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- Dec 22, 2009
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- Location
- Northern Illinois
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
Hello, my name is Trent Petersen
I got the nickname Rockstar driving stock cars when I was 15, and my number was 04, so together you get Rockstar04, which I use on almost all forums I am on.
I have a 1997 3.0L Ford Ranger 4x4 Auto, COMPLETELY Stock. The truck started life as a commercial truck for a gas company in Indiana, was wrecked and sold at auction to a private buyer, then wrecked and auctioned again and bough by a co-worker, he repaired it and then sold it to me for $1500 in almost perfect condition with around 175,000 miles on the clock almost 3 years ago, since then its had 7,000 miles put on it. I have totaled the truck once bringing the "totaled" count up to 3 times. Today I finished a manual hub conversion and replaced a universal joint.
When I totaled it, I had the throttle stick and had to swerve to avoid plowing a row of cars at a stop sign, hit wet grass and slid into a concrete pylon. Pics from wreck:
Pics from today. My girlfriend showing off the rebuilt axle. :
Im in my freshman year at NIU in Dekalb IL but am from Dixon IL. Once I find a job in DeKalb I plan on getting a new bumper for the truck and a nice wench. I am going to whip out a set of new radius arms in Solidworks and put them on and I am going to start looking for the parts for a long leaf swap in the rear of the truck. I am not planning anything big, or anything specific, I want to keep it a good handy and fun truck.
I got the nickname Rockstar driving stock cars when I was 15, and my number was 04, so together you get Rockstar04, which I use on almost all forums I am on.
I have a 1997 3.0L Ford Ranger 4x4 Auto, COMPLETELY Stock. The truck started life as a commercial truck for a gas company in Indiana, was wrecked and sold at auction to a private buyer, then wrecked and auctioned again and bough by a co-worker, he repaired it and then sold it to me for $1500 in almost perfect condition with around 175,000 miles on the clock almost 3 years ago, since then its had 7,000 miles put on it. I have totaled the truck once bringing the "totaled" count up to 3 times. Today I finished a manual hub conversion and replaced a universal joint.
When I totaled it, I had the throttle stick and had to swerve to avoid plowing a row of cars at a stop sign, hit wet grass and slid into a concrete pylon. Pics from wreck:
Pics from today. My girlfriend showing off the rebuilt axle. :
Im in my freshman year at NIU in Dekalb IL but am from Dixon IL. Once I find a job in DeKalb I plan on getting a new bumper for the truck and a nice wench. I am going to whip out a set of new radius arms in Solidworks and put them on and I am going to start looking for the parts for a long leaf swap in the rear of the truck. I am not planning anything big, or anything specific, I want to keep it a good handy and fun truck.
