• Welcome Visitor! Please take a few seconds and Register for our forum. Even if you don't want to post, you can still 'Like' and react to posts.

seen the ol girl today


dixie_boysles

New Member
Joined
May 18, 2009
Messages
425
Reaction score
3
Points
0
Location
MA, NC
Vehicle Year
2006
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
4.0
Transmission
Automatic
Well i seen my old Ranger yesterday. THe guy hasn't done much to it, but what he has i dont like really. He put euro tails on it. i wanted euro tails on it when i had it bot not ones like he has...i want all clear ones, he got the ones with all the red circles in them. Also, im a christian, but that sticker looks horrible on the truck... he also took the bedliner out (why ill never know) also he put that gay trun down chrome tip on the exhaust! Old man what can you say.

anyways on to the pics



 
Last edited:


LearjetMinako

New Member
Joined
Aug 6, 2007
Messages
2,250
Reaction score
12
Points
0
Age
38
Location
Moore, OK
Vehicle Year
1996
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
2.3L 140ci
Transmission
Manual
Thats one of my fears. Seeing your vehicle being turned by someone else. Thats why I'm keeping my Ranger for life. I would rather have it die by me than abused by someone else.
 

93Ranger4x4

New Member
Joined
Oct 11, 2007
Messages
497
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Age
39
Location
Southeast Ohio
Vehicle Year
93, 96
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
3.0, 4.0
Transmission
Manual
ahh i know exactly how you feel. i traded in my 2001 ext cab 4x4 on 33's for my diesel. Every now and then i see it, just kinda ticks me off and idk why, sometimes i wish i woulda just kept that truck instead of getting the diesel lol.
 

fastpakr

Forum Staff Member
TRS Event Staff
TRS Forum Moderator
Supporting Member
Article Contributor
U.S. Military - Veteran
V8 Engine Swap
TRS 20th Anniversary
TRS Event Participant
Joined
Aug 6, 2007
Messages
7,991
Reaction score
2,792
Points
113
Location
Roanoke, VA
Vehicle Year
1999
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Type
V8
Engine Size
5.0
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Tire Size
285/75-16
This is why you develop emotional connections with people, not mechanical objects.
 

skyhigh91

New Member
Joined
Nov 18, 2007
Messages
30
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Vehicle Year
1991
Make / Model
ford
Transmission
Manual
Just let it go man, let it go...
 

Viva*the*Ranger

New Member
Joined
Nov 1, 2008
Messages
2,108
Reaction score
43
Points
0
Location
Bellingham, Wa.
Vehicle Year
2003
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
4.0
Transmission
Automatic
After what my ranger and I have been through, I find it hard to not develop feelings for it. I've put the poor thing through hell and it's never let me down. It's really hard to find a person that can do the same. I like my truck more then I like most people, it would be hard to watch someone drive off in it for good. But I'm kind of a softy, what can I say....:dunno:

-Chris
 

Shran

Junk Collector
TRS Forum Moderator
Supporting Member
Article Contributor
V8 Engine Swap
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Mar 4, 2008
Messages
8,637
Reaction score
4,704
Points
113
Location
Rapid City SD
Engine Type
V8
Engine Size
5.0

AllanD

TRS Technical Staff
TRS Technical Advisor
Joined
Jun 1, 2001
Messages
7,897
Reaction score
134
Points
63
Age
62
Location
East-Central Pennsylvania
Vehicle Year
1987... sorta
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
'93 4.0
Transmission
Manual
Frankly I think anything other than stock taillights are kinda stupid looking.

The aftermarket tails draw attention to your vehicle

NO attention is "good" attention

And FWIW the "all clear" taillights are a ticket waiting for a cop to a working pen
and his ticket book...

I can only barely remember the last vehicle I sold that left me as a running vehicle.

AD
 

hoosier1104

I'm Awesome!
Supporting Member
U.S. Military - Veteran
V8 Engine Swap
MTOTM Winner
TRS Banner 2010-2011
TRS Banner 2012-2015
Joined
Jul 17, 2009
Messages
5,123
Reaction score
104
Points
0
Location
Camby, IN
Vehicle Year
1999
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
302 based goodness
Transmission
Automatic
My credo
Work hard and play harder
I feel the same way with my CBR. I would hate to see it stunted or parted out. I just my Ranger and already starting to develop that feeling as well.
 

ForOffRoadDriving

New Member
Joined
Aug 10, 2007
Messages
2,715
Reaction score
18
Points
0
Location
HIGHLAND, MICHIGAN
Vehicle Year
1994
Make / Model
FORD
Engine Size
3.0L
Transmission
Manual
the only ranger i ever sold running finally met up with me 4 years later. i was taking parts off from it in the junk yard. it only seemed right to de-badge it and make a plaque for my bar. i used a piece of oak and mounted the license plate i ran on it, the dice that were in the window, the badges off the fenders, and a picture of it in its prime.
 

Iron Ranger

Run lil' ricer RUN!!
Supporting Member
V8 Engine Swap
MTOTM Winner
Joined
Aug 27, 2007
Messages
1,807
Reaction score
22
Points
0
Age
38
Location
Minnesota
Vehicle Year
1992
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
0.040 punched 302
Transmission
Manual
That's why my last 2 vehicles went straight to the scrap yard. Well, the first one blew a head gasket(Dodge Spirit) and the second one was at 200,000 miles and the subframe was not in the best of shape(Ford Escort).

Usually, if you find a vehicle you like and it's a 6 hour drive to get to the dealership, a trade in will usually mean you'll never see it again.

But yeah, someone else doing stuff to a rig I put so much time and work into, it wouldn't settle well with me either.
 

85_Ranger4x4

Forum Staff Member
TRS Event Staff
TRS Forum Moderator
Article Contributor
V8 Engine Swap
OTOTM Winner
TRS Banner 2010-2011
TRS 20th Anniversary
VAGABOND
TRS Event Participant
Joined
Aug 7, 2007
Messages
32,207
Reaction score
17,520
Points
113
Location
SW Iowa
Vehicle Year
1985
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Type
V8
Engine Size
5.0
Transmission
Manual
I have only parted with one vehicle, and watching its slow death wasn't all that enjoyable.

It started with later model rims, which I kinda liked, then a big stereo that made the car rattle, then came the body damage (hood bent in a V, mangled front end) from the punk rear ending a truck, then I heard the ad for a black 1990 Plymouth Laser Turbo RS for parts on the radio. Not to many of them in my area. :shok:

I thought about calling, but I can barely handle one project vehicle.

Kind of funny about the not trading local thing, my F-150 was sold new in Omaha, traded into a South Dakota dealership, purchased by a independant small town Iowa dealership at auction and then purchased by an at the time Omaha resident.
 

splatranger95

New Member
Joined
Jul 22, 2009
Messages
3
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
Temperance, MI (Toledo, OH border)
Vehicle Year
1995
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
2.3T
Transmission
Manual
To sell my truck would be death... Being that im in college, I live at home, and to help me out, my dad pays my car insurance. (Thank God for good parents) But my truck is a project and i got another car. He told me when the insurance is up in November either the car the truck or both is gone. My choice. Sorry Grand Am, you've been dependable but the truck is the baby. Had it for 5 years and will never ever sell it. Ranger driver for life
 

MUDDING B-3000

New Member
V8 Engine Swap
Solid Axle Swap
Joined
Feb 25, 2008
Messages
694
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Vehicle Year
1997 , 1992
Make / Model
Ford , Ford
Engine Size
7.3L , 4L
Transmission
Manual
i feel the exact same way as most of you, with my mazda being my first vehicle ive owned you get attached to it, ive learned so much just by having this truck, an seeing somone else just driving it would hurt, an ive been thinking about buyin a fullsize, an trying to convince my parents to let my get a third truck but they wont let me i have to sell on of my two trucks to get a fullsize, so i think im just goin to stick with my mazda that i love an has never left me stranded.
 

dixie_boysles

New Member
Joined
May 18, 2009
Messages
425
Reaction score
3
Points
0
Location
MA, NC
Vehicle Year
2006
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Size
4.0
Transmission
Automatic
it was sad letting her go as i transformed her into what she is today (minus the things he has done)...

when i bought her, she was bone stock....i replaced the timing belt on her, water pump, heater coil, drive belt, and fuel pump (of all of these was my first time doing any mechaical work, and im lucky bc it comes natural to me) i give 3k for her in 2006. i put new wheels and tires on her, new sound system, kept her polished, she got hit one time in the side (lady backed up into her) had her fixed and painted.... shes left me stranded one time (when the timing belt broke) but i went and got her the next day and fixed it....ive take her across the state 5 or six times, up the mountain, sand, etc....and best of all I PAID for her! and i let her go so that i could get my current truck...but the ol girl didnt meet my needs any more, she was 2wd and reg cab....i needed more poer and room and 4x4
 

Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Staff online

Member & Vendor Upgrades

For a small yearly donation, you can support this forum and receive a 'Supporting Member' banner, or become a 'Supporting Vendor' and promote your products here. Click the banner to find out how.

Truck of The Month


Kirby N.
March Truck of The Month

Recently Featured

Want to see your truck here? Share your photos and details in the forum.

Follow TRS On Instagram

TRS Events

25th Anniversary Sponsors

Check Out The TRS Store


Sponsored Ad


Sponsored Ad

Sponsored Ad


Amazon Deals

Top