1989 FX4 BII, resto-mod project

[Boggin]

put on the light bar that was on my 79 and on my old b2, and took off the grill cover, will prob leave it off.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

put on the light bar that was on my 79 and on my old b2, and took off the grill cover, will prob leave it off.

looks really nice with that light bar man!
and yeah leave the grille without cover LOL

 

[94xlt4.0]

the b2 looks good, it is hard to find a decent b2 anymore. even mine has some rust behind the passenger front fender and its a california car since it was sold. seems like the pile of parts in the back is common on them too, except mine was the engine parts, lol. keep up the good work

 

[kroussinoffroad]

HAhaha when we picked up the dirty white boy project the backend was full too, full of firewood.

 

[Boggin]

So ill soon be taking the d35 out of the ranger and putting a d28 back in her so ill have a d35 to put in the b2 when i install the susp lift. might starting swaping diffs in the ranger tomorrow.

I wonder will I be the first person to swap a D35 for a D28 in a ranger? haha.

 

[86 slo-vo]

looks like shit cut that thing up.......













i probably would

 

[Boggin]

lol yeah i know you would

 

[Boggin]

**** it, never swapped axles with the ranger today. im just gonna build the D35 diff i have here from an explorer. im gonna start saving up and get some 4.56s for the rear, then some for the front. and the d35 im using needs rad arms, one side is cut up so i figure its a perfect excuse to make some extended arms. how much longer over stock should i go? 10"?

i dont really wanna get into making trans crossmembers if i can help it, but what has to be done, has to be done.

today i noticed there was a rough spot on the edge of the hood that i only noticed because the trouble light was lodged down right next to it. so i figured it might be more visible when its painted so i whipped out some bondo that i bought for the 79.

its basicly just fiberglass. its kind of a bitch to work with too.

its green in the can, when you mix it with the cream hardener it turns red and looks like this after you **** around trying to get it all applied properly.

then after it drys it looks more like this

i never got around to sanding it yet

also have a problem with the tcase not engaging, dont matter if its in 2hi, 4hi, neutral, or 4lo, its always in 2hi. i think the linkage could be ****ed up, not even the 4x4 dash lights come on.

 

[Boggin]

its the first time i ever done my own body work. i helped my brother on his ranger a couple times tho but nothing real serious. i loved doing it

 

[4.0B2]

My dad makes fun of me bc I enjoy it.. I guess bc it's a hobby for me yet a job for him

 

[Boggin]

soon to come;

6000k HIDs. my brother got them for his truck and they are amazing. so he is getting me a deal on a set too.

 

[kroussinoffroad]

just be patient on the body work and take your time (something i hate doing). flat board it out till it is perfect or it will show. if necissary reapply and resand.use a flat board and long sand paper to help keep everything at the same level

 

[Andres629]

Looks good, Jeff! Just a little FYI... find some polyester filler and some finishing glaze. That short strand, while awesome to fill relatively deep imperfections, will leave pin holes and it is a real pain to sand, especially if left untouched for a few hours. For minor imperfections like what you had there, regular polyester filler is perfect, then go over with finishing glaze, just a skim coat to fill any little pinholes or relatively un-noticeable scratches, but that stuff will show up in paint. Trust me!

*edit* Just saw it's long strand. Wowee! Get some regular polyester filler, you'll be much more satisfied with the results.

 

[Boggin]

well this is the only stuff i had at the time. as soon as it started to try i knew i would be taking it off again. like you said its a bit too industrial, just a bid of bondo filler would of been good. there wasnt any holes just a couple rough spots that were barely noticeable. oh well ill just sand it off and get the good stuff soon!

 

[Boggin]

gotta replace my tcase shifter linkage tomorrow too