FFGlen
New Member
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2011
- Messages
- 119
- Reaction score
- 5
- Points
- 0
- Location
- Bremerton, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0L V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
A little history on my truck -
I bought my truck in 2010, and ran it almost into the ground from February to May. I bought it knowing that the PO's hadn't taken too much care of it, that they lived up on a killer hill, and that it had lived it's whole life in SE Alaska (rainforest country). But, I was in a bind with my old truck out of service, and I needed a vehicle.
I wish I had a pic of the truck when I first picked it up. It had a really clean interior, and I haven't done much to the body, but it had a camper that was starting to fall apart, and tires so bad the composite was showing by May.
For the most part, I've just been making sure I can still drive the truck everyday - a coolant flush, full rear brake replacement, brand new tires... you get the drift.
Recently, though, I've been getting more interested in making this truck really viable to either sell, or take with me into the lower 48 when I join the Air Force. So, this summer has been declared Ranger Summer.
I scrubbed my rims the other day, and pulled off the front bumper to put some work into it.
Before
After
Here's the truck before I did all the bumper work.
About halfway through rust removal
Primed and almost ready to go
While waiting for the paint to dry, I decided to make my grill and trim match
Bumper and truck meet again!
The back bumper is my next challenge. It's rusted and twisted and just generally a mess. I'll take some pictures of it and post them later today. I'm gonna need some advice on how to deal with my undercarriage rust problem.
I bought my truck in 2010, and ran it almost into the ground from February to May. I bought it knowing that the PO's hadn't taken too much care of it, that they lived up on a killer hill, and that it had lived it's whole life in SE Alaska (rainforest country). But, I was in a bind with my old truck out of service, and I needed a vehicle.
I wish I had a pic of the truck when I first picked it up. It had a really clean interior, and I haven't done much to the body, but it had a camper that was starting to fall apart, and tires so bad the composite was showing by May.
For the most part, I've just been making sure I can still drive the truck everyday - a coolant flush, full rear brake replacement, brand new tires... you get the drift.
Recently, though, I've been getting more interested in making this truck really viable to either sell, or take with me into the lower 48 when I join the Air Force. So, this summer has been declared Ranger Summer.
I scrubbed my rims the other day, and pulled off the front bumper to put some work into it.
Before
After
Here's the truck before I did all the bumper work.
About halfway through rust removal
Primed and almost ready to go
While waiting for the paint to dry, I decided to make my grill and trim match
Bumper and truck meet again!
The back bumper is my next challenge. It's rusted and twisted and just generally a mess. I'll take some pictures of it and post them later today. I'm gonna need some advice on how to deal with my undercarriage rust problem.