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• Mar 14, 2010

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So I have decided the full size body life just isn't for me. just to wide and to easy to damage the body in the tight trails I wheel on. Heres what I had...

Heres the 03 Ext Cab I purchased yesterday that will be replacing my F250 cab.

Basic run down on the truck....

1996 2wd F250 frame with the 5.8L from the 96, a C6, a 205.
1995 Dana 60 Front with 5.38s and a lock rite, rear 14 bolt shaved and 5.38s welded orb of traction.
Custom radius arms and 5.5"EB coils, rear 63" Chevy springs.


Stock was 133"
Pushing front axle 11" and moving rear axle forward 33"
Sitting at about 118" total wheelbase

 

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Cheapthrills at it again!

 

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• Mar 14, 2010

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You don't ever get tired of working on shit do you?

 

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• Mar 14, 2010

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now we're talkin!!!!!!!!!!

 

CheapThrillB2

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I can't find my happy place lol.

I will be at the badlands in attica April 9-11. Haven't decided if I am gonna attempt the cab swap before and get it done or wheel the f250 cab and put the nail in the coffin on the body down there.

 

CheapThrillB2

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Here's last weeks damages that motivated the change..

Stupid EB style coil hold downs

short vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dV8lujE2Lk&feature=player_embedded

 

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It is boring if you arent f ing with stuff haha. wuts fun with that

 

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^^^
agreed

 

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CheapThrillB2 said:

I can't find my happy place lol.

I will be at the badlands in attica April 9-11. Haven't decided if I am gonna attempt the cab swap before and get it done or wheel the f250 cab and put the nail in the coffin on the body down there.

Click to expand...

fawkin right so am I/my crew!

Shit, now I'm super pumped about this trip hahaha

 

CheapThrillB2

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Bray D said:

fawkin right so am I/my crew!

Shit, now I'm super pumped about this trip hahaha

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Just a day trip or weekend? If weekend where yuo guys staying?

We are thinking of getting a group to run Mission Impossible on saturday perhaps.

 

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• Mar 15, 2010

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Got the front clip off the truck, hope to have the f250 cab removed tomorrow after work and I have weds off and hope to have the ranger cab on the frame and secured.

 

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LOL i wish i had your ambition to work on my personal stuff. Nice rig you have there.
I am interested to see how you mount the ranger cab on.I am just about finished putting a 95 ranger cab on my 87 b2 frame and i like to see other peoples ideas.

 

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• Mar 15, 2010

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lol.....already did that.

Put a 87 Ranger extended cab on my 86 B2 Frame.......

http://therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36939

 

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• Mar 16, 2010

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lmao... glad you could perform an easy task...i was just curious how you would go about it...

 

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• Mar 16, 2010

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Did you click the link? Only thing to it is really just making the clearance for the rear axle and fabbing up two cab mount on the frame. the front four mounts already line up.