Its now offical, Shoeboy is back in the Ranger Game

[Shoeboy]

Well, I've been looking at a truck an hour or so away in Red Deer, Alberta. I decided to buy it. Its a 1993 Ranger, SWB step side 4x4. Its a 3L 5 speed, with a manual transfer case, and manual hubs. She's got a little under 200 000km on her and is a little beat up, but nothing I can't fix, aside from some scratches and dents and minor surface rust that I'll leave alone, as it will probably get worse if I take it out into the wild (it seems weird saying that, as I've always driven 2 wheel drive vehicles). I should be picking it up this next weekend, and I'm paying $3400 for it.

The down sides is the gauge lights don't work, and the fuel gauge doesn't work when its cold (sending unit?). There are some scratches and dings and the left rear box side has a little bit of damage as well as the bumper (nothing major, little bend in the bumper and a crack in the fiberglass). Then there is some broken trim on the interior, and the center console/ arm rest lid is busted (I'll just remove the arm rest completely). Something I have no control over is the size of the box, but oh well.

The good. There is a hard cover on the box that is covering a custom made sub box holding 2 15" alpines, that is ported into the cab. There are 2 amps and a capacitor and all the proper wiring, It has been installed correctly, and the port hole into the cab from the box has been sealed securely. It drives quite nicely with new shocks, brakes, and front suspension components, all toped off nicely by sitting everything on a set of 31"'s by GoodYear. There is very little rust on this truck, and everything seems to work how it is supposed to, and its a sharp looking truck.

My new baby.

 

[PaleBlue90]

congrats man about time one found ya

 

[Danger-Ranger96]

Nice, glad to see you went with the 3rd gen! Any plans of a lift and even bigger tires?

 

[wahlstrom1]

Well, If you need a few spare parts I have them. Good fuel sender (from my 97', should be the same?) and a very low mileage set of AAL's, and a 3.5" factory block. If eventually your looking for a winch bumper or anything like that, mines probably up for grabs too...lol. Good luck with the truck, it'll be fun.

-andrew

 

[metalmacguyver]

Nice. Guess you got to update your profile. How much you get it for?

 

[97BlackBetty]

WOOHOO!!!

 

[rickcdewitt]

nice score,welcome back.even if it is the jelly bean body style.4x4 is a whole different ballpark, enjoy.be warned though,you can spend SO much money on a 4x that it makes you wish it had gone into your hot rod project instead

 

[Shoeboy]

I had my "hot rod" project about 60% complete at a total cost of $13000. I'm not going to sink that kind of money into this truck, I'm just going to keep it stock for now and fix what needs to be done to keep it on the road. I'm not planning anything drastic yet, but eventually, the time will come. The only big plans I have for it, aside from the fuel sender (if thats the problem), and the gauge lights, will be to wire in a set of fogs I have floating around, and then just to fix up the broken trim, and shampoo the engine off, and see just how bad the oil leaks are.

Wahlstrom1, thanks for the parts offers, I might have to take you up on some, some time. I'm headed up there this weekend, we should meet up for a coffee or something. It would be nice to meet a fellow member, I have not done so yet.

 

[wahlstrom1]

sounds good, gimme a shout when ya make it up here. Might be in edmonton next saturday, but hope not to miss ya. pm'd ya my number.

-andrew

 

[koda6966]

Thats a pretty nice truck. Seen it somewhere before though.. did you post another thread with it or is it the same one, just im going crazy?

 

[Shoeboy]

I posted that picture in another thread, you're not going crazy...Well you might be, but its not because of this. The transaction is 50% complete, its been safetied, and I have the money in cash ($3450, the extra 50 is because it needed a brake hose to pass safety and the bill came to about $100). The next part it to drive to Red Deer this weekend and drive it back. Oh man, I feel like a little kid before Christmas right now, ohboyohboyohboy!

 

[Black'03LevelII]

Oh man, I feel like a little kid before Christmas right now, ohboyohboyohboy!

or maybe LOL!! glad you got back in a ranger, always good when a plan comes together.

 

[red85]

Welcome back!

 

[kunar]

i wanna see pics of the subs!

 

[Shoeboy]

And you will...As well as many others.