HIPCHIP
Well-Known Member
I have a 90 Ranger XLT 4X4, standard cab with the V-6 and auto trans. It didn't come with air conditioning as it was my father in laws truck and when he bought it he lived in an area where a hot day was 70 degrees. Unfortunately, the area I live in gets well into the 100's during the summer.
My father in law took good care of his truck, but it does have 102K miles on it (had to rebuild the trans about 2K miles a go). Am trying to figure out if I can add A/C to the truck and if it's worth it as I don't want to spend $2K or something to install A/C on a truck that's only worth about $2K.
Also, if I can get A/C installed for not too much money, is this a good truck to keep and SLOWLY restore? I've heard the V-6 is a nice torquey motor and gets OK MPG, so trying to figure out if I should just keep this truck and upgrade stuff when the time comes (or drop in a small V-8?) or if I'm better off getting a newer Ranger or similar?
I originally got the truck to do off roading with it, but I have a bad back from too many years of MX, so even time on a fire road is too much on my back, so don't really need a 4X4.
If installing A/C is not too bad, any ideas of companies I should check with? I live in the Sacramento, Ca. area.
Thanks in advance.
My father in law took good care of his truck, but it does have 102K miles on it (had to rebuild the trans about 2K miles a go). Am trying to figure out if I can add A/C to the truck and if it's worth it as I don't want to spend $2K or something to install A/C on a truck that's only worth about $2K.
Also, if I can get A/C installed for not too much money, is this a good truck to keep and SLOWLY restore? I've heard the V-6 is a nice torquey motor and gets OK MPG, so trying to figure out if I should just keep this truck and upgrade stuff when the time comes (or drop in a small V-8?) or if I'm better off getting a newer Ranger or similar?
I originally got the truck to do off roading with it, but I have a bad back from too many years of MX, so even time on a fire road is too much on my back, so don't really need a 4X4.
If installing A/C is not too bad, any ideas of companies I should check with? I live in the Sacramento, Ca. area.
Thanks in advance.