the new ranger

[93blacklight]

since nothing i own gets better than 13 mpg (except the wifes car) i figured i'd have to stop pouring money into the gas tank

picked up an 89 ranger the begining of april and went to town on it.
2.3 5 speed, no power steering, crank windows, rubber floor(not anymore though)

so here's the pics
the day i picked it up

then time for paint

then had to move to the interior
before

during

after

and since i'm a pic whore, these are the gas suckers
94 f350 IDI turbo 7.3

94 lightning 408 novi 2000 supercharger

93 lightning 430 88mm turbo

and the old daily driver, now retired to when i feel like it use
94 f-150 centurion 4 door

 

[--weezl--]

what's centurion about the last one?

 

[93blacklight]

what's centurion about the last one?

its a crew cab f-150. ford only made the 250's and the 350's in a 4 door in that body style

 

[--weezl--]

really? i did not know that... so is it a converted body, or is it an f-250 body on a f-150 frame?

 

[Ozwynn]

That dually only gets 13 mpg......... Mine gets 18.

I believe they are a crew cab bolted to a stretched F-150 frame.

 

[adsm08]

what's centurion about the last one?

Centurion conversions were BA. I've seen a 91 250 that was nicer than my first apartment and a later (98 maybe) 350 that had the Centurion II kit so it was basically an excursion. All closed in, seats all the way back, pretty cool.

 

[straycat]

The Centurion builders made a lot of conversions…F-150-F350 and the F550 as well. I saw several 94-96 F150 Crewcabs and still see them for sell once in awhile or running around. They did Chevy conversions and if I remember they did some Dodge’s as well. Centurion were famous for the 4 door Broncos of the past. People loved this setup back in the 90’s. Some of the Fords I have seen had the short bed box attached to them. I believe this was the F250 body placed on the f150 frame. Hear are a few photos of the 94 and 96 Centurion conversions and a shot of the Centurion name badge .

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[93blacklight]

That dually only gets 13 mpg......... Mine gets 18.

I believe they are a crew cab bolted to a stretched F-150 frame.

Its an idi not a powerstroke. Actually got about 8 pulling the trailer in that pic from phoenix, az to kansas city

And yes its an f250 cab on a stretched 150 frame. A real pita to find u joints for it

 

[jhammel85]

They're all really, really nice!

 

[--weezl--]

yeah the bronco's are pretty BA, there's atleast 1 running around my town...

but i think i would rather a gwaii conversion!

 

[wizkid00104]

That is quite the collection. I like all of that thirsty blue oval joy!

 

[06RangerXLT]

Welcome! very sweet looking ranger!

 

[adsm08]

yeah the bronco's are pretty BA, there's atleast 1 running around my town...

but i think i would rather a gwaii conversion!

Here here!

IIRC that one has some swivel seats and a card table in the center section.

 

[nitrofan1]

Welcome and that is some nice work! Post more pics on the rebirth!

 

[--weezl--]

i was just reading the first couple posts in the "now that's a stretch" thread and by the sounds of it, it's 2 buckets in the front, 2 rear facing buckets in the middle, and a forward facing bench in the back... but that was how long ago?