ranger refit/build thread

[Jr. Roy]

i thought those were B.C. plates - have i seen you in maple ridge?

 

[--weezl--]

lol, no, not recently, he lives in gwaii...

so now you've got a v8 powered, 4wd, 4ws, shorty sploder, chop top towtruck... awesome! freaking AWESOME!

 

[gwaii]

i thought those were B.C. plates - have i seen you in maple ridge?

born and raised in maple ridge.then spent 14 years just down the road in mission before leaving that whole mess behind to move up to this little island.

been here for 6 years,and have no plans on leaving

 

[gwaii]

after several days of work,i finally got some paint on the frame.

next is getting the rear end done,then the front so i can get some wheels under this thing.

 

[Robert_1967]

Looking good, are you going to box the frame any ????




Robert

 

[gwaii]

Looking good, are you going to box the frame any ????




Robert

no...i'd thought about it a fair bit,but i get so much reinforcement from the cage the frame has no twist anyway.i figure boxing it would just be a waste of time.

 

[06RangerXLT]

awesome build Gwaii.

 

[jzoomer]

this has to be the best build thread ever made, you have some serious skills man, i actually just read all of the first 20 pages the rest i skimmed over pictures and its just insane,

 

[gwaii]

for anyone wondering what the capacity of the 'mini wrecker' is...

it's about 1 460 + 1 zf + 1 np 205.

give or take a starter or so.

 

[Sunk]

So how many wheelies did you do with that strapped on there?

 

[wrecking-crew]

Damn. I am still amazed at what you can do with a vehicle.

Off topic.
What else do you have hiding in your yard?

 

[3.0ranger1227]

What else do you have hiding in your yard?

Stretch, wheelie wagon, 4wd MPV, almost stock chop top BII, and the GT-12 is in the basement. Also any number of shells that have donated engines, suspension, or other bits - including a BMW 3 series, an Ambulance, and possibly a bronco or 2.

 

[gwaii]

So how many wheelies did you do with that strapped on there?

it actually wasn't as bad as i thought it would be,but the rear suspension was pretty much on the bumpstops.my bigger worry was the engine swinging and taking out the back of the expo.

Stretch, wheelie wagon, 4wd MPV, almost stock chop top BII, and the GT-12 is in the basement. Also any number of shells that have donated engines, suspension, or other bits - including a BMW 3 series, an Ambulance, and possibly a bronco or 2.

shhhh.no one's supposed to know about that stuff

actually,i'm in the process of decluttering somewhat...and you forgot about the boats

 

[gwaii]

just insane,

that's my specialty.

 

[3.0ranger1227]

shhhh.no one's supposed to know about that stuff

actually,i'm in the process of decluttering somewhat...and you forgot about the boats

Did I miss anything except the boats?


Also don't forget his custom tools, one of which is his 1000 gal ford 2.9L powered air compressor that is lubricated with hopes and dreams.