RANGER STACKS... Fabbing up big tips. Post your pics!

[RoachedRacing113]

First things first, if your just going to hate on stack tips, then go somewhere else.

That out of the way, I am fabricating my own set of "aussie" style stacks out of 5" mild steel tubing this week, and I figured I'd post some pictures of how I'm doing that for all of yall that like doing things on the cheap, or bed stacks for that matter.

So my plan is to take 2 chunks of 36" long mild steel 5" in diameter, and cut out some wedges towards the top, bend the bit left on the pipe, gap what's left with the trusty ole MIG, and go at it with an angle grinder, and a flap wheel untill It makes one more or less continuous bend. Then mitre off the end parallel to the base of the pipe. finally, I'll polish the whole tube, and seal it with clear header paint (poor boy chrome)... Based on what I've done in the past with dirtbike pipes (big 2 smoke fan), I should be able to get a decent finish on it.... Rinse and repeat for side 2.

My budget on this project is $100, but I'm hoping for no more than $50. Thats including weld wire, metal, clamps, and paint. So stick around, and see how it turns out!

Oh, and if anybody's got any stacked ranger pics, here's the place to post em!

-Roached

 

[Bennpapa]

Me and a buddy put a single stack on an old Nissan truck one time. It looked pretty sweet but he did take it off because he liked riding with the window down ( no AC) and it made it really loud from the driver seat since the stack came up on the driver side and was level with the cab.


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[Snoranger]

Now that thats out of the way.

Just buy these. $30 plus shipping. They are stainless steel, within your budget, and will look better in the end.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIESEL-EXHAUST-STACKS-5X26-STAINLESS-CURVED-TOP-/120846747216?hash=item1c23070650&item=120846747216&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

 

[Gotta_gofast]

Thats going to be really awesome! You should put lots of marker lights all around and truck nutz off the back bumper too.

 

[jhammel85]

I'm curious but yeah..Not a fan either. I don't think you are going to find too many on here.

 

[Cummins_Ranger]

you mean like this?

 

[pillen140]

There is a pic somewhere on here of that one kids 4cyl where he did it off the side with 4" exhaust pipe. It was a blue 2wd. Stacks are terrible, in my opinion... idc if its on a full size diesel, it looks terrible. Cumminsranger is one of the nicest ones I've seen, and at least Im guessing its a diesel. But on a small gas truck, it makes me want to vomit a little. Even on fullsize trucks it mostly guys with some sort or "little man syndrome" or a slight case of retardation.

 

[Gotta_gofast]

There is a pic somewhere on here of that one kids 4cyl where he did it off the side with 4" exhaust pipe. It was a blue 2wd. Stacks are terrible, in my opinion... idc if its on a full size diesel, it looks terrible. Cumminsranger is one of the nicest ones I've seen, and at least Im guessing its a diesel. But on a small gas truck, it makes me want to vomit a little. Even on fullsize trucks it mostly guys with some sort or "little man syndrome" or a slight case of retardation.

You're not the only one. I think stacks look dumb on any truck, diesel or gas. Even Cummins Ranger's truck looks stupid as hell with the exhaust cut through the bed.

 

[Cummins_Ranger]

Cumminsranger is one of the nicest ones I've seen, and at least Im guessing its a diesel.

you are correct

You're not the only one. I think stacks look dumb on any truck, diesel or gas. Even Cummins Ranger's truck looks stupid as hell with the exhaust cut through the bed.

and yeah people either love it or hate it, havent really had any inbetween opinions. its currently off, but after the SAS is done it may go back on due to lack of room with the new tcase underneath

 

[kemo]

There is a pic somewhere on here of that one kids 4cyl where he did it off the side with 4" exhaust pipe. It was a blue 2wd. Stacks are terrible, in my opinion... idc if its on a full size diesel, it looks terrible. Cumminsranger is one of the nicest ones I've seen, and at least Im guessing its a diesel. But on a small gas truck, it makes me want to vomit a little. Even on fullsize trucks it mostly guys with some sort or "little man syndrome" or a slight case of retardation.

Amen! There was a kid rolling around in a Jeep Wrangler with stacks on it, he thought it was real cool.

 

[Snoranger]

Everything looks better with stacks.

 

[MJ'sBlkBII]

^ Ohh, that just ain't right.
I have a buddy that is thinking about using a pair of 5"-6" semi stacks as either stacks or side pipes on his Dodge gasser dually. I'm trying to talk him out of it, but I don't know if it's gonna work.

 

[02 ranger]

wow! and i thought stacks on dodges looked like crap.. don't put stacks on anything that doesn't require them. save your self the embarrassment

 

[19bonestock88]

i like that bronco, except for the stacks...

 

[jesse93]

i could almost swear that is local to me...or he has a twin....it looks horrible!