prerunner

[fordman4x492]

ok guys i am thinking about building a ranger prerunner. about how much would it would cost to build one?

 

[fordman4x492]

like the red one in this link.

http://http://www.bakermotorsports.net/shop.html


click on past projects

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Are you buying or building? And what year?
Richard

 

[prerunin554]

for one just like that? easy $150,000.

 

[Quasi242]

I'm with prerunin on this one. That red one is basically equivalent to a full on race truck from what I can see.

 

[fordman4x492]

well im planing on building a late 90s model. I dont want it to be a full race truck. i want one that i can use as a dd and race on weekends. just something to play around in.

 

[cargs]

its probably better to start with a budget and figure out what you can do with the money rather than the other way around.

 

[doyouquaxu]

it would be a lot easier to build it if you lived on the west coast. not many places to get parts, or to race in louisiana.

 

[Bennybooster]

Get a 3rd gen 2wheel drive 4.0

 

[fordman4x492]

it would be a lot easier to build it if you lived on the west coast. not many places to get parts, or to race in louisiana.

well im planing on moving to that area when i move out of my moms house. i was just wondering how much it would cost to build one so i can have all the money for when i go to build it.

 

[doyouquaxu]

i beams are a lot less expensive to get lots of travel out of than a-arms. if it were me and i was building it strictly as a toy, i would get a 97 or older ranger with a 4.0 and 5 speed.

i'd talk to dave at threat motorsports (i believe hes a site sponsor on here) about getting some of his beams for the front end, and i think he has a special going right now for either 3 or 4 link kits for the rear end. buying used shocks can save you some money if you know how to rebuild/revalve them (easier than it seems), but they wont look knew; otherwise new will get you the same thing as rebuilt shocks, just shiny. as far as cage work goes, you'll at least need an engine and bed cage, but for a long travel and linked truck you'll for sure want a cab cage. i dont know how much tubing, but an estimate for cab cages is 200-220 feet of tube to do it right. prices change on that all the time, so i cant give numbers. good seats will set you back a few hundred each, and then if it were me i would buy new harnesses instead of used. a race radio is a necessity these days, and a new one will set you back around 350 for radio and antenna. fiberglass is around 350 for both front fenders and 450 for bedsides i thinnk, dont quote me on that.


in the end, whatever you thought it would cost, double that amount and you then might have enough money.

 

[fordboi415]

5k minimum just to start, and thats not including cab cage or linked rear