Street Rod Ranger

[snoopjonnyjon]

a dusk mask?! omg man...charcoal respirators are $20 and will do a fine job...fresh air is nice, but a charcoal will be just fine for doing little stuff now and then (though many pro painters don't even use fresh air)

Anywho, frame looks really good.

I would have bought a respirator if I could have. I painted it on Christmas day, so any place that would sell that kinda stuff was closed. I mixed up my 2 part paint and noticed it was pretty stinky. I checked and the pot life was only 8 hrs, so I had no choice but to either spray it, or waste it. Since it was about $200 worth of paint, I decided to spray it.

 

[GT-500Ranger]

seen this and thought of my 84 build...

very nice and very clean build. well be checking up on it. hopefully you get further then i do lol

 

[ZMan]

seen this and thought of my 84 build...

very nice and very clean build. well be checking up on it. hopefully you get further then i do lol

I thought the very same thing when I saw it to be honest. Glad to see you finally made it here!

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

Good grief, I thought I was being original. I honestly had never seen your pictures when I did the black and gold chassis. I'm digging your big and littles. How long have you been working on yours? This is winter #3 for me.

 

[83bagged]

dude that looks INSANE! i hope i can get my 302 swap done quick. yours is VERY nice man.

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

Everything is pretty self explanatory, except for maybe the pictures of the shaved drip rails. You wouldn't notice them if you weren't told. It ended up giving kind of a neat body line.The pearl doesn't show up in the pictures nearly as much as in person, although you can see it a bit in the 2nd and 3rd pics by the door latch area.

 

[Hazmat Ranger]

Very nice build so far . . .

 

[Orlando1701]

Nice Looking Truck! I really dig the old skool look, I've always been a fan of the old Rat Rods and you did a good job with this one.

 

[GT-500Ranger]

Good grief, I thought I was being original. I honestly had never seen your pictures when I did the black and gold chassis. I'm digging your big and littles. How long have you been working on yours? This is winter #3 for me.

haven't been able to get on here in awhile.... i here ya , I'm on winter number 2 on mine. i can never find any time looks like your sparing no expense on your build. def one of the cleanest iv seen

nice job, keep us updated

-Bren

 

[83bagged]

updates?

this thing is looking sick man! very nice

motor looks very clean, and i love the body line from the drip rails, really sweet man

 

[out cast]

bad ass build man. i love it. i wanted to do one very similar to it but i ended up with an explorer.

 

[TS6034]

Wow, just came across this build. Great job so far! Keep the pics coming.

 

[Roger]

Nice truck. Patience isn't one of my virtues... I can't wait to see it finished. And, cherry pickers work so well for dropping a cab on the frame...

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

Sorry for the lack of updates. I haven't touched this project since winter. I don't have the time for it in the summer, so it just has to wait. I've already got 3 winters on it, and have a ways to go!

I would like to get the rear end assembled (8.8 w/ 3.73 gears, Detroit True-trac, 31 spline Moser axles, c-clip eliminators), so that I can fit the Slide-a-link traction bars, and get a custom driveshaft. I'd like to get the ball rolling on those longer lead time items so I don't have to wait on anything next winter. I wouldn't mind ordering shocks too, just can't decide if I want to go with an all-around shock, or 90/10 drag shocks.

 

[snoopjonnyjon]

Well, it's the time of year for some progress again. The rear is actually already under the truck, again, just forgot to take a picture of it on all 4 wheels again.