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[PetroleumJunkie412]

If there was any doubt that I had joined the wrong ranger forum... These reply's have removed it Hahaha. Got a feeling my "forever 16" sense of humor will more or less fit in around here lol.

For the curious, I do still have a traditional drivers seat.. It's just that my licence plate reads: BLMPKN. It has for just shy of 9 years now. That "forever 16" sense of humor is what inspired me to see if the state would pass my vanity plate idea.

Fun fact for the day: a couple years ago Maine started considering vanity plates as "freedom of speech", so now you can have literally anything as a vanity plate as long as its not racist pretty much. Hilarious. Although a lot of these new plates have kinda taken the edge off mine -_- lol.




The original one is pretty rusty. The bed support closest to the cab is totally wiped out, there's a couple holes in the bed floor, and the rest of the bed supports are close to death as well. I figure it won't take me any longer to make a flatbed as it would to fix my bed properly, so that's the route I'm gonna take. A flat bed will be more practical for hauling bikes/sleds/wheelers Plus, it'll allow much easier cleaning of the rear frame.. Which up here in the salt belt is where these trucks disintegrate first.

Oh. Dude. We are strange AF here. And mostly 14-16 at heart.

And probably should have a breathalyzer attached to our forum.

Either way. Thank your stick on heat shield for rotting out your bed. Got part of my 2011's as well, but damage was already done when I bought it.

Someone out there does make whole floors if your fenders are good.


Chasis saver and fluid film go a looooooong way on a Ranger.

Or ospho and fluid film if you're lazy.

 

[sgtsandman]

If there was any doubt that I had joined the wrong ranger forum... These reply's have removed it Hahaha. Got a feeling my "forever 16" sense of humor will more or less fit in around here lol.

We have a lot of fun here. Often at each other's expense but it is usually all in good fun. We do actually try to help each other out from time to time too. LOL

 

[Dirtman]

I helped that one guy with that fuse that one time. Everyone remeber that?

 

[Snoranger]

I helped that one guy with that fuse that one time. Everyone remeber that?

How can we forget? You bring it up more often then your furnace, but not as often as someone brings up his Lightning.

 

[Ranger850]

I helped that one guy with that fuse that one time. Everyone remeber that?

before my time here at TRS, apparently.
EDIT: or maybe I was sick that day.

 

[ExploreNW]

Awesome truck! Do you like your "barky" muffler on the 2.3? What brand did you go with? I need something on my truck that neither drives the dog mad or leaks so bad it gasses him out of the back.

Welcome to TRS by the way, we're glad to have ya! Just don't let Dirtman near your furnace...

 

[Blmpkn]

Awesome truck! Do you like your "barky" muffler on the 2.3? What brand did you go with? I need something on my truck that neither drives the dog mad or leaks so bad it gasses him out of the back.

Welcome to TRS by the way, we're glad to have ya! Just don't let Dirtman near your furnace...

Thanks! I havnt got around to welding the muffler in yet so I'm not sure how I like it lol, but I went with a 23$ eBay flowmaster super 10 clone in 2.25". I'm hoping the tiny factory piping will keep the volume more on the reasonable side.

 

[Blmpkn]

And I'm gonna have to eventually hear about these furnace shenanigans lol. I may even have a few similar stories I could share ?

 

[ExploreNW]

A Super 10!! I cut a Super 40 off my F250 because it was just too loud said 40 is still in my garage along with a new cat & 2.5" plumbing. The crunchy cat under my Ranger is probably one good uphill freeway pull away from ejecting all over another Prius so that might get done soon... Now to find a good Prius...

If your 10 is too loud, you can use a glass pack (Chinese ones work fine) in front of it. They knock down the raspy sound without sounding like a rice packed Honda.

And I'm gonna have to eventually hear about these furnace shenanigans lol. I may even have a few similar stories I could share

The law says you need at least a .07 blood-alcohol level to post

 

[Grumpaw]

And I'm gonna have to eventually hear about these furnace shenanigans lol. I may even have a few similar stories I could share ?

