88 gone wild

[bobbywalter]

Would u like to elaborate bobby?

thats a whole lotta stuff going on.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

thats a whole lotta stuff going on.

haha true nuff.
so today since my wheel fell off and im running like drag slicks on the front and my wheel is wrecked so i need a new one, i rearended a grand am. nice. no damage but his bumer maybe scuffed a little. so great. like i didn't have enough on my dam plate. on the bright side i also got a raise today.
which is good. and it applys to this months wages so its great cause i got a ton of hours. wahoo!
alright i promised pics so im gonna go take some.

 

[dangerranger83]

We owned to gland pee's and I have to say both of them have been in accidents that ranged from car to car collision to expensive rim getting curbed. Did the person you hit file a claim or just look the other way?

Well my step-uncle got a new to him 86 S-10 today, his bigger trucks engine blew a gasket so he bought this to get around for awhile, got it from my brother in laws brother. Anyways he wants to go junkyarding sometime after xmas so now I need to save up some money and think of what my truck needs (more like my wants) and what it really needs. My steering linkage hasnt showed up yet and for some reason it doesnt then I'll see if they have a set.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

We owned to gland pee's and I have to say both of them have been in accidents that ranged from car to car collision to expensive rim getting curbed. Did the person you hit file a claim or just look the other way?

Well my step-uncle got a new to him 86 S-10 today, his bigger trucks engine blew a gasket so he bought this to get around for awhile, got it from my brother in laws brother. Anyways he wants to go junkyarding sometime after xmas so now I need to save up some money and think of what my truck needs (more like my wants) and what it really needs. My steering linkage hasnt showed up yet and for some reason it doesnt then I'll see if they have a set.

sweeet. no dude said if he needed it fixed if there was damage he'd call me first... thanks dude

 

[jaymegriffiths]

so being as my raise is gonna mean an extra 300 bux a month im gonna have some money for new wheels and tires!!!

 

[dangerranger83]

OR that SAS.....I'm just trying to keep the thought alive.

Anyways hows it running/driving for you now?

 

[jaymegriffiths]

OR that SAS.....I'm just trying to keep the thought alive.

Anyways hows it running/driving for you now?

yea its runnin same as before, what with the idle issues but im content since its still reliable. hard to drive on ice cause you gotta give er balls to get the engine outta its "bogging useless" form and also what with it bein so light and all. the sas is not completely gone but i wanna line up 15" wheels first and get some axles prepped and i wanna buy a welder after my trip. maybe a hobart or licoln 180 or somethin of that sort, and get some sheild gas so it is nice to use for someone whos fairly in-experienced.i wont do welding on my suspension until im sure im capable or get my friend dustin (good welder) to do it for me. hes a handy guy hehe.

im watin for bux to re-open as they have been closed for quite some time and they are the cheapest around.
but that means i gotta change the tranny. i hate changin the tranny. done it twice hoped to not do it again. o well a saturday can fix that.
o and a body lift would help and make room for a future engine swap should i want.
and with the new welder i could make a new tranny x member to fit the 4wd tranny and maybe make long arms and coils would be easy then etc. etc. etc. i get outta control easy

 

[jaymegriffiths]

well since nothings goin on ranger wise im redoing my go cart. no suspension this time.
i cut some bars to support the seat, as this will be the base of everythin.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

last one is my bro, hes 15.
he looks like hes 8 and its funny.

 

[dangerranger83]

Those are good names in welders and gas welding is the only way to go, that flex core welding wire is junk, I'll never go back to it.

I have a little bro too, hes only 11 but likes older and is taller then the other people in school.

As far as channing a tranny, its not to bad, in the cold its sucks but those are easy to swap. You looking to get one from a JY or are you going to rob one off one of the rangers you already have that dont drive?

I'm leaving for Christmas so I wont be back till Sunday, mabey Saturday, I have no clue yet.

And look, me premium member now, it was so worth the money, my Christams gift to me.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

Those are good names in welders and gas welding is the only way to go, that flex core welding wire is junk, I'll never go back to it.

