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My POS Craigslist Special 92 Ranger


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New poly leaf spring bushings came in

Gf helped me lift the bed off


Milo started barking at the strange thing in the driveway so I took him out there so he could see what it was haha
 


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I had to run to Walmart and get a second tarp, I knew as soon as I took the bed off we'd have storms


I've sprayed too much PB Blaster the past couple of weeks to just let it get all rusted again
 
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Til it started raining[emoji35] [emoji35]

Pouring


So...

Always a good decision. Water was so deep on the roads downtown that my front tires were throwing water trails taller than the Jeep lmao sport mode, traction control off
 
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Some slight axle shaft rust

Not surprising, considering....


Cleaned up my garage during the heat of the day since my axle will be living in it for awhile. Almost done when the gf and her mom showed up (six flags tomorrow, taking her mom)

Gf's mom rocks, brought me an appropriately named six pack
 
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Front



Rear


Plus installed "new" brake booster


100% new brake system, except for hard lines

Freaking $1000 right there.... money's no good if you're dead though
 
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Work truck went to the repair shop today so I took a paid vacation day and worked on the POS.
Made some progress but not as much as I would have liked, things keep going wrong.

O'Reilly sold me the wrong size axle shaft seals the first time.
New seals in

Picked up a sweet cart from my co-workers garage sale.... $5


The brake kit shipped missing two bolts and O'Reilly didn't have what I needed. Thankfully a hardware store had the correct grade 8 bolts, even zinc coated and matched perfectly

Brackets on


Cleaned up and painted the axle shaft hubs or whatever the hell it's called






$512 brake kit that took a month before it even shipped and I ran into a second problem with it ?? They sent three small and one large centering ring. I need two of the larger ones.






Dif cover on





Still got a little bit of wire wheeling, painting and pinion seal
 
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Axle is "done"... going to get a new O-ring for the speed sensor or rear ABS thingy whatever it is that bolts through the top of the pumpkin. Then all that is left is fill it with gear oil

Going to wait on the pinion seal til I regear, since there was 0 evidence of that particular seal leaking.


I'm so tired of wire wheeling rust.... unfortunately it has just begun. Next up are leaf springs, frame, sway bars, front knuckles.....


 
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If it looks stupid but it works, it ain't stupid




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Last one got scared and fell out









One down
 
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Also...

Getting serious now
 
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Had a panic attack and made sure my wheels cleared my rear disc brake conversion calipers... They do!

 
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