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The face lift


Shoeboy

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Joined
Aug 6, 2007
Messages
738
Age
38
City
Calgary, Canada
Vehicle Year
2001
Transmission
Manual
The continuation of the face of the 1989 Ranger.

This is what it looked like when I bought the truck
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After I switched the grill out
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When I was prepping the bumper for paint, and relocating the driving lamps
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After I finished the bumper
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My latest bumper project
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That was my weekend. The old blue bumper is sitting in scrap metal at the shop right now, If anyone wants come pick it up and its yours. (a little rusty on the back side but surface rust, and nothing that major that I noticed. Paint is in ok shape, but you can tell it was spray bombed, still a good job, if I don't say so myself). This new bumper and valace came off of a Ford Explorer, I believe it was a 1994 (my truck if FrankinRanger, I'm losing track of what parts came off of what). As far as I know, that style of valace never came on a Ranger. It fits in with my scheme of things, a fully customed, but stock looking truck. Before I get any responces about the rust, I'm going to Rocky Mountian House to pick up a new box this Thursday, and I have 2 new doors, and 2 new fenders sitting in the storage loft at work. the rest of the rust is going to be cleaned up and repaired. Then a new paint job. Ya, its just rough right now, I still need to add in new fog lamps for the holes. Ya, that was my last weekends project, I have a few more coming up.
 
Looks nice, are you going to paint the front bumper to match the lighter blue? It looks good either way, I'm just curious. What are your future plans for it?
 
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Thats the exact same front end set up I am wanting to put on my little ranger. I dont guess you happen to ever run across anymore of those grilles yet have you?
 
Jonboy, I do believe I was PM'ing you on the old site, I have looked at P'N'P the last few times and havn't found anything like that. Here it was a rare option on a Limited "Sport" package, I just happened to come across one, but I'll keep on looking. As for painting the bumper, its staying like that, its probably the only good thing on my truck as of thursday ("new" box went on, and the paint is in bad shape, all different colours and types of it). I'm getting the truck in soon for body and paint. I'm thinking of going a light blue (thats on the new Mustang's). Its a colour close to the light blue on my truck already, but its a little more gray metallic.
 

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