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Morgan's 2004 Ford Ranger Build


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this truck has changed so much over the yea and a half ive owned it. its never been to the shop for any mods, ive done all of the work myself. this thread is copied from FRF but since itll all be here, you wont have to scroll through 13 pages to see it.

http://www.fordrangerforum.com/project-logs/31220-morgans-2004-ranger.html

My 2004 Ford Ranger XL

This is the day I got it (may 22, 2010), a birthday gift from my parents, believe me, I had to work for it. Haha.
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It came with a shell, but that came off the same day I got it. Also that same day I put in a bedliner and bed trim, in black.

Later in the summer I bought a roll bar for it, and put Hella 500FF lights on top.
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I found some fog lights and decided to put them on the bumper.
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I decided I like the look of the Hella’s behind the grille so in November I placed an order for an XLT Honeycomb grille. I made custom brackets for the lights and it turned out beautifully. Theres also a “How To:” by me on FRF.
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New Rims!! Pro Comp Series 152
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Replaced the OEM cd player for this Sony Xplode with AUX
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Hooked a Sony Xplode 12in. Up to it and that sucker hit hard! Click for the vid.

Traded the sub and box for a smaller sub, and a GPS.
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Mustang dome!
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Pioneer Door speakers
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MORE MODS TO COME!!!

Did somebody say lift??

ITs on! COIL SPACERS!!!
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new toolbox! bolted it in with strong clamps and changed out the lock so its nice and secure.
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and the new LED strips under the dash.
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Then... 31s!!!
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New Gear shift knob, it was a b**** gettin the old one off, but i like this one alot.
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tow hooks!!
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and a lil detailed whorage
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and a teaser for the next mod..
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kinda missed the old roll bar so i went n bought another one.. :D a bit better IMO
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putting on the bl with ben10

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got my new 100W Pro Comp lights up n wired today. I have 3 of them, plus the 2 Hella 500FF's behind the grille. So much light..

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base pic, no lights.
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low beams only
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high beams only
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high beams + Hella's only
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high beams + Hella's + Pro Comp's = BLINDING!!!
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hope you guys like it.

first time wheelin with the new lift and stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dumfs03n74
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cleaned her up after the muddin
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air bags deflated = cali lean
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new chrome rear bumper from randy
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clean interior
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV_hAkdcBZU old vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0QdQYBAJxQ

took a vid of the exhaust for no real reason.. just got bored. sounds ok for stock.

also got bored enough to do a stereo demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho3iXAHgKd4

got the hids in. im gonna have to do a lil more wiring tomorrow to get the highs working better, pics to follow soon

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some example pics.

before, halogen headlights, these were the good expensive bulbs by sylvania.
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but the hids put them to shame
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both pics are just lows
few more pics just cause i wanted them in this thread. :D

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and my favorite pic so far
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major update, havent been on here much these past few weeks. ive taken off the roll bar for college, cause it rains a ton in arcata. and i love it with the bl, looks badass.
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i love my buffer. :D
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some pics of my leds and my camping trip with the gf and her family.
led tails and led strip on the topper.
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got bored and half ass climbed a hill
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my girl.
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well in the past few days ive added a nice alarm with power doors now :D
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a cool bike rack system in the bed.
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and the newest thing is my new home. i drove 7 hours to humboldt, in arcata and i start school on monday. i love it already.
most of my crap
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my trucks nw home for a few months at a time.
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anyway, took some more pics from mad river beach today.
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found a stray kitty.. shoulda kept the lil cutie. someone had dumped her..
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKEpoLhUXHA
new amp, with a cooling fan. hopefully i dont blow this one up

new amp pics
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door open for the cooling fan.
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and a great shot with the girlfriend.
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and there you have it. TRS just got to see a years worth of modding in just a few posts. more to come including camburg 5.5 hopefully, 33s, new 8.8 with 4.10s and a locker..
 
Wow it's come a long way! Since you have the chrome theme going, you should throw the stock hub caps back on there. Just snap them back on the stock lug nuts. Also, how tall do your tires actually measure?
 
I can't help but notice you went to rio haha. I went to el camino and I graduated in '09 but my gf went to rio and I always go out to prairie but I've never seen this truck around before
 
Looks nice! good build you have going there.
thanks
Wow it's come a long way! Since you have the chrome theme going, you should throw the stock hub caps back on there. Just snap them back on the stock lug nuts. Also, how tall do your tires actually measure?
i tried that when i first got the rims, but i had the huge xl hub caps, same ones on crown vics, too big and weird looking. sold em. i might get some expo certer caps though.
I can't help but notice you went to rio haha. I went to el camino and I graduated in '09 but my gf went to rio and I always go out to prairie but I've never seen this truck around before

small world. haha. thats cool man. i havent seen yours either. who was the gf who went to rio?
 
$40 hitch FTW
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cool pic by clear lake
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i got it cleaned up today, looks sooo good! and i got my hitch on. as well as some led side marker bulbs.
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probably gonna wax t today before i head back up to school.
 

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