Moderators or ????, I have a couple questions:
An update, I’ve caught the Ranger fever. You’ll be convinced my brain is feverish as I reveal my master plan on what I’m going to do with my free 4wd Ranger.
my question today is where is the proper place in these forums for me to document my “Rick-storation” ? I’m going to do a very very budget fix up as if I had no money but some imagination, certainly minimal pride and integrity! Not a true rat rod, but “inexpensive” and “creative” repairs and upgrades, most likely not worthy of all you folks with the nice killer trucks. But it might inspire some young folks on what’s possible like when I was coming up a hundred years ago.
I’m also going to make a matching trailer out of a ranger bed I landed (maybe two). I know a lot of guys cut the frame in front of the cab, bend it inwards and add a coupler. I know it works, but it’s a lot of extra weight you just don’t need for the trailer. To me, it always looks half done, just like it was cut off. I’m going to do some custom frame and running gear, again, very cheap, but never anything dangerous. Used bed frames are always a good source of cheap steel!
I’m thinking I may do a red clone of Big Red, my 96 F250HD 4wd diesel extra cab long bed, which has code 3 lights, radio, etc. But I also know that if you paint your truck with a dead squirrel you find on the road to save on a brush or roller, it’s a good idea to do a two tone and some accents, so it draws the eye away from the body work finished with a camping axe. So maybe two tone black and red. It’ll be a “Rick-stoleum” paint job. When I’m done, it’s gotta be worth a couple thousand dollars cuz it’ll have over a thousand in bondo in it!
That’s a joke. The truck and extra bed are actually very straight and rust free. So it won’t have that much bondo value added value....
pics of the free Ranger, Big Red and my paint applicator below.
so where is the right place in the forum for me to document it for maximum criticism? I’m thinking I’ll put pictures here, and put some videos on YouTube and put the links here. Is that ok? Where & what is allowed?
& BTW, it’s ok to start busting my chops now, I’ve got a pretty thick head, er, I mean skin!