Chester Replacement

holshotracer · Oct 7, 2007

Explanger-Chesters Replacement

Well sort of.
Friday night ran into the problem of the engine/TTB crossmember. So instead of swapping every thing into the ranger i decided to take another route.
The pics kinda tell the route i went.:sonicjay:

Thats only after two days of work. I have to build new rear cab mount. I still have to get the tranny and T-case in yet. As far as the bed I have to figure out what i'm going to do yet.

kunar · Oct 7, 2007

ahhh...ttb wont swap into a 2wd truck, i kinda figured you would do a sas once i saw you had a 2wd truck...do you plan on putting the bed on the explorer frame?

samsonitesamsonite · Oct 7, 2007

that 2wd has the rancho 2.5" kit?

milje · Oct 7, 2007

Well, that's one way to pull the body off

CheapThrillB2 · Oct 7, 2007

yes the ranger had a lift kit on it, as far as being rancho, could only assume

holshotracer · Oct 7, 2007

i beileve that it is the rancho kit on there.
As far as the bed i'm thinking that i may do like the dezert guys and build a bed cage and then hang bed side off of that.

danger88ranger · Oct 7, 2007

holshotracer said:
i beileve that it is the rancho kit on there.
As far as the bed i'm thinking that i may do like the dezert guys and build a bed cage and then hang bed side off of that.

If you decide to make a bedcage, cage the cab at the same time. It would be pretty easy for you to work around the cab cage because you have it all apart at the moment.

PARKINGLOT · Oct 8, 2007

looks good!

Sunk · Oct 8, 2007

Sweet, lookin cool

holshotracer · Oct 13, 2007

We got it fired up tonight, and backed it out of the garage. Man it smoked bad. I have to replace the spark plugs cus they are probley fouled. All that left to do is the front drive shaft, make rear cab mounts, and wire up some tail lights. I'm planning on having it at the last Bear Swamp.
All the smoke form firing it up

kunar · Oct 13, 2007

yep, they like to smoke once they have been on their lid. will probably need an o2 sensor too. was there something wrong with the blue hood or are you just trying to keep chester alive?

holshotracer · Oct 14, 2007

chesters hood had the hood scoop and i didn't feel like cutting the rangers hood.

Mutant Pony · Oct 14, 2007

Chester Lives!!!! Just looks a little different. I would have done it a little different but, that is me. It looks goood and it runs, that is what matters.
Are you going to go back to the dunes? Don't let a freak accident deter you.

PARKINGLOT · Oct 14, 2007

good stuff man! going to flatbed it?

compleckz · Oct 14, 2007

i fuckin love how u put on the old chester hood and lower trim piece, lol... chester reincarnated!

lookin good guys

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