PlumCrazy's Build

[PlumCrazy]

Gave the new winter beater some TLC. Rad hoses, PS hoses, 99-00 tails, clear corners, and fresh rubber.

Thanks to all the EuroVans running around you can get Ranger sized 8 ply tires

Also snagged some 17x8s and 215s for the V8 truck. I hate black wheels, but they were dirt cheap and like new. I mostly just wanted to see how they fit. Turns out…they fit great so I’ll pull them off in the spring to strip and polish or have them coated in something lighter.

My shop help wasn’t much help. He is getting lazy in his old age.

 

[Blmpkn]

Gave the new winter beater some TLC. Rad hoses, PS hoses, 99-00 tails, clear corners, and fresh rubber.
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Thanks to all the EuroVans running around you can get Ranger sized 8 ply tires
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Also snagged some 17x8s and 215s for the V8 truck. I hate black wheels, but they were dirt cheap and like new. I mostly just wanted to see how they fit. Turns out…they fit great so I’ll pull them off in the spring to strip and polish or have them coated in something lighter.
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My shop help wasn’t much help. He is getting lazy in his old age.
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Whats the suspension situation on your v8 truck? Thats how I'd like to see my '96 sitting.. mabey slightly higher..

 

[PlumCrazy]

Whats the suspension situation on your v8 truck? Thats how I'd like to see my '96 sitting.. mabey slightly higher..

Dream beams with Splash coils (probably 250k on the coils lol). Rear is sprung under with 250k+ mile Explorer leaves.

The 5.0 dropped the front 3/4” or so from where it sat with the 2.3, I think there are some older photos of it before the swap in this thread somewhere.

 

[PlumCrazy]

Snagged a some 2.3T stuff a few weeks ago. Two complete long blocks w/ turbo , three 2.3T short blocls and heads, freshly built stock turbo and manifold and a bunch more junk.
Plan is to drop one of the long blocks in my 88 SuperCab and toss a PIMPx at it.

Already has a roller cam and adjustable cam pulley (square tooth unfortunately)

Also started stripping the god awful black of off the 17s. They took the methylene-chloride out of aircraft stripper and it sucks now.lol Takes 10x longer but it does work.

Put the 15s back on in the meantime

Also...Got into another hobby that I didn't need to have.

Had weird pink/orange sky for like 15min right before a tornado warning....so of course I went outside and took pictures. Was super orange at first, then faded to pink before just blowing past.

 

[Jim Oaks]

@PlumCrazy I dig the hotrod looking tractor!

 

[JoshT]

I agree with Jim.

Those wheels look good with the black stripped off. They look good in black too, but I'm thinking that the lighter color will look better on your truck.

Want to sell one of those "Fuel Injection Turbo" valve covers? Want to do a turbo build in the 85 when I start working on it. Would love to find one of those style valve covers for it.

 

[PlumCrazy]

I agree with Jim.

Those wheels look good with the black stripped off. They look good in black too, but I'm thinking that the lighter color will look better on your truck.

Want to sell one of those "Fuel Injection Turbo" valve covers? Want to do a turbo build in the 85 when I start working on it. Would love to find one of those style valve covers for it.

@JoshT I despise black wheels personally, but these wheels are discontinued and black ones were they only ones I could get my hands on.

$125 Shipped for a turbo valve cover

 

[PlumCrazy]

@PlumCrazy I dig the hotrod looking tractor!

Thanks, built it a few years ago now. Took it to a few local shows, but haven't really found a good use for it yet lol