I got home to finally work on the Ranger again. I arrive home to a nice surprise:
Joey's dad was on vacation and got bored... so he decided to swap my radiator core support and replace the other support bracket on the frame. He also got the quarter panel off that I couldn't get the bolt out of. It took in 3 hours... It would have taken me a week. I am so grateful!
Old support and frame bracket:
I picked up some Chassis Saver for some major undercoating. I am going home one night this week to test fit the new parts and drill the new holes. I got the other factory coil bucket and transmission crossmember bracket off too. Once I get the new holes drilled, I will have to degrease the frame and begin painting and then I am finally ready for reassembly!!!
I will be ordering brake lines and hard lines for the frame soon as well. I also need to get the replacement frame crossmember from 1badexplorer.
Also on the todo list is paint the front axle and replace the axle pivot bushings. I need some oddball hardware for a few things (including bed bolts) and to replace the clutch.
On another note, I still need to put the new shocks on my F250. I have to send one shock back because it was not sealed properly and has very little pressure in it (according to Rancho). I'll get to those later. I also picked up some 05 headlights for my F250 this weekend. That work will come later on. I have so much to do and so little time to work on it, but I guess I set myself up for it.
