North Idaho 5.oh
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 20, 2019
- Messages
- 601
- Reaction score
- 610
- Location
- Idaho
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
Ya I noticed that the grille was not original and neither is the header panel. As for replacing it, I’m an OEM type guy and will be hitting the yard soon unless I can find a complete truck with all the body panels I need and I would buy that instead…As the owner of a 02 FX4 with over 300K miles on it, I say save it. The biggest cost should be the timing chain guides. It might be easier to buy a good used engine.
I am guessing the salvage title is due to a front-end impact. When they replaced the grill, they used the wrong one. There is nothing wrong with that, it is just not a 02 FX4 grill.
I actually happen to be parting out a 2005 sport trac that has been rolled so I have the motor part taken care of since the buyer for the engine backed out.