87 ranger

[87Rangerdude]

i only have one or 2 old pics of my truck at this time, because my digital camera broke, but hopefully i'll have a new one soon to post updates. So, here is what it looked like when i first got it. the motor is a 2.3L 4cyl with a 4 speed auto on the floor. the body is a regular cab long bed.

since then I have:

*put brand new Good Year tracker 2s in the back and wranglers in the front,

*replaced the rad hoses, spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter, fuel tank,
*cleaned the fuel sender unit,
*replaced the harmonic balancer,
*rebuilt the front end of the motor,
*tinted the windows,
*refurbished the interior (bench seat, arm wrests, floor mats, etc)
*installed a Sony Xplod with 6.5" speakers, cheapie $20 wal mart special sub box,
*replaced the bed,
*sanded and painted the rear frame,
*sanded the majority of the truck and painted the hood and passenger fender midnight black, which the whole truck will eventually be.


right now im in the process of mounting a decent exhaust system, i bought a flowmaster 40 series muffler, but i found a bad exhaust leak between the manifold and the catalytic converter (which i really want to gut). i'll post pics as soon as i have enough cash to buy a new camera.

 

[87Rangerdude]

well my next few pay checks are going toward my 2 motorcycles, so ill try to get some updated pics with my mom's camera either tomorrow or on the weekend

 

[ejholmgren]

What wheels are those?

 

[87Rangerdude]

im not sure what brand they are, they came with the truck. they look good with the new tires on them. i think someone told me that they came off an old Lincoln, but don't quote me on that

 

[87Rangerdude]

here are some new pics of my progress so far.

yes, they're smileys, i got bored

 

[kunar]

What wheels are those?

id bet they are from an 80's grand marquis

 

[87Rangerdude]

you're probably right, these look like them minus the hub caps hehe

 

[kunar]

you're probably right, these look like them minus the hub caps hehe

yeah, i saw one at meijers today on lunch. they look like the match the truck well though, it almost reminds me of an f-150 from the same era.

 

[mhughes165]

there the ford turbine wheels, there about 8" wide IIRC, have a decent offset too

 

[87Rangerdude]

whats IIRC? sry im a noob

 

[Sunk]

whats IIRC? sry im a noob

If I Remember Correctly.

 

[87Rangerdude]

well im in a snag with my resto atm, until i get a compression test. it's been running like shit lately, 2 of the cyl. arent firing. they're getting spark but not firing. if i have ok compression, then it could be the injectors right?

 

[High Desert Ranger]

AMP gauge in an 87 Truck??? That's weird, I remember it in an old 84 truck I had.

 

[87Rangerdude]

3/4 of my guages dont work haha, the speedo is offset by 6 mph from the bigger tires too