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Ranger Sport Honduras official build thread


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***Updated Pictures on last pages***


***Truck specs/mods until today***


Exterior:
03 Edge/4x4 bumper and valance with fog lights
03 Tail lights with 3 to 2 bulb conversion
tube step bars
black brushguard
Bed rollbar with 4 6" lights
extra fog lights on the bumper
bugshield and window visors
06 power mirrors with LED turn sign lights
LED stripe under tailgate
Window tint
mesh grille behing grille
chrome flame ring on tailgate logo
3A Racing chrome dual exhaust tip
Tailgate Ranger badge
Cragar Soft 8's 15x8
31x10.50 GT Radial Adventuro M/T tires
TRS sticker
Turn light blinker mod

Interior:
Pioneer DVD
sony Xplod speakers
sony Xplod 10" subs and amplifier.
Ford rubber mats
Ractive aluminum pedals
03 Ford mustang GT shift knob
Custom installed OEM power windows and mirrors
Power locks
02 Explorer sport-trac white gauges
custom switch pod

Performance:
2" custom made bodylift
2" custom made suspension lift
4.10 gearing
Removed intake muffler
Flowmaster original 40 series muffler
65 series motorcraft battery
Removed front sway bar
4WD M5OD
1350M BW T-case with custom front output
Custom rear driveshaft.
Coil sprung Dana 30
Pro Comp ES 9000 Shocks

Future Plans
33x12.50 R15 tires
HID lights
Alarm system



A little bit of history

since i post showoff threads for every thing i do to my truck, i think its time to have a single build thread.
its a 1999 Ranger Sport XLT regular cab 2WD, 2.5 and 5speed. it has a 7.5" and 3.73 gears(i would never know that if i didnt joinded TRS and spent all those nights reading every single thing i found)
i got this truck as a "while" ride, my plans were to get me a nissan sentra se-r spec v, kinda sports car, but since i always liked the Rangers and when i tested this one i felt in love with it so i scrapped the idea of driving a car again.

And i dont regret it at all! :headbang: joined TRS just to ask about some little bugs it had, but then i got stuck on the truck addiction and decided to work it out as an Off-road truck. I use it as my DD, work truck and toy also, so i cant build something really hardcore, just a nice DD that could go to a light wheeling trip and not get stuck on the first mud hole.
ok enough on the fat lady chat!
heres what it started as:






first things i did
chrome bullbar


then i added some rectangular fog lights

then the door visors and bug flector
my truck at the farm


 
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tinted windows
installed my pioneer mp3
some xplod 6x9 and 6.5" speakers
also a couple xplod 10" subs behind the seat






then i got tired of the cranking
so i went to the yj's and found the OEM switches and actuators
i still need to install power locks

since my shift knob was broken and it keep falling off i went with the mustang gt shift knob


along came the sport-trac white face gauges



also the rubber pedal pads were in bad shape so i went aluminum


some clean shots


i found this nice LED bar so it found a nice home under the tailgate

since the front bumper was dented i had this idea
Hazmat Ranger did this photoshop work for me, thanks man!



then i found out that 2 bulb tails could work on a 3 bulb truck so i went 01-05 tails



a bird almost scored my radiator, so perfect excuse for mesh grille :D
some fiber glass and call it done


 
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a little bling wont hurt:D




since it had those explorer type rims, wich i didnt like at all
went diggin again and found some eagle alloy rims 15x7, 063 series.
they were dull looking but i knew a good polish/clean would work soo...




once i cleaned em...




this is by far the most important thing ive made yet
custom 2" suspension lift
custom made blocks for the rear, 2"








for the front:
we had an extra spring laying around, so we cutted one turn and did some U type pieces to secure it to the trucks spring as a spacer. Pretty redneck i know, but it works and no problems so far








next to my moms 03 Ranger

 

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would u please wait blackwidow?? :D
 

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remember the 10-03 4x4/EDGE front bumper idea?




look what i found hidden in the old bumper

bumper is on, but needs alignment




now the bumper is finished and bull bar is back, but it needs the bumper fogs :D

and yes the truck driving in the background is a crew cab ranger:headbang:




4 lights on

6 lights on :D
 

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finally got some real tires
GoodYear Wrangler GS-A
30"x9.50"R15LT
also removed the fugly blue pinstripe it had

the truck working, 1800 lbs. on the bed. corn concentrate for our hens :D


the new stance with the 30"s


flexes a bit well for being a mostly stock suspension




seems that it needs a locker so bad, but since i cant afford one right now
im going lincoln locker:headbang:

ive been doing my homework and seems to me that its gonna do ok, hopefully i can get it done this week
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72769
ive done some maintenance stuff, but didint took any pics cuz, i didnt considered it worth. like replacing the fanclutch, shocks and stuff like that
 

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also considering to make my own nerf bars:icon_welder:
 

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RSH, first of all...cool truck
second of all...when you get your truck locked, and drive it on the street tell me how it handles, im kinda considering it
 

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Your truck is a major inspiration for me RSH. You got my trucks fleetside twin. You think like me. Improve the truck without wandering too far away from a stock look. Magnificent!!
 

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thanks for the positive comments guys!!
mc: yeah im gonna post every new behavior when i weld it
matt:yeah man i really like a modded but stock look lol
 

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lol and where are those pics of your truck?
What pics of my truck? I gotta few in my profile album... but the build thread isn't gonna start until something major happens... which will happen soon enough :icon_welder:

Like, next weekend soon enough :D
 

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What pics of my truck? I gotta few in my profile album... but the build thread isn't gonna start until something major happens... which will happen soon enough :icon_welder:

Like, next weekend soon enough :D
thats great man! if u weld , dont weld yourself to the pieces :icon_welder: :icon_twisted: :icon_rofl:
 

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