D-ranged

[compaqeo]

This is my offroad build of a 1984 ranger 2.3l i bought it for 300$.

the ugly red interior soon to be changed

the only rust on this thing is on the left rear above the box

It didnt start due to having a "toast" starter so i got one at lordco with my handy discount for 110$. after i got it running i drove it a bit and realized the tranny is blown(bearing blew) didnt think it was worth buying a new one i waited about a month...whitin it i decided to redo the interior starting by ripping it all apart

I sprayed boxliner on the floor and behind the seats, i painted all the peices with black trim paint(for plastic) and replaced the roof lining with black swade.

right after i finished all this we (me and step-dad) got to new vehicles
this beast of a samurai stands over 7ft tall(yoda axels 3.8 buick motor and turbo 350 trans and 36" mud kings) the littler samurai is my siters getting painted and no those are not her tires just roll arounds (has 31" and spoa lift)

and i scored this for 200$ just needed clutch very cheap with my discount...
grrrr cant find picture anyway its a 1988 ford bronco 2 2.9l fm146 4x4...seeing as i was goona chop the back of the ranger frame off for smaller wheelbase i decided to just put my ranger cab on the bronco 2 frame (thanks todd? for the idea and the one in truck gallery) and now another tear down

 

[compaqeo]

more news on build up

i kinda jumped ahead didnt take pics of body being put on but all well
so anyway i got the body on and kinda preped for body lift..

before i forget does anyone know what this is for?(wire going into diff)

never do a 2.9l swap into a carbed 2.3l body so much wiring!!!!! and my step dad cut through the cumputer harness by accidednt lol he had to sauder about 67 wires or something..every wire was pulled even interior ones..

and now for wiring the engine up

well havent gotten much farther past this but i got the fenders on. looks really weird now after being off for a month

and got my tires!!!!!!!!! 50$ about 30% tread left. 3 are some brand MT and 2 AT

unlucky for me there on a f150 bolt patern but heres a pic or two what they will look like resting against it

oh and yea im gonna cut my box down to the size of whats left lol very short wheel base to go from a long box to super short...

 

[Destroyer000]

that sensor going into the rear diff is your rear abs sensor.

 

[compaqeo]

ah....thx

 

[floodz]

looks like a pretty nice project you got going there. Keep it up!

 

[compaqeo]

wow

im surprised there isnt more replies about this lo...anyway what does everyone think?...and i wanna do a D30 swap to it with leaf springs reason being for the d30 is because in BC most of the wheelin is on like hardcore atv trails so you need the small wheelbase/width

 

[compaqeo]

:'( nothing this is so annoying its not even funny and since then weve moved so i was to far away from the shop its at...but hopefully some progress will be made soon since tommorow it might be getting towwed to my new place

 

[compaqeo]

Well!

so instead of getting to body lift i snagged this for 150$ (4 inch lift with spare dana 28(jeeze >.< thats 3 i have now))

heres how she sit's before the lift

gonna install her tommorow

 

[compaqeo]

Does anybody know what suspendion kit uses a 2 peice passenger side drop bracket? (one bolts onto stock location and stock boltes onto it)

 

[compaqeo]

bump.....

 

[Kylan]

Rough country does

 

[compaqeo]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............I lost my cell phone because of this.. Stupid sister

thats my sister on the left side btw

 

[compaqeo]

oh wow...found my cell under the seat in my step dad's pathfinder.anyway so the front end is done so now im gonna start on the rear soon thank god.

front diff about to be boxlinered

my nice new coils (i wish there just very clean)

measures 32 inches to the top (not 100% accurate seeing as the rear isnt done and the cab isnt bolted down with the body lift

So heres the front end pic of it done

and a side view

anyway so can someone please clear it up if its a 4 inch or bigger im starting to think way bigger...

also im putting i think 5 inch super flex rear toyota lift springs in the back so i gotta move the rear spring hanger forward and i gotta make some new shackles seeing as i broke these ones trying to flex the rear ( i never new they were that stiff in th back...>.<)

 

[compaqeo]

Well change in plans again time to get chevy leafs for this...

 

[Tony Raine]

Well change in plans again time to get chevy leafs for this...


and really only 13 reply's on this...? which almost all are mine....i guess its a rep thing

don't worry about it, a lot of people just read and don't comment. Personally, I dont like to see a build thread cluttered up with "thats cool" and "awesome."

I see a "build thread" as a personal log of all modifications, and the other forums as places for comment on specific changes. one forum i'm a member of has the "build thread" forum locked from replies other than the person that started the thread.

that being said, i like the build, and the zuk's look like a lot of fun