86 Ford Ranger 2wd 2.9L 5-speed

Z3CHYD · Apr 19, 2011

Here's my recently acquired Ranger, it's an 86 XLT 2wd, 2.9L 5-speed, bodys in good condition, but most important, the 2,9 has no ticks lol. First things first I'm going to repair the drivers side floor so it's 100% safe, then the fun begins

cherry bomy extreme is going on, radio/speakers, new intake, clear turn signals, h4 headlights, of course all this stuff I already have. Stay tuned for work progress pics

its a tad dirty from the mud/rain

wayyyyyy to quiet lol this is changing soon

need to patch there...

4x4b2 · Apr 19, 2011

yay ya finaly got another ranger lol you know my vote, 2wd offroad lol

Z3CHYD · Apr 20, 2011

it's been a productive day, here's some pics
from this:

to this"

not quite done with it still needs caulking

it was driven alot its first year lol only 132k on it now

quick spray were the prev owner spilt paint thinner

byebye stock muffler

headliner out because it was sagging

more to come!

jhammel85 · Apr 20, 2011

Nice!

I have to be honest though..I dont know about a cherry bomb on a 2.9. Go for something with more of a resonator or with more packing inside if you want a strait through. My muffler is a strait through but has more packing. Nice low rumble and does not get raspy at all. I can hear that 2.9 popping now with a Cherry Bomb.

The Dynomax Exhaust that they have for these trucks sounds really good btw if you can afford it!

rangerrookie429 · Apr 20, 2011

Nice truck, lotta potential too. Plans?

Z3CHYD · Apr 20, 2011

jhammel85 said:
Nice!

I have to be honest though..I dont know about a cherry bomb on a 2.9. Go for something with more of a resonator or with more packing inside if you want a strait through. My muffler is a strait through but has more packing. Nice low rumble and does not get raspy at all. I can hear that 2.9 popping now with a Cherry Bomb.

The Dynomax Exhaust that they have for these trucks sounds really good btw if you can afford it!

I'm using a Cherry Bomb Extreme, it's not a glasspack/straight through muffler, it's the same thing as a flowmaster 10 series, a single chamber muffler with a single V shaped baffle. I already have the muffler and I love the popping sound when i downshift haha

Z3CHYD · Apr 20, 2011

rangerrookie429 said:
Nice truck, lotta potential too. Plans?

undercoat the cab to prevent further rust, shackle flip, swap out factory speakers for my aftermarkets, get bucket seats, build subbox, tint, some kinda carpet/rubber for the floor, and buff the paint

there's alot more things but i cant think of anymore at the moment

videos coming soon also from today

Z3CHYD · Apr 20, 2011

Z3CHYD · May 27, 2011

ok it's been awhile, and ALOT of stuff has been done to my truck

My upcoming plans are a rough country 4 inch suspension lift, with 30/9.50's on it, now onto progress pics/videos, I must warn you though, I like to be different, and have a rather "different" interior, you'll see what I mean, I'll just say my lady helped

First stage was spraying the pieces that were white, purple

then a transformation from ugly fake woodgrain to something totally different and unique

spraying some clear over it so it doesn't peel, it's actually clipped magazine clippings mod-podged on

thats my username!!!

lil muddy, and whips installed

I garentee your dash isn't anything like mine

snagged my clear corners off the v8 ranger and some driving lights

some new tips

being bad in a field lol

cleaned up my chrome diff cover and as you can see the 3 inch blocks are in

Part1 of 2

Z3CHYD · May 27, 2011

Part 2 of 2

now it's really raked, but not quite the look I'm going for....

need bigger tires

my inspiration for lifting instead of lowering

my friends 91 ranger, 6 inch skyjacker lift and 33's

being posers

working as many hours as i can at work to fix this height difference

washing my truck

got my rims/tires mounted, but only on back for now, front will wait till its lifted

fav pic

it's raked kinda like an old hot rod for now till i get the front lift brackets

i mounted my toolbox in the back because it won't fit in the front with the bedliner on, I kinda like it like that it's different and when its full ill have more traction lol

So, so far I've done:
dual exhaust w/ cherry bomb extreme
complete audio system including 2 12's w/ 1200 watt amp
buckets from a 97 ranger
funky interior
driving lights/ebay headlights/LMC clear turn signals
rear lift/tires
whips
toolbox
CAI
MSD coil
Bought a rollpan off a dakota from the junkyard, might cut it down and make it work

stay tuned for 4 inch rough country lift and some other odds and ends

nuclassic · May 28, 2011

Trucks badass so far, can't say I'm a fan of the pink but rock it if it's you.

Z3CHYD · May 28, 2011

nuclassic said:
Trucks badass so far, can't say I'm a fan of the pink but rock it if it's you.

it's actually a deep purple, ya know how pics don't do em justice lol. and an update, just bought my 4 inch rough country lift, should be here in 10 or less days :icon_bounceblue:

Z3CHYD · Jun 4, 2011

update time! me and a friend lifted my truck

Of course we thought we could get it done in 3-4hours, started at 5pm, and didnt finish till 12:30am lol, and of course I work at 5am this morning, I'm gonna be useless, oh well it's worth it lol

ok here's a comparison
stock front, and 3 inch lift blocks in the rear:

4 inch Rough Country lift kit installed:
update: matching rims/tire sizes now

Ranger Sport Honduras · Jun 4, 2011

looks great man, i loke the look of those rims on a black truck.
and i finally saw with good detail your dash work, it looks wicked. some blue/purple neons would make the interior look killer.

im not a big fan of the red stripe tho. looks way better all black imo.

keep the good work coming!

Z3CHYD · Jun 5, 2011

Ranger Sport Honduras said:
looks great man, i loke the look of those rims on a black truck.
and i finally saw with good detail your dash work, it looks wicked. some blue/purple neons would make the interior look killer.

im not a big fan of the red stripe tho. looks way better all black imo.

keep the good work coming!

thanks man! Yea my fiancee did the dash, I wanted something different and she wanted to help and well, the rest is history

I have some blue LED strips to put under the dash to add to the purple blue theme inside the truck. And the reason I did the red stripe was just to be different, so when I'm driving through town, friends wont mistake my truck for any other!

And you know a real project is one thats never done :icon_hornsup:

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