I Want A Jurassic Park Explorer 

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 05/01/2016 at 10:44 • Filed to: Jurassic Park Explorer

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You can pick up the Explorers in great condition it looks like for under $2,000 all day long. Furthermore the insurance is probably stupid cheap on them because it is almost a 25 year old SUV. You might even be able to get classic car plates on them. This is after all my favorite movie car of all time.

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The hard part would be finding the correct brush guard and rear tail light guards to go with it. It can’t be that hard to paint an Explorer right? Or even get a wrap. The hard part would be the glass roof but that could come later

Echo51 > JR1 05/01/2016 at 10:48

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The green to yellow transition seems a bitch to get painted right if you ask me.. But yeah, painting a car isn’t that hard.

pjhusa > JR1 05/01/2016 at 10:51

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I want a Jurassic Park ML, but those have so many unique modifications that it's difficult to source parts.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > JR1 05/01/2016 at 10:52

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Just pointing this out, the brush guard on the one in the first pic is wrong. That very top bar shouldn’t be there and the lights should be mounted higher up. But if you wanted to make one, the brush guards are apparently very hard to find. Might have to make your own.

Urambo Tauro > JR1 05/01/2016 at 11:04

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There’s one in my town that I’ve only caught a glimpse of once or twice. It was only partially painted up, so it’s either a half-assed job or a WIP. I wish I had a picture.

JR1 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/01/2016 at 11:06

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They are incredibly hard to find which is why I would settle for a brush guard like the one on the top. Not perfect but close

JR1 > Urambo Tauro 05/01/2016 at 11:07

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Partially painted? What part did they not paint?

JR1 > Echo51 05/01/2016 at 11:08

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Yeah that green to yellow would be difficult to paint I would have to practice a few times before getting it right

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > JR1 05/01/2016 at 11:08

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Cut that very top bar off and you’d be good. Honestly, most wouldn’t notice the difference.

JR1 > pjhusa 05/01/2016 at 11:09

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The ML would be cool too but those do have a lot more unique modifications that would probably make it even more difficult

pjhusa > JR1 05/01/2016 at 11:10

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Craigslist be like: I MADE IT WIT SAWZALL

JR1 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/01/2016 at 11:10

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That top bar of lights isn't right either I don't think. I thought the top bar was square but again it is in the spirit of the original so I think it is more or less good enough

EL_ULY > JR1 05/01/2016 at 11:10

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I saw a JP Jeep Wrangler last week. It was 100% perfect down to the license plates. Soooo rad!

Urambo Tauro > JR1 05/01/2016 at 11:11

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It’s been a while since I last saw it, but IIRC the front end had the yellow and green, and maybe some of the red applied too. The rest of it was still dark blue. No signage yet, but it was obvious what kind of look they were going for. It still needed a lot of work, though. I can only hope they’ve made more progress by now.

JR1 > pjhusa 05/01/2016 at 11:11

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Gotta do what you gotta do!

JR1 > EL_ULY 05/01/2016 at 11:12

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The JP Wrangler would be good too but those are a lot more expensive! Also not quite as awesome of a paint job

JR1 > Urambo Tauro 05/01/2016 at 11:13

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Hopefully because having a JP anything in your home town is just fun

Jagvar > JR1 05/01/2016 at 11:17

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Apparently they were Toyota Land Cruisers in the book, but Ford paid big bucks to have the (then) all-new Explorer featured in the film.

JR1 > Jagvar 05/01/2016 at 11:19

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I prefer the Ford so I'm happy they did it

Urambo Tauro > Jagvar 05/01/2016 at 11:31

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The book doesn’t have a lot of details, but it does mention roof-mounted antennas. It also suggests that the dinosaur logo was blue.

Here’s a pretty well-thought-out fan concept :

interstate366, now In The Industry > JR1 05/01/2016 at 11:32

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You’re not kidding about them being a lot more expensive:

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/5529837221…

JR1 > interstate366, now In The Industry 05/01/2016 at 11:38

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At least it is already done for you though

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > JR1 05/01/2016 at 12:14

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*plays Jurassic Park theme song*

Invinciblejets > JR1 05/01/2016 at 12:15

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That’s the funniest thing Ive ever read here.

HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 05/01/2016 at 12:15

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I’ve got taillight guards that would probably work with a little fettling

AfromanGTO > Jagvar 05/01/2016 at 12:37

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I thought they were Land Rovers?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > JR1 05/01/2016 at 13:20

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I’d rather have a jurrasic park wrangler

JR1 > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 05/01/2016 at 14:04

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Don't worry I have it saved on my iTunes

JR1 > Invinciblejets 05/01/2016 at 14:04

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What is?

JR1 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/01/2016 at 14:06

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Well those are apparently not easy to find either for some reason. I guess if I did it I would have to buy yours

boxrocket > Jagvar 05/01/2016 at 14:07

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So you could say that Ford spared no expense?

HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 05/01/2016 at 14:07

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Mine came on my land cruiser so they would need new mounts but are otherwise identical

JR1 > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 05/01/2016 at 14:08

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I love those too. But I have just always liked the Explorer more

HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 05/01/2016 at 15:53

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That’s what they look like

JR1 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/01/2016 at 16:08

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Yeah that would be exactly what I would need

HammerheadFistpunch > JR1 05/01/2016 at 16:24

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If it happens give me a buzz, happy to help

ranwhenparked > JR1 05/01/2016 at 18:17

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I’ve never seen anyone build one of those with the Plexiglass roof, I’m thinking that part is almost impossible to do. The exact brush guards used in the movie have been out of production for some time, and that’s apparently joined the roof as the second major annoyance in making one of these.

Also, to really sell it, everything has to look brand spanking new and be polished and detailed to perfection.

JR1 > HammerheadFistpunch 05/01/2016 at 18:59

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Thanks I'll keep you in the loop

JR1 > ranwhenparked 05/01/2016 at 19:01

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The roof isn’t impossible I've seen it one at least one on YouTube. Definitely the biggest undertaking. Although would be an issue but the again it doesn't have to be done right away