GJ123
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- Age
- 33
- Location
- Minnesota
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
I would like to use this thread to chronicle my build. I've utilized a lot of information from TRS in the last few months, and hopefully someone will find my thread useful as well.
I bought a 2015 GMC new and after a couple years I was completely sick of it. A myriad of repairs and fear about the pending warranty end date lead me to sell.
Shortly before that I bought my 97 ranger after a few months of searching Craigslist. It was exactly what I was looking for - 4.0, 5 speed, 4x4, supercab.
After purchasing a new daily, and realizing the 4x4 system was not operating properly, I decided to build. My goal was to have a vehicle I could drive to work, complete work with (e.g. around the yard, pick up building materials, etc.) and haul my ATV/motorcycles around.
My plans include:
Suspension
- Solo Motorsports Stage I (DONE)
- Kartek Drop Hangers
- Extended Shackle Hangers
- F150 Leaf Pack
- Bilstein 5100s (DONE)
Drivetrain
- Hurst Shifter (DONE)
- Explorer 8.8
- 4:10s
- Locker, rear (type TBD)
Interior
- Buckets (DONE - for now...)
- Explorer Console (DONE)
- Dash mat (DONE)
- Lizard Skin
- Scan gauge (DONE)
- Stereo/backup camera
- Tint
Exterior
- Rims (DONE)
- 33's (DONE)
- Bumpers
- Rack/Storage
- Bedliner
- STX Grille (DONE)
- Headlights (DONE)
- LEDs (DONE)
- Aux Lighting
Below are pics from the ad, and current form, build details to follow.
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I bought a 2015 GMC new and after a couple years I was completely sick of it. A myriad of repairs and fear about the pending warranty end date lead me to sell.
Shortly before that I bought my 97 ranger after a few months of searching Craigslist. It was exactly what I was looking for - 4.0, 5 speed, 4x4, supercab.
After purchasing a new daily, and realizing the 4x4 system was not operating properly, I decided to build. My goal was to have a vehicle I could drive to work, complete work with (e.g. around the yard, pick up building materials, etc.) and haul my ATV/motorcycles around.
My plans include:
Suspension
- Solo Motorsports Stage I (DONE)
- Kartek Drop Hangers
- Extended Shackle Hangers
- F150 Leaf Pack
- Bilstein 5100s (DONE)
Drivetrain
- Hurst Shifter (DONE)
- Explorer 8.8
- 4:10s
- Locker, rear (type TBD)
Interior
- Buckets (DONE - for now...)
- Explorer Console (DONE)
- Dash mat (DONE)
- Lizard Skin
- Scan gauge (DONE)
- Stereo/backup camera
- Tint
Exterior
- Rims (DONE)
- 33's (DONE)
- Bumpers
- Rack/Storage
- Bedliner
- STX Grille (DONE)
- Headlights (DONE)
- LEDs (DONE)
- Aux Lighting
Below are pics from the ad, and current form, build details to follow.
Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
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