Well... I've started my drop!

[doorgunner]

ditto (perdy please--with rib-eye on it)

 

[2old4this]

latest up-date

Take it apart the first weekend clean things up during the week put it all back the next weekend... YEA RIGHT... DREAM ON!!! I should've known! anytime I plane things out THINGS don't follow my planes! I hit many minor set-backs, some due to the weather, some due to needing to fix or replace parts that I didn't plan on. A major set-back was due to inaccurate info about the Explorer rear swap. It's not as simple as stated, it's not a simple 'bolt in swap' had I known from the start I still would have done it, but I would have been better prepared.

Anyway I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...maybe I shouldn't have said that... here's some pics

cheers
Pat

 

[Hazmat Ranger]

Damn Pat - that is looking GREAT.

 

[doorgunner]

hey you're passing me up

glad for you......loooooking real gooood

appreciate the pics a bunch (lets see what ideas I can rob from them)

 

[doorgunner]

bet you got some more stuff done!

 

[dj224ranger]

just wondreing what exactly was hard about the swap ...just wondering

 

[doorgunner]

probably being waaaaay up under the truck to the point that he couldn't reach the cooler ( & I doesn't mean oil cooler).....Waaaaaa-hhhhhaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaahaaaa

 

[dj224ranger]

yeah i will have to mount a cooler under mine temporarily haha

 

[2old4this]

Finally finished phase 1

sorry for the delay, been busy with my daughters college graduation and doing chores that I had neglected during the drop.
I've been driving it for over a week now and no problems. It seem that I got the pinion angle right, I have no driveline vibration.

Here's a pic

The Explorer swap went well except for one major hitch. You can not use the explorer lower shock mounts as stated in other posts. I fabbed some from 2" square tube and welded them to the axle tube similar to stock Ranger mounts.

If anyone would like more detains on the swap I'll gladly post them.

 

[slammedxonair]

those brackets look pretty cool.

 

[2old4this]

Thanks.. I have a CNC machining center available to me!

 

[slammedxonair]

I was gona say they look to good to be done with a plasma/ grinder and a drill lol

 

[doorgunner]

congrats to your daughter (& you for hanging in there with a girl-child LOL)

truck looks great!!!!

 

[smokin guns]

hey 2old4this just seen this. i've got one just like it color and year.was thinking of dropping a few years ago.now i know what it would look like..cool looking..i like that.

 

[doorgunner]

had to take another look......great machine work!!!!!!!!!!