JunkCollector
Member
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2017
- Messages
- 77
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- Location
- VA
- Vehicle Year
- '85, '88, '91
- Make / Model
- B2, B2, Ranger
- My credo
- Local RBV "expert"
So the story goes, my dad bought this "Bright Bittersweet" orange Ranger new in 1984. He threw on a black frame-mount brush guard that saved it from being totaled at least once, had some American Racing Outlaws installed, and named it. Sold it in 2004 when I was 5 years old. Years passed, now I'm 18, and the truck came back up for sale for $450 with an engine from a '84-'85 Bronco II. Of course, I bought it back. Sadly, those good looking wheels were replaced with these ugly Cheep wheels. At least the tires are good. Would be more enthused if they were jeep turbine's from the 80s.
Toyo Kyogo 4-speed, manual everything, no A/C, and a hole cut in the dash for a radio. "New clutch" that apparently isn't installed right, no slave cylinder, and you can move the clutch fork back and forth by hand with no resistance by reaching in the bell housing. Possibly no spark, and only cranked if you jumped the relay, then stopped all together. Wired past the clutch switch and got a clicking relay, and a new starter didn't fix it, so I'm throwing all new positive battery cables at it, and a used relay from a buddies wrecked truck. If that doesn't fix it I have no idea. Also trying to slowly de-smog it, since it was halfway ripped out already. It's why I've been making all these help threads since I joined. Only have one picture, with my daily driver '78 Power Wagon, known as Creeper by the previous owner. 360/4-speed... More to come.
Since I've introduced the Creeper and the Crusher, I might as well introduce my show truck, my 54,000 mile '88 Bronco II
Needs a dimmer switch at the moment and I'll be damned if I can get it out without breaking the connectors. Could use tips on that first. Had to break the ones at the junkyard. Hate throwing used parts at my nice truck but I ain't paying $60 for a new one!
The top two aren't mommy and daddy sponsored. I'll admit the bottom one is, and I daily drove it for a year before deciding to try to preserve it. Now 10mpg isn't treating me too well with the V8 so now I got this lil orange crapbox that needs twice as much put in to it as what I paid for it. No regrets.
Toyo Kyogo 4-speed, manual everything, no A/C, and a hole cut in the dash for a radio. "New clutch" that apparently isn't installed right, no slave cylinder, and you can move the clutch fork back and forth by hand with no resistance by reaching in the bell housing. Possibly no spark, and only cranked if you jumped the relay, then stopped all together. Wired past the clutch switch and got a clicking relay, and a new starter didn't fix it, so I'm throwing all new positive battery cables at it, and a used relay from a buddies wrecked truck. If that doesn't fix it I have no idea. Also trying to slowly de-smog it, since it was halfway ripped out already. It's why I've been making all these help threads since I joined. Only have one picture, with my daily driver '78 Power Wagon, known as Creeper by the previous owner. 360/4-speed... More to come.
Since I've introduced the Creeper and the Crusher, I might as well introduce my show truck, my 54,000 mile '88 Bronco II
Needs a dimmer switch at the moment and I'll be damned if I can get it out without breaking the connectors. Could use tips on that first. Had to break the ones at the junkyard. Hate throwing used parts at my nice truck but I ain't paying $60 for a new one!
The top two aren't mommy and daddy sponsored. I'll admit the bottom one is, and I daily drove it for a year before deciding to try to preserve it. Now 10mpg isn't treating me too well with the V8 so now I got this lil orange crapbox that needs twice as much put in to it as what I paid for it. No regrets.
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