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mixwhit
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- Vehicle Year
- 2003
- Make / Model
- Ford
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- 4.0L V6
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- Automatic
'03 Ranger. Lives in the midwest. I've had it for about 9 years. Put a reman engine in it about 5 years ago. Has been pretty good to me, though the transmission occasionally glitches.
Anyway, I've got rust starting to look pretty bad over rear right wheel, and a bit of rust on the gas spout cutout. The latter seems pretty solid metal-wise but the right rear definitely has some weak spots. (photos below).
I'm sad to see this, trying to figure out what to do. I don't want to sink too much into it as it's really not worth all that much I presume. I also don't have time or inclination to do this kind of thing myself.
So what are my options? Leave it and live with it is one. Have someone cut it out and replace (expensive i presume!). Is there a third? Sand it down and paint with a rust inhibitor or something to slow it down?
Here's a couple photos...
thx
Anyway, I've got rust starting to look pretty bad over rear right wheel, and a bit of rust on the gas spout cutout. The latter seems pretty solid metal-wise but the right rear definitely has some weak spots. (photos below).
I'm sad to see this, trying to figure out what to do. I don't want to sink too much into it as it's really not worth all that much I presume. I also don't have time or inclination to do this kind of thing myself.
So what are my options? Leave it and live with it is one. Have someone cut it out and replace (expensive i presume!). Is there a third? Sand it down and paint with a rust inhibitor or something to slow it down?
Here's a couple photos...
thx
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