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My first vehicle was a '99 x-cab 3.0L 4x4 Ranger XLT. I got it real cheap from a family member and knew it was in rough shape. I learned a lot about automotive through working on this truck. A few days after thanksgiving '16, it lost oil pressure on the way to school and the engine seized up. Being that I still needed a vehicle to drive every day of the week, I wasn't able to be too picky with what I bought a week later. The best truck for the money I had at the time was a 2wd single cab long bed 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 with a 318. It has been a great truck but I miss my Ranger. Recently, almost 2 years after first getting the Ranger, I tore it apart and I'm planning to do a 5.0 swap. I would like to build a mud truck out of it but because $$$$$ I'll probably just start out with a 2in body lift, (more for the engine's sake than for the bigger tires) T-bar crank, and some 33s or 35s then build up to something bigger in the future. Anyway I'm sure I will be needing a lot of help real soon so I figured it was time to introduce myself and become an active part of this forum.
Hi guys!
Pulling the engine - forgot a transmission wiring connector so I had to dive back in!
Most importantly I want to say thank you to all the people on this forum who have already helped me so much in the form of the tech articles and any threads that I may have read through but not participated in over theses 2 years.
Hi guys!
Pulling the engine - forgot a transmission wiring connector so I had to dive back in!
Most importantly I want to say thank you to all the people on this forum who have already helped me so much in the form of the tech articles and any threads that I may have read through but not participated in over theses 2 years.
