My 1997 Ford Ranger project

[shaun_kite]

97 Ford Ranger EXT cab
302 V8 5.0 w/new TH400 tranny
+9 over equal length Beams and x over steering up front strapped @ 22" travel
3 Linked strapped @ 28" travel everything new in the rear end w/spool
32 Gallon fuel cell
1 3/4 bumper-bumper cage
King 2.5 bumps and coils on each corner, Had bypasses at one point but looking to buy new ones in the near future.

Looking to re-paint entire truck either hot orange or nevada blue..haven't decided yet. Currently making it street-legalish
Putting back together entire interior with all the windows, door panels, head/tail lights, all smog equip and other misc. stuff I find laying around.

Art@Sandhustlers jumping..

Few more..
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa295/ShaunKite/16.jpg
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http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa295/ShaunKite/11.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa295/ShaunKite/10.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa295/ShaunKite/IMG_0678Large.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa295/ShaunKite/13.jpg

As is sits right now the front tires are donuts because it just came off a trailer and I havent put the regular ones back on yet.

Any suggestions for paint color/decals?? Sandhustlers logo and decals coming off in a couple days. Progress pics to come.

 

[BlackBII]

Orange =

I vote blue!

By the way, bad-ass truck man!

 

[RaceRanger97]

did u buy it recently from sandhustlers? i saw it was for sale

 

[84projectFORD]

blue all the way! very sweet truck by the way

 

[KELLY88]

I vote blue also. And that is a truly amazing truck!

 

[Sunk]

Nice truck! I agree with these guys, go with blue.

 

[bovaddict]

orange ftw!!!

nice truck

 

[ckblum]

Sick truck man. Go blue and do the graphics in white, at least that's my opinion. If I could do my truck up I would go all black with bold white and blue graphics.

 

[canyoncritter]

I vote for blue.

So lets see some naked pics of the tube work.

 

[Ranger#1]

orange ftw!!!

nice truck

orange

 

[valleyvinyl84]

Sick truck man. Go blue and do the graphics in white, at least that's my opinion. If I could do my truck up I would go all black with bold white and blue graphics.

Ditto!

 

[shaun_kite]

Yes I bought the truck from Sand Hustlers I was going to restore it to pretty much the exact way it used to look when Chad Leising owned it right here..
http://www.off-roadweb.com/features/0612or_1997_ford_ranger_v8/index.html
I'll post up pics up the tube work tonight. I am thinking blue too but I really dig that burnt orange color it used to be.

 

[ckblum]

Yea man go with what you want. It's your money, your truck and your the one who's gonna get the most out of it for now. But on the flip-side being creative and original makes the thing personalized to you, as opposed to remaking something someone has already done.

I think either way it will frickin rock. It'd be hard to make a truck that sick look bad.

 

[grey ghost]

i'd go with burnt orange if it was mine

 

[RaceRanger97]

Yes I bought the truck from Sand Hustlers I was going to restore it to pretty much the exact way it used to look when Chad Leising owned it right here..
http://www.off-roadweb.com/features/0612or_1997_ford_ranger_v8/index.html
I'll post up pics up the tube work tonight. I am thinking blue too but I really dig that burnt orange color it used to be.

very cool, i have been in love with that truck for a long time