Karbuster
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- May 6, 2014
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- Location
- Washington
- Vehicle Year
- 2003 Mostly....
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0L V6 (for now)
- Transmission
- Manual
- My credo
- Curb? What curb, I felt a speedbump
I tend to poke around your forums when I do work on my 2003 ranger and you guys never steer me wrong so I figured I might as well be able to talk
Quick rundown of truck
As it sits now
2003 FX4 4.0l V6
Mostly stock (just got it a couple years ago and haven't been financially able to seriously modify)
Did replace bed as I got in an argument with a power pole a couple winters ago and I won
Need to re/pair/place passenger front fender and bumper due to the power pole fight and some spineless bastard hit my truck and ran
Need to tune up the engine, inside and out, I can hear not good noises, probably going to do a couple little power adding tweaks while I'm in there (hell, i may just grab a 5.0 from an exploder)
And finally paint it the color I want
Modifications I'd like to make in packages
Kit One
4in suspension lift + 2in body lift and leveling kit
replace front, and if necessary rear, drive shaft (metallic clicking sound emanates from it at low speeds, possibly a welding blob came loose, hopefully it can be removed, if not, shaft will be replaced)
install 33in tires
install switch to disable ABS and airbags
Kit Two (probably the first kit)
Aftermarket intake
Aftermarket exhaust
Tuner chip
Kit Three
Install second battery in parallel or even in a way to separate the cab from the engine (electronically) and look into options for backup solar power
Kit Four
Real brush guard (with min 5k lbs winch)
Bed bar with flood lights
Misc Work to be done that isnt necessary but nice
replace existing mirrors with 2006 model year mirrors (in progress, have materials but weather isnt condusive to paint them)
Install LED Headlights, Fog Lights, Taillights and Third Brake Light
Off road lights and backup lights (i do a lot of driving in the county at night)
Bed illumination (in progress, halted)
Also would like to figure out why door ajar warning comes on when no doors are ajar (found, common problem, gets dirty and stuck)
Cab illumination upgrade (complete, looking to modify)
Side note, would like to replace existing interior lights with led-direct-fit replacements and install moar strips and on/off switches
Upgrade audio system (investigating)
New speakers (2/4 done)
New stereo (Done)
Ground loop isolator and embed an aux port in dash
Subwoofers & amp
Have found a very nice low profile, downward firing setup that will fit underneath pilot seats, I predict $500 to fully upgrade stereo system
I also want to install a shortwave cb radio system
So with that in mind I will probably be asking the gurus for much advice
Quick rundown of truck
As it sits now
2003 FX4 4.0l V6
Mostly stock (just got it a couple years ago and haven't been financially able to seriously modify)
Did replace bed as I got in an argument with a power pole a couple winters ago and I won
Need to re/pair/place passenger front fender and bumper due to the power pole fight and some spineless bastard hit my truck and ran
Need to tune up the engine, inside and out, I can hear not good noises, probably going to do a couple little power adding tweaks while I'm in there (hell, i may just grab a 5.0 from an exploder)
And finally paint it the color I want
Modifications I'd like to make in packages
Kit One
4in suspension lift + 2in body lift and leveling kit
replace front, and if necessary rear, drive shaft (metallic clicking sound emanates from it at low speeds, possibly a welding blob came loose, hopefully it can be removed, if not, shaft will be replaced)
install 33in tires
install switch to disable ABS and airbags
Kit Two (probably the first kit)
Aftermarket intake
Aftermarket exhaust
Tuner chip
Kit Three
Install second battery in parallel or even in a way to separate the cab from the engine (electronically) and look into options for backup solar power
Kit Four
Real brush guard (with min 5k lbs winch)
Bed bar with flood lights
Misc Work to be done that isnt necessary but nice
replace existing mirrors with 2006 model year mirrors (in progress, have materials but weather isnt condusive to paint them)
Install LED Headlights, Fog Lights, Taillights and Third Brake Light
Off road lights and backup lights (i do a lot of driving in the county at night)
Bed illumination (in progress, halted)
Also would like to figure out why door ajar warning comes on when no doors are ajar (found, common problem, gets dirty and stuck)
Cab illumination upgrade (complete, looking to modify)
Side note, would like to replace existing interior lights with led-direct-fit replacements and install moar strips and on/off switches
Upgrade audio system (investigating)
New speakers (2/4 done)
New stereo (Done)
Ground loop isolator and embed an aux port in dash
Subwoofers & amp
Have found a very nice low profile, downward firing setup that will fit underneath pilot seats, I predict $500 to fully upgrade stereo system
I also want to install a shortwave cb radio system
So with that in mind I will probably be asking the gurus for much advice
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