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98 ranger crawler


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ok its not going to be a hardcore crawler but when i can aford 2 trucks this one will go 1 ton.

so what i got.
98 Ranger xcab 4.0 4x4 wrecked
eb dana 44 & 9" with 4.10 gears for now
cage 5.5" eb coils. undesided yet on the rear leafs.
custom radius arms with jonny joints
upgrade the front clip to either the 01-03 or 04 up. haven't decided yet.
roll cage, sliders, and tube bumpers.





the 9"


the 44 after being sand blasted and powder coated


72 bronco were the axles came from. everything else in the pic is for sale


the cage 5.5" coils


painted factory f-150 wheels. may redo them with beadlocks.



 


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wow looks like you got some really nice parts there cant wait to see how this comes out
 

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here is the paint scheme i drew up for it. the rock sliders, shortened bed, and front winch bumper that i may throw some sort of stinger on. probably not to big just enough to put some lights on and protect the grill






as soon as the b2 and the front & rear axles and suspension on this ranger sells i should be able to finish this all up in a few weeks


 
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Cool. I've always liked a "clean" build. Good job.
 

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well the b2 sold so here come the parts. i didn't get even close to what i wanted for it but i couldn't stand it sitting there taunting me to go wheel and then having to clean it up everytime, so i let her go.

anyways this what i've got in so far. still looking for the inner fenders(apron) and a frame. all the front sheetmetal and the taillights are in. still waiting on the headlights. they are similar to the tails.




 

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Was this on ebay a while ago?
 

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i don't think so. i picked it up in newport, ohio from the local paper
 

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headlights


 

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some more new stuff. i will soon be tearing into the good stuff. sas and 38's


new air bags. the passenger is the dark grey, so if anyone has the light grey and wants to swap them let me know.




06 mirrors. had to do a little modding to get them to fit




tinted the windows and painted the handle to match the future paint scheme.

 

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if your going to wheel this thing, why even bother to put those hideous tail lights or those mirrors on the truck?
 

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Rip it down to the frame and then build a cage, run dana 60s locked and slap on some 39.5 swampers then you got a 98 crawler.
 

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It's his build, he can do it how he wants.

I kinda like the tails.
 

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It's his build, he can do it how he wants.

I kinda like the tails.
And this isnt preschool so Im allowed to comment how I like on it.

Ps. You have horrid taste in tail lights also.:thefinger:
 

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its a dual purpose if you read the first sentence in the thread you'd see. i'll do all the other stuff to the 72 bronco frame and 97 ranger cab i got sittin beside the garage.

and i'll have to agree the taillight i'm not to impressed with. they looked much different off the truck
 

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