Cars? What do you drive?

[Uncle Gump]

What and who is that? Never heard of it.

He was the fastest/best moto-cross rider of his time.

 

[cbxer55]

Those black marks on his helmet are supposed to be lightning bolts? They look more like fir trees.

This is a Lightning bolt. Custom-made billet items, 25% larger than the stock plastic items.

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[fastpakr]

This is a Lightning bolt. Custom-made billet items, 25% larger than the stock plastic items.

How would you handle the horror if someone didn't see the puny stock Lightning bolt?

 

[cbxer55]

How would you handle the horror if someone didn't see the puny stock Lightning bolt?

Gave them to a friend in need years ago.

If it makes you feel any better, the emblems on my Ranger are not the ones it came with either. LOL!

 

[Curious Hound]

Custom-made billet items, 25% larger than the stock plastic items

What billet material was it machined from? Photo just makes it look like a vinyl decal.

 

[cbxer55]

Is this better? Aluminum. Made by JC Customs. Same goes for all the badges on the tail gate. Billet and 25% larger than stock. Btw, Ford ordered him to stop producing them. So they are now unobtanium. PRICELESS!

 

[Snoranger]

What billet material was it machined from? Photo just makes it look like a vinyl decal.

It’s billet vinyl... it’s 32% stronger than cast vinyl.

 

[cbxer55]

It’s billet vinyl... it’s 32% stronger than cast vinyl.

LMAO! Wrong!

 

[cbxer55]

Been fun. But I need to go out and ride my exercise bicycle for a while. I'm 60, need to stay in shape.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Been fun. But I need to go out and ride my exercise bicycle for a while. I'm 60, need to stay in shape. View attachment 70686

Picture would be 1000x cooler if you were in front of an F-35... Lightning II

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Been fun. But I need to go out and ride my exercise bicycle for a while. I'm 60, need to stay in shape. View attachment 70686

>Posted physique

Based. Arguments made by poster are now more valid.

 

[sgtsandman]

Fords and rust have always been a thing. The running joke when I was in high school in the 80s was that the perfect truck was a Ford powertrain in a GM body.

As far as the heat shield thing. As soon as petroleumjunkie412 showed me what happened to his bed, I ripped mine out. There was a LOT of dirt trapped up behind them. Thankfully, my rust issues were no where close to what he has. I have been pretty diligent on keeping the salt off the truck and hosing the underside of the truck down with Fluid Film. Petroleumjunkie412 didn’t have that luxury since he bought used.

 

[fastpakr]

I need to look at that issue on mine. Thanks for bringing it up. There's definitely already some rust on the bed, but I'd love to slow the spread.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

As far as the heat shield thing. As soon as petroleumjunkie412 showed me what happened to his bed, I ripped mine out. There was a LOT of dirt trapped up behind them. Thankfully, my rust issues were no where close to what he has. I have been pretty diligent on keeping the salt off the truck and hosing the underside of the truck down with Fluid Film. Petroleumjunkie412 didn’t have that luxury since he bought used.

Correct on all accounts.

Should note, it's not just Ranger.

My 2011 F350 had them as well. Luckily I removed them before they started taking that bed as well.

Check your beds.

Surprised there isn't a lawsuit over it. I'd join it.

 

[sgtsandman]

I need to look at that issue on mine. Thanks for bringing it up. There's definitely already some rust on the bed, but I'd love to slow the spread.

I’m not sure what all years have the fiber backed aluminum we found on ours. It’s the fiber that is doing all the trapping of the dirt and moisture. Not to mention the lack of any real clearance to allow stuff to drain/fall back out.

My 1998 didn’t have the shields that I remember but still had some similar rust issues at the front of the bed above the exhaust. There was some over the fuel tank as well but I think the tank shields the bed some and slows the process.