb 22, 2014

Hey fordman, put up a pick of that rear bumper on the excursion I you can. Curious to see how it looks.

weekendwarriorfsw32 · Feb 23, 2014

Here is a pic of my 04x with an 08 bumper.

05dieselex said:
Hey fordman, put up a pick of that rear bumper on the excursion I you can. Curious to see how it looks.

Wayne · Feb 23, 2014

I do like the way yours turned out. :toast:

Lysons · Feb 24, 2014

Think you could somehow get 08+ tail lights in there?

dsberman94 · Feb 24, 2014

Lysons said:
Think you could somehow get 08+ tail lights in there?

I think I've seen an X with the taillights turned upside down so the white is on top like the new ones and it looks updated. I can't be 100% certain on that though.

Wayne · Feb 24, 2014

They're the same lights as in the van. Sure, it could be done, but I don't have the ambition. We could put new van lights in, or aftermarket ones. New factory van lights look pretty much identical to what I have now. Probably just gonna smoke them a bit, but keep the reverse sections clear.

fordman2121 · Feb 26, 2014

Heres a crappy pic from this morning of the 08 bumper

05dieselex · Feb 26, 2014

Thanks for the pics guys. Like that a lot better than my stock 05 bumper.

f3501011 · Feb 27, 2014

great build good luck

Wayne · Mar 13, 2014

We'll call this a "lack of progress" update. I finally got my red truck 100% ready to sell, so that's not requiring any of my spare time. My work pickup ('96 GMC 1/2 ton) runs like it should now I rebuilt the trans, and fixed a whole list of neglect induced problems. Now I just need a dang excursion frame. I'm having issues getting a hold of the one I had planned on using, and it may not even be a possibility at this point. If this messing around waiting for other people continues I might just buy a wrecked excursion, and build off of it. At least that way I won't be taking the wife's ride while I'm working on it. That being the case, the project is on a bit of a hold until I figure out the frame deal. I will post more when I finally cross that bridge.

co04cobra · Mar 14, 2014

Wayne said:
We'll call this a "lack of progress" update. I finally got my red truck 100% ready to sell, so that's not requiring any of my spare time. My work pickup ('96 GMC 1/2 ton) runs like it should now I rebuilt the trans, and fixed a whole list of neglect induced problems. Now I just need a dang excursion frame. I'm having issues getting a hold of the one I had planned on using, and it may not even be a possibility at this point. If this messing around waiting for other people continues I might just buy a wrecked excursion, and build off of it. At least that way I won't be taking the wife's ride while I'm working on it. That being the case, the project is on a bit of a hold until I figure out the frame deal. I will post more when I finally cross that bridge.

I know a guy with some parts Excursions. :thumbsup: