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My 1997 Ford Ranger project


shaun_kite

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97 Ford Ranger EXT cab
302 V8 5.0 w/new TH400 tranny
+9 over equal length Beams and x over steering up front strapped @ 22" travel
3 Linked strapped @ 28" travel everything new in the rear end w/spool
32 Gallon fuel cell
1 3/4 bumper-bumper cage
King 2.5 bumps and coils on each corner, Had bypasses at one point but looking to buy new ones in the near future.

Looking to re-paint entire truck either hot orange or nevada blue..haven't decided yet. Currently making it street-legalish
Putting back together entire interior with all the windows, door panels, head/tail lights, all smog equip and other misc. stuff I find laying around.

Art@Sandhustlers jumping..


Few more..
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As is sits right now the front tires are donuts because it just came off a trailer and I havent put the regular ones back on yet.

Any suggestions for paint color/decals?? Sandhustlers logo and decals coming off in a couple days. Progress pics to come.
 


BlackBII

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Orange = :bad:

I vote blue! :icon_thumby:

By the way, bad-ass truck man!
 
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RaceRanger97

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did u buy it recently from sandhustlers? i saw it was for sale
 

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blue all the way! very sweet truck by the way
 

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I vote blue also. And that is a truly amazing truck!
 

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Nice truck! I agree with these guys, go with blue.
 

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orange ftw!!!

nice truck
 

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Sick truck man. Go blue and do the graphics in white, at least that's my opinion. If I could do my truck up I would go all black with bold white and blue graphics.
 

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I vote for blue.

So lets see some naked pics of the tube work.
 

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Sick truck man. Go blue and do the graphics in white, at least that's my opinion. If I could do my truck up I would go all black with bold white and blue graphics.
Ditto!
 

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Yea man go with what you want. It's your money, your truck and your the one who's gonna get the most out of it for now. But on the flip-side being creative and original makes the thing personalized to you, as opposed to remaking something someone has already done.

I think either way it will frickin rock. It'd be hard to make a truck that sick look bad.
 

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:icon_twisted: i'd go with burnt orange if it was mine:headbang:
 

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