Viper's '97 Ranger

[Viper Command]

Its a 1997 ranger xl, 3.slow, 4R44E auto, 4X4, BW1354E, single cab, short bed


Well it was a san diego gas and electric utilty repair truck......

My mod list.

Front 4" lift kit with added spacers ( 7" total )
Rear stock block, explorer leaf packs, bell tech shackles ( 6 1/2" )
Hand made front sway bar disconnects
Stainless brake lines all around
Sloted and cross drilled rotors and EBC pads
All breather tubes spiral looped at the top of the bed
Customized T-rex billet grille
Clear chrome head lights and side markers
2 KC lights in the grille w/ 50w HID 8000k
Hand made diamond plate bumper
E-fan with hand made shroud
Modfied Volant cold air BOX
Hand made snorkel w/ Volant scoop
Hand made hood lifters
Modfied amp steps on frame
Hand made electric flip up roof lights w/ 6" KC and 50w HID 8000k
High bolster racing seats
Explorer center console
Cobra 19 cb/pa w/ 5' wilson whip
350w ac inverter in passenger air bag cover
Hand made diamond plate gauge faces w/ alu. bezel
Sony, RF, Boston acustic, pioneer sound system
Hand made 3" exhaust stack w/ gibson muffler
48" hi-lift jack in bed
33x12.5 Goodyear duratrak wrangler tires
15x10 alcoa knock off wheels
Ford 7.5 trac-lok
4R55E upgrades

And the most important mod of all... TRS windshield banner

Hand made means I had made it.

Comming soon, bigger motor, tires and axles


The years of offroading....

Build pictures

Im doing SAS with d60's 38" super swampers

The work shop and the truck......

The front axle and tires......

opening the wheelwells for a low slung stance.....

Here is the d60 rear end.....

Rear end stabbed in...

mock up for the front d60

 

[countryboy]

really like the front headlights and grille and ur chose of seats

 

[Rangerman4158]

that is a very nice rig you got you got any build pics of the snorkel?

 

[hockeyryan]

lol i like what u have in the back of the truck in the second pic

 

[Viper Command]

I added more pictures. Ill add more apon request of the stuff I made.

also at the time of the picture we were only dating, now were married and have a 2 1/2 months old little girl.

 

[Viper Command]

Updated........................

 

[JTBeast3000]

nice rig!

 

[Viper Command]

Im getting the dana60 for the rear tomarrow and i just got the 5.38 gears for it too...

 

[Josh40601]

Going full width?

Nice rig bud! Where in SD are you? I used to live there

 

[Viper Command]

Going full width?

Nice rig bud! Where in SD are you? I used to live there

All 70 inches of bad ass.....


Im in crestline near lake arrowhead and big bear, about 1.5 hrs north of SD....

 

[mattpresley]

Haha kickass. My 1999 Ranger sport was a former SDG&E truck too. I'm loving your truck bud

 

[Josh40601]

Oh ok. Arrowhead is awesome. I love it up there. What axle and suspension are you going with in the front?

 

[Viper Command]

Im will be running a dodge dana60 1ton on a link radius arms w/ panhard.





Added more pictures of the rear end.....

 

[Viper Command]

Added more pictures.............

 

[Viper Command]

Added more pix.............


Removing the ttb.

mock up for the front d60