B4000 to Ranger Conversion

[statley chubs]

After Falling asleep at the wheel the old mazda gets a face lift here is some of the progress so far










Needs a few more parts and some body work before shes ready for paint but its a start.

 

[statley chubs]

Let me know what you think if you have any tips or ideas i would love to hear them thanks for looking.

 

[shane96ranger]

Maybe it's just the angle, but your frame looks pretty tweaked to me. I'd put it on a frame rack before you go any further.

 

[statley chubs]

Frame is fine but the bar with the tow hooks on it is bent going to fix that before I put the new bumper on. also going to add a Front hitch for the winch that has the tow hooks on it so the old one just has to hold the bumper on. good eye that it kinda hard to see in the pic.

 

[Josh40601]

Statley, I'd at least take it to a frame shop to be sure. My donor truck hit a tree and the frame was smoked because of the front bumper. It's worth the little bit of money it costs to verify its good. It definitely isn't so bad it couldn't be fixed if there was damage to it.

Conversion is looking good though!

 

[statley chubs]

Here are a couple of before the crash pics just for shits

 

[straycat]

That frame IS tweaked. You need to take that in for a fix. Did you report the accident? No insurance?

 

[statley chubs]

Just liability.
Ill have it looked at again but had few ppl over already everything looks straight except for the bumper mount. gaurd rail twisted it up. but did find a guy who will straighten fraims for like three hundred bucks ill take it down to him. Any other suggestions? thanks

 

[Josh40601]

That's really it. Once the frame is straight, everything else is no biggie. Glad you decided to take it in. If you don't, tires will wear bad, ride could be affected, crab walk, and who knows what else.

 

[shane96ranger]

Just liability.
Ill have it looked at again but had few ppl over already everything looks straight except for the bumper mount. gaurd rail twisted it up. but did find a guy who will straighten fraims for like three hundred bucks ill take it down to him. Any other suggestions? thanks

Good idea. It might be on the rack for 2 hours. But I'm betting less. He'll probably spend more time setting it up than tweaking it. It's been my experience that things go together better when it's within spec.

 

[statley chubs]

bumper just a dry fit i know its not lined up just wanted to see what she was going to look like

 

[Josh40601]

Getting there buddy. I may still have some parts left over from my 99. If you pay the shipping, you can have them if you want them

 

[straycat]

Me too. I have some parts left over 'cause I never got fixed when I was a kitten....lol

The truck will come together with that finger massage and buffing and rubbing and washing and waxing....keep us posted, Bro!!!

 

[shane96ranger]

Do you have any pics after the frame rack? I'm interested in seeing those!

 

[statley chubs]

Getting there buddy. I may still have some parts left over from my 99. If you pay the shipping, you can have them if you want them

Wow Thanks bro what do you have left ill let ya know