I have a little bro too, hes only 11 but likes older and is taller then the other people in school.

As far as channing a tranny, its not to bad, in the cold its sucks but those are easy to swap. You looking to get one from a JY or are you going to rob one off one of the rangers you already have that dont drive?

I'm leaving for Christmas so I wont be back till Sunday, mabey Saturday, I have no clue yet.

And look, me premium member now, it was so worth the money, my Christams gift to me.

i think a licoln migpak 180 would be reasonable and decent. its gonna cost near 1000 bux abyways so might as well go with a trusted name. plus i like hobart but never used one. either way ill get one eventually. now...
the whole go cart thing. reaaallly not liking the ol stick welder i melt holes in everything. im gonna hold off til after new years for that i think. plus i have like 80 bux. til jan1
soooo i have my mastercard tho...
but i owe 750 bux on that too. but i gotta tank o gas and some cash should be ok...
membership im buyin on jan1 or 2... or if i dont get paid til the 4th ill do it then

 

[jaymegriffiths]

FRIKKEN WONDERFUL.
my clutch ran outta FLUID so i imagine somethings wrong with it. hope for master cyl. of its a slave im gonna be forced to buy a new car.
well a car.

 

[dangerranger83]

Just rob one off another ranger you have. Of course just like mine is now, yours is an internal slave cylinders so it that means you have to pull the tranny out again to fix it. Luckly when I got mine from the JY it was brand new, hell the entire clutch assembly was new, lucky me I guess.

Still at my moms house for Christmas so nothing going on with my truck ATM and her internet is dial-up, what a PITA it is to get stuff to load but at least it is Internet.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

Just rob one off another ranger you have. Of course just like mine is now, yours is an internal slave cylinders so it that means you have to pull the tranny out again to fix it. Luckly when I got mine from the JY it was brand new, hell the entire clutch assembly was new, lucky me I guess.

Still at my moms house for Christmas so nothing going on with my truck ATM and her internet is dial-up, what a PITA it is to get stuff to load but at least it is Internet.

so i got a new mouse and its wireless so yay no more gay laptop finger pad thing.
also, its a slow leak, dunno yet what it is but trust me ill be investigation. btw i only have one tranny thats an m50 and its in my truck. my old tranny i donated to my high-school to be taken apart and observed and it had a bad slave anyways.
if it is slave i dunno how im gonna be able to do it anytime soon.
geeez.

today i was trying to buy a new(ish) ranger fx4 but my lack of credit isn't any good.

it was an 07 fx4 4 liter auto xcab but they wanted 25%down so like $4,500 bux which i dont have thx to this darn vacation and i need to pay off my credit card which is like 800 bux. i think im gonna just take 1350 to hawaii cause then i can start savin for a newer truck earlier. like as in next spring a 06+ ranger like the one i wanted.
i may sell this one and then if i get 1500 bux for it i could get a ranger by late april.
thats if i was savin like a grand a month. lame.
what are those things you pop rivet into metal and they are threaded inside?
so you can flush mount things to sheetmetal?
i may just buy a new master, slave and resevior and then i know its all good.
we'll see if ebay has any good deals.

 

[jaymegriffiths]

so instead of buyin new wheels im gonna re-finish the old ones.
had em sandblasted today, 70 bux for the 5 which is a good deal in my mind...
gonna go get some metal etching primer for em tonight. ok
pics

according to my calulations im getting aprx. 13 mpg btw

some body damage i've photographed...

and the grill is kinda broken. im gonna either try fix it or get another they arent hard to find anymore.
sheesh.

so ill prime em and then im all ears as for what color to go with...
ok so i discovered upon buying the etching primer that some of the wheels are bent. i dont care but they might look silly. wheel see what happens. HAHAHAHAHA
anywho im gonna be buyin a new muffler as soon as i get paid, as that hasn't happened in 5 weeks (gay)
soooo. whenever that happens. which is gay cause i gotta work all this week and i have a killer sore back from who knows what.
oi so once again suggestions on color?
im gonna have em photoshopped black and see how that goes...