- Joined
- Aug 10, 2014
- Messages
- 503
- Reaction score
- 22
- Points
- 18
- Age
- 31
- Location
- Madison, IN
- Vehicle Year
- 1995
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Tire Size
- 215/70R15
My existing 1995 Ranger got wrecked a few weeks ago:
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170817
After some hunting around, I took a long hike up to Aurora, IL to look at this:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/5943623561.html
... And $1950 later, she's mine!
After, the best thing to replace a 1995 ranger is another 1995 ranger...
Some pictures:
Under the hood:
The good:
The bad:
The ugly:
Other than the body rust issues (and the shocks and leaf spring issues), the issues are all easily fixed, cheap to fix, fixable with parts of my wrecked one, and/or things that I was going to swap/R&R in the process of another planned mod/swap. Hence why, for me at least, it made sense to negotiate a price on.
Things that I will move/swap from my other (wrecked) 1995:
-Seats (once I replace the foam in the driver's seatback, which split along the seat frame in the wreck)
-Headliner/Sun visors (the latter are lit ones out of a 1996 explorer, so of course I'll want to move those!)
-Video head unit/backup camera (duh, since it has premium audio I don't even need to redo my conversion harness )
-DFPE sensor
-Battery (the one installed is way too big and isn't actually mounted)
-CB system
-Secondary fusebox for addons (will need to mount elsewhere, as the ABS pump is in the way on this truck)
-Camper shell (w/ LED light system
-Wheels/tires (my tires are only 2 months old, and I don't care for the deer hoof rims).
-HID lighting harnesses/ballasts (bulbs damaged in wreck)
-Steering wheel (to fix the switches and keep my LED mods to such)
-HVAC control unit (this one is sun faded pretty bad)
-Instrument cluster- I'll try to swap the odometer units (minus drive motor/gear) first to keep odometer readings with the correct vehicles. I'll be doing the oil pressure gauge mod, and such a swap means I don't need to mod another cluster. Also, this one has a few chips in the background that let the backlights shine through. IIRC the 4.0 and 3.0 use the same cluster?)
What do you guys think? Deal or no deal (I know, too late now )
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170817
After some hunting around, I took a long hike up to Aurora, IL to look at this:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/5943623561.html
... And $1950 later, she's mine!
After, the best thing to replace a 1995 ranger is another 1995 ranger...
Some pictures:
Under the hood:
The good:
- Runs and drives!
- Has a long bed with a bed liner in good shape
- Same interior color as mine. Also has the exact same options (power mirrors, locks, windows with premium audio)
- Has a 4.0 in good running shape (made it 5hrs home w/o issues for the most part)
- The A/C still seems to have a charge. Supposedly it has sat for a year, which tells me that in the spring I might be able to recharge it and have cold air?!. I turned on the A/C and the compressor did cycle (somewhat quickly, as if it was low but had some charge left)
- Has properly installed running boards (which will make stowing/de-stowing my CB antenna on the roof a lot easier)
- Has 4 Wheel ABS, which isn't giving me a fault (fuse was missing at first, but adding didn't cause the ABS controller to complain...)
- Has an 8.8 rear end, with 3.08 gears.
- Might have a 20 Gallon tank?
- Seems to get 22MPG on the highway...
The bad:
- The interior needs some help. The headliner is DEAD:
- Also the seats are shot. One seat bolt was missing, which made for a bouncy ride
- The steering wheel has a broken cruise control "pod" (hanging by the ribbon cable)
- The odometer is dead, although based on what I can see it hasn't been bad for too awful long (oil change sticker is 2000 miles before and from 2015, and the dates combined with the amount of time it supposedly sat makes me think it's off by no more than 7000 miles or so)
- It has some body rust. Some blisters on both rear wheel openings, one cab corner, and right above the tailpipe. I hate body work too
- The shocks, while functional, are rusted away. The dust covers have chunks falling off/missing
- It has a check engine light for an EGR issue (DFPE sensor if I were to guess, it has the factory one still)
- Evap line (cansiter to vacuum source) rotted away in two places. Had to plug the vacuum side to make the motor run smooth
- Badly cracked windshield washer line
- Might have an air bubble in the cooling system. Supposedly has been through many heater control valves, which makes me suspect a bad rad cap (currently the factory one) and an improper cooling system bleed
- Might have a power steering leak, it was a bit low (and I saw some dampness on one of the steel lines?)
- Has the wrong tranny fluid in it. Fluid was yellowish and slightly thick, but not burnt or gritty. Transmission seems to be shifting OK, so maybe needs flushed?
- The serpentine belt and tires are nearly dead
The ugly:
- The leaf spring mounts and shackles are very rusty, but not to the point of needing emergency replacement. I'll want to replace them by the end of the summer though.
Other than the body rust issues (and the shocks and leaf spring issues), the issues are all easily fixed, cheap to fix, fixable with parts of my wrecked one, and/or things that I was going to swap/R&R in the process of another planned mod/swap. Hence why, for me at least, it made sense to negotiate a price on.
Things that I will move/swap from my other (wrecked) 1995:
-Seats (once I replace the foam in the driver's seatback, which split along the seat frame in the wreck)
-Headliner/Sun visors (the latter are lit ones out of a 1996 explorer, so of course I'll want to move those!)
-Video head unit/backup camera (duh, since it has premium audio I don't even need to redo my conversion harness )
-DFPE sensor
-Battery (the one installed is way too big and isn't actually mounted)
-CB system
-Secondary fusebox for addons (will need to mount elsewhere, as the ABS pump is in the way on this truck)
-Camper shell (w/ LED light system
-Wheels/tires (my tires are only 2 months old, and I don't care for the deer hoof rims).
-HID lighting harnesses/ballasts (bulbs damaged in wreck)
-Steering wheel (to fix the switches and keep my LED mods to such)
-HVAC control unit (this one is sun faded pretty bad)
-Instrument cluster- I'll try to swap the odometer units (minus drive motor/gear) first to keep odometer readings with the correct vehicles. I'll be doing the oil pressure gauge mod, and such a swap means I don't need to mod another cluster. Also, this one has a few chips in the background that let the backlights shine through. IIRC the 4.0 and 3.0 use the same cluster?)
What do you guys think? Deal or no deal (I know, too late now )