The 280 Project!!

YEAH THIS IS MY FIRST POST

I SELL JEEP PARTS ON CL,AND CHECKIN THERE(BECAUSE I SPEND MANY HOURS THERE )I FOUND A TRUCK WITH A BIG CRASH FOR 495 BUCKS,YES A FORD RANGER 98,AND I MY GIRL WHO WORK AND LIVE IN AMERICA IS TIRED OF USING HER CAR LIKE A TRUCK

AND I THINK I GO TO ASK WHAT ENGINE HAVE,AND THE GUY TOLD ME IS A 4 CYL AND STICK SHIFT ,AND I SAY IS MY LUCKY DAY,AND I MAKE A DEAL WITH THE GUY PAY ONLY 350 BUCKS!!

AND START WITH THIS!!















AT LEAST THAT SIDE IS NOT CRASH

EVERYTHING BE FINE UNTIL CHECKING THE PICS I FOUND THE DAMN CAR IS NOT 4 CYL AND IS V6 ,AND CHECK MORE IN THE PICS AND IS AUTOMATIC

I KEEP UPDATING TOMORROW IS TIME FOR BED

Welcome to the site. That will give you something to do for a couple of hours.

looks like it was a parts hauler, I would watch the miles on that thing. Welcome to TRS

How does someone get a v6 automatic confused with a 4 banger stick shift?

Good luck with the rebuild and getting it street legal again

That would maybe make a decent donor truck... Unless you are a bodyman with a frame machine.. I would pass on fixing this one. It looks like the front end is over quite a lot.. I would find a good body needing an engine and combine the two trucks to make one good one... Just my .02 cents...

Chance said:

How does someone get a v6 automatic confused with a 4 banger stick shift?

Good luck with the rebuild and getting it street legal again

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I don't know, but I came across a Mazda B3000 reg cab short box 2wd and the dealer swore up and down it had an 8 plug 4cyl, he was getting all smug about how ford had been building the Mazda pick up since 1995 and that is was the same engine that came in a reg cab short box 2wd Ranger.

I popped the hood and showed him it was a V6

still a B3000 with a 5 spd...... he wanted 3500 for it with 180,xxx miles.

Thanks Everybody

THANKS EVERYBODY

MAYBE U DONT SEE IN MY PROFILE BUT I LIVE IN MEXICO FOR BE MORE EXACTLY THE BORDER WITH CALIFORNIA,AND HERE THE BODY SHOP DO AMAZING THINGS ,AND PLUS MY UNCLE AND MY COUSIN OWN A SHOP,AND BUT I FORGET TO TELL THE TRUCK IS READY AND IN WORKING CONDITION,NOW I AM WAITING FOR THE SMOG CHECK AND PASSENGER AIR BAG,BUMPER AND GRILL!!

Caps lock much? Sorry lol

Ok I Am Again With More Pics

I BE REALLY MAD WITH THE STUPID GUY FOR TELL ME THE TRUCK IS 4 CYL AND STICK SHIFT(NOW I AM JEEP GUY I HAVE A CJ7)BUT BEFORE I HAVE A TURBO CAR AND REALLY I LOVE THE TURBO CARS(AND I SOLD TURBOS ON CRAIGSLIST TOO)AND I HAVE ACCESS TO SOME TURBOS,AND MY PLAN IS TO HAVE A 4 CYL TRUCKS FOR CROSSING MY PART TO AMERICA,BECAUSE SOMETIMES I CROSS DIFFERENTIAL IN THE TRUNK OF A ALTIMA ,AND MY GIRL IS REALLY MAD ,AND MAKE THE TRUCK IN A TURBO CAR,BECAUSE I HAVE THE 2.3 T MANIFOLD E6 AND 2 TURBOS ONE T3,AND THE TURBO IHI RH52W.

BUT WHEN I FOUND THE TRUCK IS V6 AND AUTOMATIC ,THAT MAKE CHANGE MY PLANS

I CALL THE GUY AND I TOLD I WOULDNT TO PAY THE 350 BUCKS,AND I TOLD I GO TO PAY ONLY 300 BUCKS,BECAUSE I FOUND THE REGISTER EXPIRED,AND THE CAR IS V6 AND AUTOMATIC!!

THE GUY AGREE,AND WHEN MY GIRL PICK UP THE TRUCK AND CROSS TO MEXICO,HE TOLD GAVE ONLY 280,FOR THAT REASON I CALL MY TRUCK THE 280 PROYECT,BECAUSE THAT IS THE PRICE!!

NO MORE DRAMA HERE MORE PICS OF THE PROCESS







I FORGET TO TAKE MORE PICS

HERE LOOK BETTER







IN THE LAST PICS THE FENDER IS NOT BOLT IS ONLY FOR CHECKING,AND LATER MY COUSIN CALL ME AND TOLD ME THAT FENDER DONT FIT IN UR TRUCK ,AND I SAY WHATTTTTT,I BUY ON CRAIGSLIST AND THE DUMB GUY SAY IS FROM A 98,AND MY COUSIN SAY FOR SURE IS FROM 97

AND HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE





P.S NOW I HAVE 1 PAIR OF FENDERS FROM 93-97 FOR SALE AND ONE PASSENGER FENDER SIDE FOR SALE TO FROM 98-2003

Sucks about the fender..........You are moving right along with that bad boy!
Whats the car on the other side of your truck?

