Red's Red Ranger Rufus 😁

[Red_Ranger_Rufus]

First pic when we brought Rufus home.

Pic from today. Making progress with more to be done. Not bad for a $500 truck!

Got it for a deal because it wouldn't go in gear and they said the transmission was bad. Got it home and found it had no plug and not a drop of transmission fluid in sight lol. Hubby got that straightened out and bled the slave cylinder. Other than some noise from the throwout bearings, it hasn't had a problem since.

Don't laugh, but this is my first manual. Had only driven a stick shift 3 times before in my whole life. I have the hang of it mostly now.

This is my second Ranger. First was a 96 4WD extended cab in Tahiti Blue that had been my Dad's. He passed away and we took over the loan since we needed a truck at the time.

Rufus is pretty rough but I am happy to have a truck of my own. Hubby is letting me do most of the work on it myself which I enjoy. I have already gotten some good ideas from the forum.

 

[Curious Hound]

 

[Red_Ranger_Rufus]

Hi there!

 

[Roert42]

Looks good with the fiberglass top/spoiler.

 

[Red_Ranger_Rufus]

Looks good with the fiberglass top/spoiler.

Thanks. We just added that this week. It really does change the whole stance.

 

[dvdswan]

Welcome to the site.

 

[Red_Ranger_Rufus]

Welcome to the site.

Thanks! I hope to contribute a few things as I learn from working on my truck. I'm a "think outside the box" type so I come up with odd solutions at times.