PlumCrazy's Build

[1994Rangerxlt]

guess that makes sense did u use pipe or solid steel

 

[PlumCrazy]

guess that makes sense did u use pipe or solid steel

2.5" 1/4 wall tubing welded to the bottom of the original coil "seat" (the stepped metal peice with the plastic insulator on it)

 

[PlumCrazy]

wow this thread is on page 14.lol

and this is my 700th post

 

[Flash Gordan]

wow this thread is on page 14.lol

and this is my 700th post

Get to your first thousand and you'll become a post whore.

 

[crawlin91]

 

[PlumCrazy]

Get to your first thousand and you'll become a post whore.

1.4 posts per day. I have been a member for almost a year and a half.lol I spend a lot more time reading and than I do posting.

 

[1994Rangerxlt]

I decided to put the 02 tails on. I didnt like the look of the amber.

Next step is putting LEDs in them.

-plumcrazy

how hard was it to wire these lights up

 

[PlumCrazy]

Just wired them like trailer lights off the 4 flat.

 

[99_3.0]

Thanks Crawlin.


I snapped a few pics of my switch panel. The buttons are all push on push again to turn off.

I am forsure stealing this idea if it's alright with you! That's a sweet place to mount your switches, I'm impressed!

Edit: That's the conversion plate for an aftermarket deck right? Did you just cut out the hole part of it and mount the plastic plate to it?

 

[PlumCrazy]

I just cut the cuby hole out and mounted my switch panel over it. I used some extra screws and caps that I had left over from my gauge pod. The caps over the screws give it a nice clean look.

 

[WNY964x4]

i am probably gonna steal the switch idea too , and how did you figure out where wxactly to cut the hole in your floor for the t-case shifter ? and do you have a pic of how you rewired it from electric to manual shift t case ?

 

[PlumCrazy]

i am probably gonna steal the switch idea too , and how did you figure out where wxactly to cut the hole in your floor for the t-case shifter ? and do you have a pic of how you rewired it from electric to manual shift t case ?

I removed the plate in the floor and measured where the tcase shifter was in relation to the four bolts that hold the plate on. Then I cut a 1.25" X 4" hole.

There are pics a couple pages back on pg 9 that show which wires I used. Just cut them and connect the wires from the cluster to the wires on the tcase.

 

[PlumCrazy]

I decided to spray all the salt residue off the truck, an when I came out like 2 hrs later I found this. Apparently when I power washed the wheels some water got under the covers and froze which split the covers.

So while I had the lug nuts off to replace them I noticed the front rotors seemed a little loose. I pulled the hubs off to find that the spindle nuts had backed off a little.(no big surprise it has been 10,000 miles since I put the new bearings in). I was tired of fighting the stupid little nub on the lock washer, so I welded a little on the end of the nub and filled it square. Now it sits down in the key-way with no worries of it slipping out when I tighten the outer nut.

We had a little snow storm and my boss asked me to plow the lot at work, but it was 10 degrees and the F-350 (diesel) hasnt been started in a couple weeks and I didnt have time to wait on the block heater to do its job so I improvised.
I am surprised how well it pulled and that I could stop on a dime. The Bobcat weighs more than the truck and the trailer weighs another 1500.lol It hardly made the truck squat, gotta love those Chevy leaves.

Another fog light burnt out so I decided to go another route this time. They are low wattage yellow bulbs. I like the look, I wish the yellow was deeper but I cant complain since both bulbs were less than 10 bucks.

 

[1994Rangerxlt]

why does it look liek ur bed is bending in that picture??

 

[PlumCrazy]

When I fixed the cabmounts a while back it raised the rear of the cab like .25-.50 so I had to shim the front of the bed up to make the body lines match, but I was too lazy to shim the rear of the bed so it looks like it is tilted back a little.lol