rangerenthiusiast
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- Location
- Hudson Valley, NY
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey, folks.
Well, add a new disaster to the list for the ’92 Ranger Supercab that I picked up a few months ago. Finally got up the nerve to tear out the nasty rotten carpet today. I suspected that I’d have to patch a small hole or two, but no. Big holes right through in the front, as well as directly under the seats. Looks like the floor sat in a salt marsh for a while, which I hadn’t suspected, since the frame is in great shape. Obviously, the PO had a bad leak and just left it to rot under there.
The back floor could be salvageable with a bunch of wire wheeling, sandblasting, and a thick coat of POR-15. But I’d much rather just cut the whole damn rotten thing out and replace it. Problem is that I can’t find one. Tried JC Whitney, LMC, CARiD, Dorman, eBay, etc. The closest I can find are patch panels for the front (LMC, CARiD), but no full floors (or even front half ones). CARiD does sell full floors, but not for my truck.
Any tips are greatly appreciated. I think fabricating panels might be a bit above my skill level, so I’m hoping there are other options. Thanks!
Well, add a new disaster to the list for the ’92 Ranger Supercab that I picked up a few months ago. Finally got up the nerve to tear out the nasty rotten carpet today. I suspected that I’d have to patch a small hole or two, but no. Big holes right through in the front, as well as directly under the seats. Looks like the floor sat in a salt marsh for a while, which I hadn’t suspected, since the frame is in great shape. Obviously, the PO had a bad leak and just left it to rot under there.
The back floor could be salvageable with a bunch of wire wheeling, sandblasting, and a thick coat of POR-15. But I’d much rather just cut the whole damn rotten thing out and replace it. Problem is that I can’t find one. Tried JC Whitney, LMC, CARiD, Dorman, eBay, etc. The closest I can find are patch panels for the front (LMC, CARiD), but no full floors (or even front half ones). CARiD does sell full floors, but not for my truck.
Any tips are greatly appreciated. I think fabricating panels might be a bit above my skill level, so I’m hoping there are other options. Thanks!