I Dont Know

COPPERHEAD,REALLY I DONT KNOW WHAT CAR IS BECAUSE MY UNCLE LIKE TO RESTORE OLD CARS,BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IS A CHEVY 57 O 59,BUT FOR SURE IS CHEVY,AND HE HAVE LIKE 10 MORE CARS,ONE IMPALA 62,CHARGER,BARRACUDA,AND OTHER CHEVYS

AND THIS IS THE APACHE OF MY UNCLE









IN THE LAST PIC YOU CAN SEE MY RANGER IN THE BACK ALL DUSTY

Sorry For Be Off Topic

OK OTHER DAY I SHOW OFF ALL THE CAR´S OF MY UNCLE,THIS IS FOR MY RANGER

I BUY OTHER PAIR FOR FENDER FROM CRAIGSLIST,AND FOR MY GOOD LUCK IS THE SAME COLOR LIKE MY TRUCK!!



I BUY THE LIGHT FROM THE CORNER!! I FORGET THE DAMN NAME,I BUY ON EBAY,BUT I WANT MY 280 BUCKS RANGER LOOK COOL,AND BUY THE CLEAR ONES



AND THE SAME TIME IN THE SHOP MY COUSIN IS FIXING ONE RANGER 99 4X4,AND I TAKE THE BUMPER AND PUT IN MY RANGER ONLY FOR MOCKING,AND LOOK COOL



AND THE BACK LIGHTS I BUY ON EBAY AGAIN THE MORE CHEAP





AND THAT IS ALL FOR TODAY TOMORROW I PUT THE LAST PICS,WITH NEW WINDSHIELD,HOOD AND ALL THE LIGHTS,BUT WITHOUT BUMPER AND GRILL

is English your second language? Nice work on the truck, it's looking really slick.

Mmmmmm

RETEP

I TAKE ONLY 3 YEARS OF ENGLISH,2 YEARS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND 1 YEAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL,AND IN MY HOUSE NOBODY SPEAK ENGLISH,AND I LEARNING MORE WATCHING THE T.V ,WATCHING THE CARTOONS,AND JERRY SPRINGER AND OTHER TALK SHOWS

IS TIME FOR MORE OF THE STORY OF MY TRUCK!!

FOR THE SMALL CRASH OF MY TRUCK ,THE POWER STEERING PULLEY OF THE CAR BE BROKEN IN LIKE A 5 PARTS,AND NEED TO VISIT MY FAVORITE STORE FOR SHOPPING ,THE JUNKYARD,AND HERE IS IN PESOS AND FOR THE PULLEY I PAY LIKE 3.80 DLLS,I PUT THE PULLEY,THE NEW BELT,RADIATOR.

AND PUT THE BATTERIE AND THE CAR RUN FINE,BUT I FOUND ONE BRAKE LINE BROKEN I TAKE OUT THE LINE AND TAKE TO A SHOP AND PUT BACK IN THE CAR I BLEED ALL THE AIR FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM,AND THE CAR RUNE FINE AGAIN,BUT AT LIKE 10 MINUTES LATER THE CAR TEND TO OVERHEATING ,AND LEAVE THE CAR IN THE SHOP AND CAME TO MY HOUSE!!

LATER TALK WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS MECHANICS,AND I FORGET THE BASIC STEP OF 2 YEARS OF MECHANIC IN THE SCHOOL ,ALWAYS CHECK THE THERMOSTAT,I BUY A NEW THERMOSTAT ON AUTOZONE,AND THE DUMB GUY OFFER ME A DIFFERENT THERMOSTAT I THINK THE OEM IS 190 O 180 f AND HE GAVE ME A 160 f,THE CAR NOW DONT TRY TO OVERHEATING BUT IS NEVER IN THE OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE :bawling,AND WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE NOW,THE CAR DONT WANT ACCELERATE ,AND I DO MY TRICK I REMOVE THE MAF SENSOR,THE IAC SENSOR,AND CLEAN ALL THE SENSORS AND CONECTORS WITH THROTTLE BODY CLEANER,AND THE THROTTLE BODY TOO,AND THE CAR RUNE FINE,NO MORE TRY TO OVERHEATING AND SHOW HIGH PRESSURE OF OIL,I THINK THE RELIEF VALVE IS STUCK WITH SOME DEBRIS OR SOMETHING!!

I BUY THE NEW WINDSHIELD ,I READ ON THE INTERNET IS THE SAME WINDSHIELD FROM 93 UNTIL 2008,AND TRY MY LUCK AND ORDER ONE FROM A 94 ,AND ONLY PAY 75 BUCKS WITH INSTALATION,I TRY TO FOUND ONE IN THE JUNKYARD THERE IS 47 BUCKS WITH INSTALATION,BUT I DONT FOUND NOTHING

HERE IS THE PIC WITH THE NEW WINDSHIELD



WITH THE SMALL CRASH THE TRANNY OIL COOLER IS BROKEN,AND I ADAPT ANOTHER FROM OTHER CAR IS THE SAME DIMENSION THE ONLY DIFFERENT IS THE CONECCTIONS,AND LOOK MY SKILL I HAVE FOR CANCEL THE TRANNY LINES,AND NOW MY RANGER WITH HOOD FINALLY!!



OTHER SHOT

nice progress!