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December 2024 Truck of The Month Nominations


Jim Oaks

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2005 Jaguar XJ8
Vehicle Year
2021
Vehicle
Ford Ranger
Drive
4WD
Engine
2.3 EcoBoost
Transmission
Automatic
Total Lift
3.5-inches
Tire Size
295/70/17
Rules:

1) You can nominate your truck or the truck of any forum member.

2) The Ranger, Bronco II, or 1st Gen Explorer has to be posted in our forums with details about it to be nominated. If you want to be considered, start a thread showing off your vehicle.

3) When you nominate a vehicle, post a picture of it, as well as a link to the thread it's featured in so we can all look at it.
You can share a photo by clicking the picture icon and then either uploading a photo of the vehicle or clicking the chain link icon and pasting the address to the image here in the forum. You can get the address by right clicking on the image.

4) Nominations end and voting begins on November 15th.

Winner:

The winner will be announced December 1st, 2024.

The winner will receive a TOTM decal, TOTM banner under their name, and will be displayed in our yearly calendar for the month they won.

A 2024 Truck of The Year will be voted on in December 2024 from the TOTM winners.

The Winner For November Was @Awesom-O

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Runner up was @sgtsandman

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Seeing as you can nominate your own Ranger here's mine along with a full description:

1987 Ranger single cab longbox NHRA Super/Pro #1890
Best pass 7.15 @ 96.89mph 1/8 mile
Home track Cape Breton Dragway, Nova Scotia
Engine is an 11:1 zero deck 355ci Chev with Holley blue pump/750 DP carb/Strip Dominator intake, ported Bowtie angle plug heads, ancient Crane solid lifter(.520/.540 and 248/258@.050), has maybe 470hp, TH350 w/transbrake, FTI 4000 stall convertor, Moser 8.8 rear, 4.88 gear. 9X30 slicks, CalTrac bars and 9 way adjustable shocks. MSD 6AL, crank trigger, starter saver and two step. Accel distributor, Dedenbear delay box.

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BROKEN PARTS SO FAR
Crank trigger wheel
Spring perches
Both rear axles

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"2023 Big Bang" casualty list from driveshaft failure at 95mph:
Flywheel
Starter
Torque convertor
Transmission
Driveshaft + both yokes
Driveshaft loop
Distributor rotor
Rear cam plug

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"TO DO LIST" FOR 2025 SEASON

Install Vac-U-pan
Header turnouts
Install Blue Max wires
Taller valve cover hold downs
Battery shutoff in cab
Install finned Explorer 8.8 cover

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"TO DO LIST" FOR 2025 SEASON

Install Vac-U-pan
Header turnouts
Install Blue Max wires
Taller valve cover hold downs
Battery shutoff in cab
Install finned Explorer 8.8 cover

Steering wheel???
 
Steering wheel???
Sitting on the dash. Got to take it off to get my extra large self in and out over the roll bar downtube.
 
this sux. my favorite truck.......

the most bad ass drag truck i have seen here...

and the epic rehash of a already wicked 4x4 prerunner chase rig with the most awesome setup for a daily driver capable machine one could ever ask for, and shoot the con and fordyce like it is a driveway to your house.



ballz.
 
Tough competition for the end of the year. That's for sure. May have to roll a die on this one.
 
this sux. my favorite truck.......

the most bad ass drag truck i have seen here...

and the epic rehash of a already wicked 4x4 prerunner chase rig with the most awesome setup for a daily driver capable machine one could ever ask for, and shoot the con and fordyce like it is a driveway to your house.



ballz.
Well said. We're going out with a bang.
 

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