First Ranger, First Year, First Forum

[ThinMac]

After a thrilling year of regretting my first car, a lifted 1997 LandRover Discovery, I have finnaly made the switch to a old american truck. After seeing that parts don't actually have to cost my weeping soul, I'm pretty happy with the switch.
I purchased a fine quality first gen 1983, 2.3L, 4WD, Extended Bed, Regular Cab, XLT Ranger for a wallet crushing $500. It has original everything and IT ALL WORKS! I'm amazed. My only issue is it doesn't have any of the vacuum lines, except for 2. So after trying and failing to figure out what goes to what, I wound up here. I already made a post in the appropriate help forum. I'd like to slowly restore it, or resto mod, just bring it back to life really. Any tips or things i should watch out for, just in general?

I haven't taken any pictures yet so i have created a accurate artist rendering.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Welcome to TRS. I see a bright future for your artistic endeavors......snerk.
Check out the " How to Tech " and scroll down to "Shopping for a Ranger " under the "Other Articles" buttons at the top of every page.

 

[ThinMac]

Welcome to TRS. I see a bright future for your artistic endeavors......snerk.
Check out the " How to Tech " and scroll down to "Shopping for a Ranger " under the "Other Articles" buttons at the top of every page.

Thank you, I've got plenty of things to work on now