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Hello from Dixon/DeKalb Illinois


Rockstar04

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Joined
Dec 22, 2009
Messages
74
City
Northern Illinois
Vehicle Year
1997
Transmission
Manual
Hello, my name is Trent Petersen

I got the nickname Rockstar driving stock cars when I was 15, and my number was 04, so together you get Rockstar04, which I use on almost all forums I am on.

I have a 1997 3.0L Ford Ranger 4x4 Auto, COMPLETELY Stock. The truck started life as a commercial truck for a gas company in Indiana, was wrecked and sold at auction to a private buyer, then wrecked and auctioned again and bough by a co-worker, he repaired it and then sold it to me for $1500 in almost perfect condition with around 175,000 miles on the clock almost 3 years ago, since then its had 7,000 miles put on it. I have totaled the truck once bringing the "totaled" count up to 3 times. Today I finished a manual hub conversion and replaced a universal joint.

When I totaled it, I had the throttle stick and had to swerve to avoid plowing a row of cars at a stop sign, hit wet grass and slid into a concrete pylon. Pics from wreck:


Pics from today. My girlfriend showing off the rebuilt axle. :


Im in my freshman year at NIU in Dekalb IL but am from Dixon IL. Once I find a job in DeKalb I plan on getting a new bumper for the truck and a nice wench. I am going to whip out a set of new radius arms in Solidworks and put them on and I am going to start looking for the parts for a long leaf swap in the rear of the truck. I am not planning anything big, or anything specific, I want to keep it a good handy and fun truck.
 
Welcome! There are several others from at least the Rockford area on here, think maybe three. Any plans, just find the right forum and settle in and enjoy!
Dave
 
located in rockford

hey im located in rockford im looking for other people to go offroading with in the near by towns or cities if there is anyone write back
 
That poor truck, it just wont die!

No it indeed won't. lol The truck is still mechanically sound and the body is still as good as new, when it was wrecked in those pics we bought all new body oem parts from the radiator support forward and as well as a new hood (for less then $600 total), so no rust in the front of the truck at all. I am going to take some measurements of the radius arms before I go back to school so I can design a set in Solidworks and then make them.

How well does a radius arm mounted coil over work?
 

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