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87Rangerdude
02-05-2008, 10:37 PM
i only have one or 2 old pics of my truck at this time, because my digital camera broke, but hopefully i'll have a new one soon to post updates. So, here is what it looked like when i first got it. the motor is a 2.3L 4cyl with a 4 speed auto on the floor. the body is a regular cab long bed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/Picture010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/Picture014.jpg

since then I have:

*put brand new Good Year tracker 2s in the back and wranglers in the front,

*replaced the rad hoses, spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter, fuel tank,
*cleaned the fuel sender unit,
*replaced the harmonic balancer,
*rebuilt the front end of the motor,
*tinted the windows,
*refurbished the interior (bench seat, arm wrests, floor mats, etc)
*installed a Sony Xplod with 6.5" speakers, cheapie $20 wal mart special sub box,
*replaced the bed,
*sanded and painted the rear frame,
*sanded the majority of the truck and painted the hood and passenger fender midnight black, which the whole truck will eventually be.


right now im in the process of mounting a decent exhaust system, i bought a flowmaster 40 series muffler, but i found a bad exhaust leak between the manifold and the catalytic converter (which i really want to gut). i'll post pics as soon as i have enough cash to buy a new camera.

87Rangerdude
02-11-2008, 11:15 PM
well my next few pay checks are going toward my 2 motorcycles, so ill try to get some updated pics with my mom's camera either tomorrow or on the weekend

ejholmgren
02-12-2008, 10:50 AM
What wheels are those?

87Rangerdude
02-13-2008, 06:57 PM
im not sure what brand they are, they came with the truck. they look good with the new tires on them. i think someone told me that they came off an old Lincoln, but don't quote me on that :D

87Rangerdude
02-17-2008, 06:18 PM
here are some new pics of my progress so far.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0018.jpg
yes, they're smileys, i got bored :P
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0015-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/resto%20project/000_0025.jpg

kunar
02-18-2008, 06:14 PM
What wheels are those?

id bet they are from an 80's grand marquis

87Rangerdude
02-18-2008, 06:42 PM
you're probably right, these look like them minus the hub caps hehe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/Shadow_Tusker/random%20stuff/1990GrndMrqs.jpg

kunar
02-18-2008, 07:07 PM
you're probably right, these look like them minus the hub caps hehe

yeah, i saw one at meijers today on lunch. they look like the match the truck well though, it almost reminds me of an f-150 from the same era.

mhughes165
02-18-2008, 09:07 PM
there the ford turbine wheels, there about 8" wide IIRC, have a decent offset too

87Rangerdude
02-19-2008, 12:31 AM
whats IIRC? sry im a noob

Sunk
02-19-2008, 12:38 AM
whats IIRC? sry im a noob

If I Remember Correctly.

87Rangerdude
05-04-2008, 10:32 AM
well im in a snag with my resto atm, until i get a compression test. it's been running like shit lately, 2 of the cyl. arent firing. they're getting spark but not firing. if i have ok compression, then it could be the injectors right?

High Desert Ranger
05-04-2008, 12:23 PM
AMP gauge in an 87 Truck??? That's weird, I remember it in an old 84 truck I had.

87Rangerdude
05-04-2008, 03:54 PM
3/4 of my guages dont work haha, the speedo is offset by 6 mph from the bigger tires too