Whoops, I guess I'll start a build and or rebuild thread

[ZMan]

4 grand? really? wow.

boy am i glad i know a body shop.

hood and fender used, rad support, headlight and grill you can find for $350 here, bumper would be like 100, paint it all any your maybe $600.

im just doing the math, i have no collision so if that happens to me, im thinking what it will cost.

good to see its fixed man.

The general consumer can get parts a lot cheaper than a shop because they shop around and will go to little backwoods yards...we get 90% of our used and aftermarket parts from LKQ, which is pretty outrageous, but they deliever daily, and they're pretty good at having whatever we need. Then from there we mark it up 25%. And lets not forget labor charges, which is $40-$45 an hour depending on the insurance company or if its customer pay (customer pay is usually the highest). Those labor rates also vary from city to city of course. Then theres materials, hazmat charges, etc. That 4k was justified considering the core support damage.

 

[TrndAssassin]

I supplied the hood, Grill and header panel
And headlights, There was core support damage, Frame damage, inner fender damage, I ended up paying 3200 to have it fixed

The bfg's that use to be on here before I lowered it were 30x9.5 on crager 15x8 dwindows in black

 

[TrndAssassin]

and ontop of that the 08-11 bumper cant be bought aftermarket yet, unless u go through lmc, so that was a dealer direct item at the cost of about 700 dollars

 

[cghstrojan08]

Now you need updated pics of the interior

 

[TrndAssassin]

maybe..once its complete...to cold and wet out right now and interior is dirty, but I have to say those seats rock

 

[TrndAssassin]

 

[TrndAssassin]

dont need all those pics twice lol..whoops

 

[TrndAssassin]

well Its been 2 months since my front clip was painted and it was almost 70 out today in Indiana so I decided to wash and wax the whole truck and go out for a little HDR photoshoot
let me know what yall think!

I'll start with my crappiest shot
I wanted it to be the best shot, but the owners of the challenger were in a hurry which rushed me

 

[Josh40601]

Great work. I'd like to do this with my 99 sport I have been trying to work on.

I'm interested in the wheel and tire combo. Have any details on them? Did you use adapters or spacers up front?

Also, what seats are those? Explorer full console?

 

[TrndAssassin]

Ok To answer Everyones question I'll do a break down here

2003 ford ranger XL 2.3l Duratec Bought for 5k with 90k miles
5spd Hurst short throw
Djm 4/5 Drop kit
belltech Chevy drop shocks up front
Nissan Hard body air shocks out back
Bronco 2 sway bar
17x9 and 17x10.50 Fr500's
Sumitomo 245/45/17's up front
Matching 315/35/17's out back
Ive got taller Bump stops on the front Control arms
also running 1" BOLT on spacers up front
to run my center caps
You can get by with a 7/16ths spacer and Longer studs if you dont want to run a center cap

Body Mods
03 edge grill
03 powerdome hood
2006+ Bumper
2008+ round fog Valance
Truxedo Low Pro Qt Bed Cover
Mud flap delete
I had the the Bolt holes for mudflaps up front shaved
06 emblems
06 tails (get back from paint shop tomorrow)
06 mirrors
Modded 03 headlights
With 4500k DDM hid's
Modded 03 corners (going in Tonight)
Stock Fogs with 6k DDM hids, (going in tonight)
Window tint on all 4 windows
Vent Visors

Interior
XLT door panels
Explorer Sport Bucket seats on 93-97 seat tracks
Sport track white face Gauge cluster
Explore Full Length Center consol
Redline Shift Boot
Alpine Deck
Memphis 12" sub(Bad currently soon to be replaced with 8" sub)
T.M.A. amp

Future,
Cobra Big Brake Kit parts...On the way
Explorer 31spline 8.8 with track lock
Shave stake pockets and mudflap holes on bed, and repaint|
Replace passenger door due to rust on inside :'(
Boost the dtec!

 

[03ranger30]

I like that center console...is that factory?

 

[TrndAssassin]

Factory from a ford Explorer lol!

 

[Josh40601]

Awesome little truck buddy! Make sure ya post those pics once you get the new stuff installed!

 

[03ranger30]

Did the console just swap right in? There are a couple explorers at the local jy that I could get them out of.

 

[TrndAssassin]

You need Bucket Seats, And You need to modify the consol by removing the majority of the heat duct that runs under it and the harness that runs under it to make Life easier!
also need some zip screws to mount the brackets in a ranger