The furnace stories are directly related to Dirtman...he likes to poop in furnaces.
Not verified, but it is rumored that if he hears about an operating furnace, even if it's miles out of his way, he will GO !!!
But again, that is just rumor...
And, there's his addiction to "Clam Chowdah"...but that's for another thread.

Grumpaw

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

So... our banter changes depending on time of day. Usually by 21:00-22:00 many of us are sh*tfaced or st*ned off our a*ses and our posts reflect exactly that. ?

It's not much different than standing around in a garage with a bunch-o-dudes at the same time of night.






Actually, TRS is sort of like a bunch-o-dudes standing around waiting for each other's trucks to break, then talking each other through how to fix them.

Hang out here long enough and you start to make friends. I know I have at least.





If you haven't already, look at your user settings and click "view tailgate/sanctuary" for our religious (sanctuary) and off-topic semi-NSFW (tailgate) forums.

There's a bunch of us that go on rants over there. Mostly Dirtman, myself, adsm08, rusty, and a few others.




Oh, and if you ever need to feel better about life, go look up The Pointless Thread. Always good for a laugh or 10.

 

[Blmpkn]

A Super 10!!

Yeeeeah haha it was the cheapest chambered option I could find. I do suppose my tolerance for exhaust volume is probably higher than most though lol.

I'm not expecting it to be too much louder than I'm looking for as long as I run it out the back. Good suggestion with the glasspack though, that's pretty much the plan if it does end up being obnoxious.

I toyed with the idea of dumping it out the side but I think id like to keep the clearance as I can't lift my truck without making the trac/stability b.s freak out.

 

[Blmpkn]

So... our banter changes depending on time of day. Usually by 21:00-22:00 many of us are sh*tfaced or st*ned off our a*ses and our posts reflect exactly that. ?

It's not much different than standing around in a garage with a bunch-o-dudes at the same time of night.






Actually, TRS is sort of like a bunch-o-dudes standing around waiting for each other's trucks to break, then talking each other through how to fix them.

Hang out here long enough and you start to make friends. I know I have at least.





If you haven't already, look at your user settings and click "view tailgate/sanctuary" for our religious (sanctuary) and off-topic semi-NSFW (tailgate) forums.

There's a bunch of us that go on rants over there. Mostly Dirtman, myself, adsm08, rusty, and a few others.




Oh, and if you ever need to feel better about life, go look up The Pointless Thread. Always good for a laugh or 10.

Haha the pointless thread sounds interesting, thanks for the heads up!

 

[sgtsandman]

So... our banter changes depending on time of day. Usually by 21:00-22:00 many of us are sh*tfaced or st*ned off our a*ses and our posts reflect exactly that. ?

It's not much different than standing around in a garage with a bunch-o-dudes at the same time of night.






Actually, TRS is sort of like a bunch-o-dudes standing around waiting for each other's trucks to break, then talking each other through how to fix them.

Hang out here long enough and you start to make friends. I know I have at least.





If you haven't already, look at your user settings and click "view tailgate/sanctuary" for our religious (sanctuary) and off-topic semi-NSFW (tailgate) forums.

There's a bunch of us that go on rants over there. Mostly Dirtman, myself, adsm08, rusty, and a few others.




Oh, and if you ever need to feel better about life, go look up The Pointless Thread. Always good for a laugh or 10.

Yeah, we even like and respect each other from time to time. Probably a bad judgement call on each of our parts. Alcohol and such generally does lead to bad decisions...

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Yeah, we even like and respect each other from time to time. Probably a bad judgement call on each of our parts. Alcohol and such generally does lead to bad decisions...

Pfffttttttttt..... Never.

Actually, I got into what I do for a living, and consequently own my business because I got black-out drunk one night 13 years ago. No joke.

I've always thought it funny how seemingly innocuous things can lead to so many massive changes in your life, and in the lives of others.