B3200 PreRunner Build.

[MountainMike]

What kind of pipe are you running on the KTM there Shawn?

 

[Shawn@BMS]

Full Ti and Carbon Leo Vince.
~Shawn

 

[Rose2300]

OK, small update.

We have been quite busy lately... people love carbon fiber, but i had a few seconds to work on the truck. Iv been wanting to taper the end of my bed sides. Here is what i did, so some of you that may want to cut there beds know what there looking at.

First i taped up how i wanted to cut my bed. The tape is an excellent guide for a straight line and wont let the paint chip off when you use your cutting wheel.

Next i cut the supports on the inside of the bed, so when i made my cut on the exterior of the bed so it would fall right off.

Then i took a flat bar i had laying around clamped it to the bed. I clamped it at the same angle as my desired line i want to cut. This will insured that no "mishaps" would happen and id have a perfect cut. I didnt take a pic of this step on the left side so i took a pic of when i did it on the right side. You get the idea.

So i cut the section off of the bed. You will notice the inner support still attached.

All done. I cut the support out. I then took my DA sander and cleaned up the sharp edges. Then took some clear coat and sprayed just the edges to make sure it wouldn't rust up on me. I plan to paint the truck in the near future. I think it looks good. If i have time i will start my rear bumper this week. I also ordered my Derlin bushings, sleeves, spacers, and radius tabs to make the hinge for my tire gate im going to build.

So i was searching on RPS (RangerPowerSports) in the 2.3L engine tech area and found a pretty cool mod! Took 5min and works great. I was not aware, but the Ranger has a HUGE problem with the throttle cable stretching over time, so you never really notice the power loss. Basically the cable stretches out so you never have wide open throttle. My cable was stretch about 1 1/4"!!!! I did the mod to fix it and i figured i was loosing about 20-25% of throttle opening. What a HUGE difference! I knew the 2.3 was a dog... but man she has some skoot now....
Here is the link... If you havent done it... DO IT!!!
http://www.rangerpowersports.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159533

More soon
~Shawn

THank you so much for posting the throttle cable fix!!! I had almost 1 1/4 inches of play, and now she's so much faster!

 

[Rogue_Wulff]

Wow, nice build.
My truck looks almost like what you started with, right down to the same color. Someone had previously added 15" factory alloys, but they also retained the factory center caps. I like the way they look, but need to freshen them up a bit. Probably do the grill and front bumper at the same time, since a former owner has already tried (poorly) to respray the bumper/grill. Not sure if I will remove or repair the front valance, as it's torn.
I need to regear the rear, it was just too gutless with the 235/75-15 tires and 3.45 gears, so I dropped down to some 205/65-15's for now. I want to swap in a 9" (or even 8") rear axle with gearing in the 3.73 to 4.10 range and go back with 225/70 or 235/75 all-terrains. Either axle will be more than strong enough for the 2.3L, and get rid of the axle bearings and c-clips that I truely detest in both the 7.5 and 8.8 axles.
Beyond that, perhaps a 2" lift up front to help level the truck, and I'll call it good.

Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for sharing your build.

 

[72BlackonBlack]

*edit*

 

[prerunnerwannabe]

Any updates? Love your truck!

 

[Colton Smith]

ive got 31 10.50 r15 on my ranger. it doesnt do bad at all. most of them can handle up to 33"
correct me if I'm wrong
=P

 

[Shawn@BMS]

Finally some updates!

About a month ago a lady pulled out in front of me and i ran in to her. Good ol Florida no fault so it was on me to fix my truck. He she was driving a Niassn Rouge. I actually drove on to the car. Lets just day Rouge 0 Mazda 1 . Totaled here car out. I ended up breaking one of my fog lights, broke my grill and dented my hood.

So i got re-inspired with my truck. I bought new 33" Grabbers, new set of Hellas, new grill and a new hood (i haven't painted it yet). One of my sponsors for Supermoto racing dose all my graphics for my bikes/trailer and i kicked the idea to him for some matte black raptor style graphics. The main reason is my passenger side bed is all messed up. When i got the truck the body was really good except that bed side. It just has scrapes all down the bed. SO i figured the graphics would cover most of it up (and did). Hopefully i wont get to much flack for it..... I want bed sides but they cost more to ship to Florida than they actual bed sides.

Before:

Sense i had 1 good fog light i bought 2. Iv been wanting to have 3 total. I think im going to add a hoop over top of the fog lights. Adding 1 more light made such a difference.

I think the graphics look good. Hopefully its not to "Bro" as you west coat guys say.

In the accident one of my steering arms got bent a tad. So the plan is to replace my steering with stock style heim set up. I think im also going to build a small roof basket with a light bar set up. More soon!

 

[Thed]

Dude! Sucks that you got hit!

And I must say you have an AWESOME build going on here, I'm definitely going to use this as my guide because I want to do the same exact thing with my front suspension, maybe the same with the rear suspension.

Much props man!!!

And I usually HATE vinyls like that, especially in the side of a car, but I think it really works for your truck, somehow.

Keep up the good work!

 

[Thed]

Oh BTW do you still have that time bomb of an axle everyone calls a 7.5 back there? Or did you finally find a 8.8?

 

[Bennybooster]

Man it looks incredible, I totally dig the graphics. Not too much not too little!

 

[dieseldane]

^ Ditto.

 

[Heavyfire14]

i was jus lookin at your build on DR. dude it looks sickk man

 

[6.2]

Awesome build! Love the bumper.
Hate the graphics. But I'm a raptor fan, so of course I hate them on a ranger

 

[Thed]

But I'm a raptor fan

Based on your username, I could tell haha.