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Pics of my v8 ranger project




bobbywalter

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very nice.....
 

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Original paint.just waxed the crap out of it.its the sportline truck I mentioned a yr ago.finally put pics on it
 

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Nice rig!

Looks just like my red 87 V8 truck.


Sportline??? What's that?
 

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That's the badging on the fenders when I bought it.i was hoping it was a dealer thing I'm the 80s but couldn't find any real info on it.i liked how it looked so I left them on
 

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Nice truck! Where did you get that chin spoiler?
 

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Would like to see a sidexside photo of @Bird76Mojo's truck with this one. I also thought it looked very similar
 

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Nice truck! Where did you get that chin spoiler?
Summit racing.i had 1 on my 83 ranger back in the late 90s as well. Summits been selling them for a while
 

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Looks really good, you should look into some of the Ranger GT trim peices. Not the body molding but some of the other pieces. If it was mine I would put a roll pan on the back instead of the bumper. Get some pin stripes on that. Also lowered with some old school painted steel wheels with chrome caps. Maybe whitewalls.... maybe...
 
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Looks really good, you should look into some of the Ranger GT trim peices. Not the body molding but some of the other pieces. If it was mine I would put a roll pan on the back instead of the bumper. Get some pin stripes on that. Also lowered with some old school painted steel wheels with chrome caps. Maybe whitewalls.... maybe...
What "other pieces" from the GT are noteworthy besides the ground effects kit and bumper covers?



Nice truck! Where did you get that chin spoiler?
It looks really close to a "Steve Millen" air dam. I know a guy that has one that I've been meaning to go get for my truck for like 8 or 10 months now.






Would like to c a pic of bird76 truck?
Twinskies

Same year, same color, same everything, except mine has the original bench that I had custom upholstery sewn up for. I added foam and recovered it myself.
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@svtcards @Bird76Mojo
Nice work fellas, on creating basically the same truck without ever knowing the other existed.
 

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