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Hey guys, Flexy again with a new build. Me and the wife are planning on buying a house soon and the Explorer is killing me on gas. I found a *MINT* 1988 ranger extended cab, 4wd, manual t-case, manual hubs, and all manual accessories inside that I am gonna start building up soon.

I wanna head in the direction of a prerunner look and maybe eventually do the long travel front end, 64's, with a shackle flip. Right now its going to be a very mild build until I'm comfortable with the cash flow...

Without further ado...





The only major damage which with all the rangers I've seen, its a pretty common fender bender area...


The plans as of now are to:
-Bedline the lower bodyline and on the fender lips
-Get a new passenger fender (or should I wait for fiberglass fenders?)
-Paint wheels black
-2" washer lift in the front
-Taillights that aren't tinted
 


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manual tranny or auto?, and thats a nice find man
 

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Manual trans, tcase, windows, locks... The inside is like new, panels are bright red still, all the cloth is near perfect, seats are nice. Its just immaculate!
 

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i think we need pics of interior and motor. how many miles are on her? and if ya dont mind how much $$$?
 

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it does have the 2.9 with, what I'm guessing, a FM145/146 transmission and BW1350 t case. 4.10 gears in the differentials. I'm trading my explorer straight across for it the 30th. oh and ... 143k on the bezel, sat in some guys back yard most of the time, has a fresh 2.9 in it also!


Interior pics to come!
 
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WHAT! dont trade your exploder, that thing is awesome, and you have already built it up, why would you trade your exploder for it???
 

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mileage and prerunner build. no money for 33's or 35's
 

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o ok, how many miles are on the exploder
 

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nice find, you need to check out "CopyKat" he got a really nice 4x4 long travel setup
 

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Yeah i love his blue b2. The explorer has 310000, new trans, new t-case, original engine
 

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More photos before beginning the work...















Can someone run the carfax?
 

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damn, thats f'in clean on the inside. needs a motor washin though
 

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i'm gonna have it professionally steam cleaned. I'm tired of having ratty trucks... i'm gonna finally have a NICE truck... YAY!
 

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