Resurrection Ranger
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- Jan 6, 2009
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- 200
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- Location
- Upper Hanover Twsp, PA
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
They say the older you get.. the more appreciation you have for things. That said.. I wish I would have done the right thing and be nicer to her. But I was 19 and well.. the rest is history.
But now I'm 34.. and I feel sorry. No one.. including the wife, (except you guys of course) knows why I would give 2 cents into a 1993 Ranger XL 2WD. It's the longest relationship I've had and I'm not ready to call it quits.
So that said, instead of a history lesson on my truck here are some things I have done recently. There is a long list to work off of. But a little at a time is better than nothing.
I scored these 1994 mustang wheels mounted with next to virgin 225/60/16. Tires still had the little fingers on them too. Stolen for 250 bucks!
Drivers side floor pan:
Can't explain why the left underside of my rig.. front to back... has sustained the most cancer out of the whole truck. My floor was soft.. REAL soft. So I pulled out the floor covering and when I got to the matting it was wet.. not good.
I wish I would of grabbed the camera cause this was a learning experience. I broke apart what I could with my hand and took a cut off wheel to the rest. I sanded the edges where the pan would later be tacked. I fabbed the new pan out of a 1974 dune buggy stainless steel roof that I had laying around (don't ask). It happen to be a perfect fit from about the front of the seat track to the front of the pedals. A mallet got it into shape. I had to run a few screws into it to hold it against the floor. I used a Lincoln wire fed 180. I've done minor minor stuff but nothing like this. I have to say it didn't come out bad. The part I hated the most was grinding everything down. I then got a tube of silicone and went around the edges. Than I got a can of Geat Stuff and went underneath to fill in any gaps where water may get in. The last step was primer and paint. Not a drip of anything comes in driving in wet weather and I can stand on the floor getting in and it doesn't budge.
The pic was taken a few weeks after having a dirty floor mat on it but you get the idea.
Left cab mount. I could break this apart with my fingers when I was underneath there. My rear spring shackles are almost as bad so they are next on my list.
I got these new OE Headlights off our trusted friends at Ebay. The clear corners were 15 bucks! In this pic you can see I shot the XL grey bumber and grill with some wally world spray paint and a can of clear. It serves it purpose till I'm done with the body and have it painted. I just alwats hated the grey. The driving lights in the grill are a nice touch although rectangular lights typically have a spread meant more closer to the ground. These just fit.
There you can see where I mounted the steel LED switch for the driving lights. The horn button is functional but not screwed in yet as I want adjust some things with the wiring yet. I'm looking for the loudest electric horn you can buy if anyone knows of any. I'm not that impressed with the Wolo I got!
But now I'm 34.. and I feel sorry. No one.. including the wife, (except you guys of course) knows why I would give 2 cents into a 1993 Ranger XL 2WD. It's the longest relationship I've had and I'm not ready to call it quits.
So that said, instead of a history lesson on my truck here are some things I have done recently. There is a long list to work off of. But a little at a time is better than nothing.
I scored these 1994 mustang wheels mounted with next to virgin 225/60/16. Tires still had the little fingers on them too. Stolen for 250 bucks!
Drivers side floor pan:
Can't explain why the left underside of my rig.. front to back... has sustained the most cancer out of the whole truck. My floor was soft.. REAL soft. So I pulled out the floor covering and when I got to the matting it was wet.. not good.
I wish I would of grabbed the camera cause this was a learning experience. I broke apart what I could with my hand and took a cut off wheel to the rest. I sanded the edges where the pan would later be tacked. I fabbed the new pan out of a 1974 dune buggy stainless steel roof that I had laying around (don't ask). It happen to be a perfect fit from about the front of the seat track to the front of the pedals. A mallet got it into shape. I had to run a few screws into it to hold it against the floor. I used a Lincoln wire fed 180. I've done minor minor stuff but nothing like this. I have to say it didn't come out bad. The part I hated the most was grinding everything down. I then got a tube of silicone and went around the edges. Than I got a can of Geat Stuff and went underneath to fill in any gaps where water may get in. The last step was primer and paint. Not a drip of anything comes in driving in wet weather and I can stand on the floor getting in and it doesn't budge.
The pic was taken a few weeks after having a dirty floor mat on it but you get the idea.
Left cab mount. I could break this apart with my fingers when I was underneath there. My rear spring shackles are almost as bad so they are next on my list.
I got these new OE Headlights off our trusted friends at Ebay. The clear corners were 15 bucks! In this pic you can see I shot the XL grey bumber and grill with some wally world spray paint and a can of clear. It serves it purpose till I'm done with the body and have it painted. I just alwats hated the grey. The driving lights in the grill are a nice touch although rectangular lights typically have a spread meant more closer to the ground. These just fit.
There you can see where I mounted the steel LED switch for the driving lights. The horn button is functional but not screwed in yet as I want adjust some things with the wiring yet. I'm looking for the loudest electric horn you can buy if anyone knows of any. I'm not that impressed with the Wolo I got!
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