Project: Good as New

[lil red]

hey guys
iv had my 85 since i was 13, thats 4 years
and it needed major rust repair and valve stem seals, so my father decides to do a full rebuild, its been a work in progress for 2 years now and i just want it done

What iv done:
full brake system exept for 2 lines
pads
rotors
calipers
drums
shoes
wheel cylinders
New(er, not rusted) doors

Comeing soon:
full rebuild of 2.8
all fluids changed
explorer leafs
mabe belltech shackles
cab visor
mabe spoiler thing that came with it(makes it look like a big rig kinda)
custom front bumper
hitch from other ranger
front hitch made from a dodge caravan hitch
60/40 bench, or buckets from VW, or mercury tracer
Diamond plate dash and floorpans

and now for pictures
shortly after bringing it home

later, after putting the 31s on it

after tearing down the frontend

next to the nearly departed

torn down more

and what i did today

and my mouse colony

ill take more pictures at VoTec when i tear it down
thanks for looking

 

[stegomon]

make that old girl look good...i just love the gen 1s! keep it up

 

[lil red]

i do too
heres the dd for now

sorry for the huge pix, idk how to resize them

 

[lil red]

guess nobody likes my truck

update, the motor is on hold for today, cuz school was closed, so she'll be in and mounted tomorrow to the stand and ill clean and tear it down

 

[Kyle M.]

I like it! Good luck with the build, i will be watching

 

[skippy]

Same here!

 

[venom97]

me too! lol i like your dd also! keep us updated.

 

[Mechanickid]

Diggin the dd. LOVE 1st gens. You going to give that 2.8 some performance mods?

 

[RumpRangerSTX]

Get It Done Then Mybe Meet Up In The Woo Ds . Like Batso In The Spring And Go Beat The Shit Out Of It

 

[lil red]

mabe, where are you from

and i hate the dd

 

[Mechanickid]

y?

 

[mjonesjr]

Why not swap in a 4.0? I would think with the front apart like that it would be the best time.

Progress looks good.

 

[lil red]

y?

2 cracked heads, a leaking slave cylinder, i put my stock tires back on so i dont tear the m/ts up and it likes to die on me, and the starter likes to not engaudge

Why not swap in a 4.0? I would think with the front apart like that it would be the best time.

Progress looks good.

lack of money, and knowlage, im sure i could do it, but i would get no help with it

mabe some day

 

[lil red]

ok so on the way to school today i lost all the fluid in my clutch system, idk how but it did, so i ran home grinding in and out of gears all the way and took the jeep

and had to have some fun while i had it.....

Not too bad for stock,
o and the show under the front tire is about 2 feet

as for the 88, ill just add more, it only does it when its cold, so im not too worried

 

[mjonesjr]

You probably blew out your slave cylinder.