What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[1990RangerinSK]

It took me a minute to figure out that was his knee....

What did you *THINK* it was? Wait, maybe I'm better off not knowing....

 

[1990RangerinSK]

La la la la la

Put that thing AWAY!!!!

 

[pjtoledo]

I removed the tight threads from a front pinion nut to make a test fit nut. FYI it's 7/8" x 20 tpi.
last week I did the rear nut.

 

[sgtsandman]

The rear two screw holes on my cup holder were broken. Epoxied a piece of acrylic on to make a mew mounting point. Sits up off the floor pretty high tho. The front is a tad lower, but I think it Ford meant for the carpet to cover this gap.

Mew???

 

[sgtsandman]

Drove the 2011 in the parade yesterday. Much better than the Memorial Day parade. A township commissioner had to stop and BS with people WHILE driving in the parade. Made my clutch smoke since I was slipping it so much to keep the disabled from falling back in the trailer.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

This was quite a few months ago...but heres to anyone who doubts i use my shit like i say i do...

full disclosure....the trailer never left the yard before i get jumped on by the safety dept lol

 

[rusty ol ranger]

....and hell the F250 to. Those were all 80-100+lbs a piece....i know because i loaded them all....my back hurt for a week.

 

[Jazzer]

I assume you got a thirty ton log splitter?

 

[tw205]

Waited at the mailbox for my new voltage regulators. Yes I got two. So I don’t have to wait next time.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I assume you got a thirty ton log splitter?

Homemade 38 ton

Sumbitch will split a fridge in half

 

[Jazzer]

You should post a video of it splitting the biggest baddest chunk. That’s just good entertainment.

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

....and hell the F250 to. Those were all 80-100+lbs a piece....i know because i loaded them all....my back hurt for a week.

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Is that osage?

 

[CrabGuy]

I gave up trying to restore my OE fog lights. I put in new TYC fogs with new halogen bulbs from RA for less than $37. It was a no brainer, I must have wasted that much alone on polishing kits. Why Ford put those evil spring washers over the mounting nuts is beyond me; there's no good way to remove those without buggering up those plastic mounting studs. Now I can see again when driving bad dirt roads at night, what a difference.

 

[RustyShackleford94]

I gave up trying to restore my OE fog lights. I put in new TYC fogs with new halogen bulbs from RA for less than $37. It was a no brainer, I must have wasted that much alone on polishing kits. Why Ford put those evil spring washers over the mounting nuts is beyond me; there's no good way to remove those without buggering up those plastic mounting studs. Now I can see again when driving bad dirt roads at night, what a difference.

I know im a little late since you bought new ones already but F those kits. Throw some 600 on a DA or palm sander and go hard till they arent yellow then work your way up to wet sanding with 2000 grit. After that just buff, polish, and clear coat with 2k clear.

 

[CrabGuy]

I know im a little late since you bought new ones already but F those kits. Throw some 600 on a DA or palm sander and go hard till they arent yellow then work your way up to wet sanding with 2000 grit. After that just buff, polish, and clear coat with 2k clear.

Thanks. I tried exactly that with my DA and Foredom with various polishing grits and it was useless. Mine were not yellow but were so sand pitted, brittle, and chemically etched they would be like crepe paper if I was ever able to get them smooth again. My time is worth more than that considering the low replacement cost. My original head lights were almost as bad and replacement just made more sense to me. I'm not lazy, I just know the cost/labor/frustration benefits ratio didn't work for me.