Project 4x4 Commuter Mazda

[legoms013]

saw you going down the road near ruffstuff last friday afternoon. rig looks sweet!

Haha yeah I live two min from RuffStuff farther down Swetzer. Hit me up next time you are out in Loomis ill meet you there and introduce myself! Prolly on my way home so I mighta been railin when I passed you!

 

[2004xlmiller]

for sure. depending on what rear end i go with, i might be back up there to pick up an expo swap kit.

 

[legoms013]

Got my truck back this Thursday...turns out the torque converter, input shaft and flex plate were toast. Shifts a lot smoother now and got rid of some of the clunks it used to have.

 

[2004xlmiller]

damn, that was the perfect time for a manual swap. glad its all good now!

 

[legoms013]

damn, that was the perfect time for a manual swap. glad its all good now!

Yeah woulda been if I had the stuff all lined up beforehand....maybe I'll do it when something in the actual tranny goes out (I'm due for a band to break lol).

Are you putting in an expo 8.8 into your range.?

 

[2004xlmiller]

thought about it but i found a 28 spline with 4.56s and limited slip which changed my mind.

 

[legoms013]

Bad news update....rolled it

Good news (if you can call it that) is that we righted it and I drove it home, nothing suspension wise was bent and wheels/tires are good to go...oh and I'm not injured either

Can't decide If I'm gonna dump it or keep it and go gnarly SAS on it

 

[4.0B2]

oh dang. Glad you're alright.

I'd keep it and go major dedicated trail rig! you know you love your truck.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Thats not how you park dude...

And trail rig that thing now.

 

[escort_gts]

Damn, that sucks

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[kris97ranger]

Yup time to pull the windshield jack the roof up as best you can toss a cage in it get new windshield then you can start full retard mode...

No worries on dents now. So how did it happen?

 

[88_Eddie]

do you have collision? i'm guessing not, but if so, let the insurance company total it, keep the salvage and they'll give you a little bit of cash for it. turn it into a trail rig

 

[legoms013]

oh dang. Glad you're alright.

I'd keep it and go major dedicated trail rig! you know you love your truck.

Prolly what I'm gonna do

Thats not how you park dude...

And trail rig that thing now.

Best. Park. Job. Ever.

Damn, that sucks

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Bittersweet

Yup time to pull the windshield jack the roof up as best you can toss a cage in it get new windshield then you can start full retard mode...

No worries on dents now. So how did it happen?

Gonna see what I can do, and if I fuch it up....will probably pick up another Ranger to drive in the mean time same year or slightly newer and do a cab swap round spring break

do you have collision? i'm guessing not, but if so, let the insurance company total it, keep the salvage and they'll give you a little bit of cash for it. turn it into a trail rig

Nope they aren't going to do anything for me.

Or I might pick up another Ranger to drive while I SAS the Mazda and sell of the TTB parts, save some money up to finish that and get wheels/tires..then cab swap it later like round summer time.

we'll see. story still unfolding

 

[Grunizzle]

What they said, the first dent is the hardest, trail masher time

 

[escort_gts]

What they said, the first dent is the hardest, trail masher time

Yeah. I was upset over the first dent and now don't care as long as I can still drive it home.

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