Saw this whilst I was on holiday in the States

[Charlville]

Whilst visiting Illinois from the UK recently I came upon this old un

S'what you call "patina" I guess !

 

[Captain Ledd]

That's in nice shape, wish my '84 was that clean LOL.

Odd how it rusted only really the top of the cab and hood though...

 

[Charlville]

I wonder if it started life in Arizona or some such paint melting state?

 

[Tony Raine]

That's in nice shape, wish my '84 was that clean LOL.

Odd how it rusted only really the top of the cab and hood though...

snow will collect on the hood and roof, unlike the sides, rusting them out faster. my 84 is similar (but not as bad), being a maine/ upstate ny rig originally. i bet if you took a close look at the grill, it will probably have 2 worn spots where the snow melted off and ran out the gap between the hood and each fender.

 

[AllanD]

Ahhhhggggh, you missed the best part a PIC from the LEFT would have shown TWo fuel filler access doors...

It's a dual tank truck, an '84-85 2.8 powered one at that....

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[koda6966]

...how do you know?

 

[mn_smokeater]

the mount for the spares in the bed because the gas tank takes up the space needed to mount the tire underneth

 

[Charlville]

I would love love to do something retro with the tailgate on my 98 as per this old one. Has anyone done/seen it on a more modern Ranger please?

 

[ranger_mclaren]

Ahhhhggggh, you missed the best part a PIC from the LEFT would have shown TWo fuel filler access doors...

It's a dual tank truck, an '84-85 2.8 powered one at that....

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...how do you know?

I was going to ask the samething

the mount for the spares in the bed because the gas tank takes up the space needed to mount the tire underneth

True plus it's AllanD and he knows everything!

 

[Jay FX4]

How does snow cause rust? It's just water....

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

How does snow cause rust? It's just water....

+1 We get snow here, and that kind of rust isn't very common.

I kinda wonder about something like acid rain...

 

[triumphrider-1]

I would love love to do something retro with the tailgate on my 98 as per this old one. Has anyone done/seen it on a more modern Ranger please?

Could always ask for that mod in the photoshop section, it would give a good idea what it would look like.

 

[TheStig88]

I would love love to do something retro with the tailgate on my 98 as per this old one. Has anyone done/seen it on a more modern Ranger please?

i'm working on it as we speak.....

my 87 tailgate barely fit my 96 (minor tweaking)
so i'm looking for a mint condition tailgate to put on my 96 (preferably white)

 

[AllanD]

...how do you know?

mn_smokeater, answered it.

and it's not a homebrew in-bed spare mount, because you can see the bedrail/headgate reinforcement peeking out from behind the spare

I was going to ask the samething

True plus it's AllanD and he knows everything!

Not quite but I KNOW ranger stuff.

How does snow cause rust? It's just water....

It's not the snow, it's the mechanical dammage from the sand, salt or Cinders added to the road causing paint chips plus the corrosive nature of the ice melting chemicals.

Places that use various salts on the road add to the corrosion

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[wrecking-crew]

i'd buy that truck(if i could afford another ranger). my 83 has almost the same exact specs.