What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

I put gas in mine.



Some of you may think that’s not a big deal, but I rarely drive it. I drive it so little in fact, that I didn’t even put gas in it last year. So yes, it’s actually a big deal.

I drive my trucks so much, I’ll go through 2 full tanks in a day, sometimes.

 

[snoranger]

I drive my trucks so much, I’ll go through 2 full tanks in a day, sometimes.

I bought this Ranger after some kid ran into the back of my ‘17 f150 and it took over 6 months for Ford to get the parts to fix it. It didn’t cost much, it’s cheap to fix, and I have a ‘20 F150 as a daily driver. I’ll keep it around as a backup vehicle until it rots to the ground... then I’ll buy another one.

 

[Maritime Drag Racing]

Roll bar project is kicking my ass. First I broke the windshield wrestling the main hoop in the cab for a trial fit then I had to cut through multiple layers to make the holes for the main hoop legs which had to go as far back as possible to make room for my 300 lb carcass LOL. Finally got it in place and temporarily held in with ratchet straps and zip ties while I engineered the frame standoffs.

 

[broncc]

Buddy of mine has access to a Formlabs printer... I'm working on getting a snug fit on my transfer case linkage to solve popping out of 4hi.

 

[Bgunner]

Took the weight out of the back and wouldn't you know, it snowed that night.

 

[superj]

i drove it to work yesterday.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Buddy of mine has access to a Formlabs printer... I'm working on getting a snug fit on my transfer case linkage to solve popping out of 4hi.

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Are these going to be available to the rest of us?

 

[Angry Possum]

I took off that nasty Custom Ranger Decal I put on the tailgate last week. It looked too busy. Today I removed the stock mud flaps and outlined the Ranger lettering with a Sharpie Oil Based Paint Pen. Photos enclosed of the Ranger Tailgate Decal that I removed and the mud flaps I just outlined.

This is the ruff job. It came out much better with second coat and black outlining to detail the letters better..

 

[superj]

i wonder if my truck has flaps on it

 

[snoranger]

i wonder if my truck has flaps on it

My ‘02 has OEM mud flaps and a 4/5 drop... I’m slowly wearing them down on every bump.

 

[superj]

i will have to look. i would think i have some but i cannot picture ever seeing them so i feel like i don't

 

[Blmpkn]

My ‘02 has OEM mud flaps and a 4/5 drop... I’m slowly wearing them down on every bump.

Self clearancing flaps, man stuff.

 

[Lefty]

BOOYA! I have to laugh. We went to two junkyards today and got two very good doors.

Both yards were pretty crowded. We don't always see people but we hear them all around us, mostly grunting, an occasional bang and clatter. Sometimes people even swear.

Suddenly out of nowhere, a man yells out, "Booya!"

Everybody laughed. We all know the feeling. It's when you search forever for your own rusty but trusty. You find nothing, nothing, nothing. Then all at once the part! THE PART! It's maybe even 20 years old but it's in great condition. It's perfect.

Booya! That wonderful feeling. It's PULLING TIME!

 

[Lefty]

BOOYA! I have to laugh. We went to two junkyards today and got two very good doors.

Both yards were pretty crowded. We don't always see people but we hear them all around us, mostly grunting, an occasional bang and clatter. Sometimes people even swear.

Suddenly out of nowhere, a man yells out, "Booya!"

Everybody laughed. We all know the feeling. It's when you search forever for your own rusty but trusty. You find nothing, nothing, nothing. Then all at once the part! THE PART! It's maybe even 20 years old but it's in great condition. It's perfect.

Booya! That wonderful feeling. It's PULLING TIME!

I bought a flair side Ranger Edge last year and slowly but surely restored it one thing at a time. A friend helped me with the hard stuff, but along the way, he got to liking mine so much that he bought an older flair side Ranger Edge too. Now, as a favor, I'm helping him with his. I gotta say I'm having even more fun watching his come together., especially because I've learned so much along the way.

 

[Lefty]

These little trucks are a common sight on our American highways. They are no exotic, certainly not the biggest or the best, but somehow or another, they still exude a certain special charm which just can't be denied.