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'84 Ranger 4.0 Project


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Ive had this thing for 3 years and I have not done shit with it other than get a 4.0 engine for it and threw a coat of wax on it.
No engine or trans in it. I got a '93 Exploder Im going to use as a parts rig and build a transmission for it.
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Still need to pick it up from a friends yard.

Hopefully this will start within the next month. I need to build a bigger gate in my backyard so I can get this thing in there while I get a garage door taken care of.
 


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i love that paint job, always loved the early ranger 2 tones. blue and white are a good combo
 
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Sweet deal! Get to work on that gate, and start wrenching. I'm eventually gona throw a 4.0 in my 87, so I'd love to see another 4.0 swap thread.

Have fun!
 

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cody93 said:
i love that paint job, always loved the early ranger 2 tones. blue and white are a good combo
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Me too. This is my favorite color scheme for a 1st Gen Ranger
 

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Wow..It looks very clean!
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Its not to shabby. Interior is trashed but other than that its great. The PO had it painted a few months before I bought it
 

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Viva*the*Ranger said:
Sweet deal! Get to work on that gate, and start wrenching. I'm eventually gona throw a 4.0 in my 87, so I'd love to see another 4.0 swap thread.

Have fun!
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I would but I dont know shit about making gates and similar stuff haha.
Ill document everything I do to it.

Thanks man
 
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That is a very straight truck, well worth a second lease on life. :icon_thumby:
 

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Hopefully I can get it closer to home next weekend. Need to start on this gate project asap. any one know how to add onto a gate?
 

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:( She got smashed Monday. Im pissed off.
I gotta get the engine out of that Explorer for my '86 I guess
 
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Wait what got smashed??????
 

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Fu*cking idiots took the '84 to the scrap yard instead of waiting for like I told them to. Long depressing story.
 

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Whoa what?!

Dammit. I swear there is someone purposely out there killing off our 1st gens.
 
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What the fuk were they thinking?? That's a shame, sorry to hear it man!
 
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