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

[Rick W]

I couldn’t resist, so I checked with my Harbor Fright search light. Damn (if that’s allowed), the right rear corner refuses to be painted without a run! It’s usually the left that doesn’t want to play by the rules!

Of course, that’s where the sun is in my eyes at sundown (COULDN’T be MY fault!).

A la Scarlet, I’ll worry about that tomorrow...

 

[scotts90ranger]

Changed the oil in the '97 for the first time in too many thousand miles (I honestly don't know...), I know the last change was before the new tires, my chest no longer fits under the steering crossmember thing to change the oil filter without going in all funky... that 1" tire height makes that easier... Hopefully the next change will be on my 2 post lift so there's that...

 

[Rick W]

my chest no longer fits under the steering crossmember thing

Yeah, I have the same problem with my rigs, my “chest”...

 

[Rick W]

Sorry, @scotts90ranger , couldn’t resist

 

[scotts90ranger]

lol, I resemble that too but I couldn't get past my ribcage... on cardboard... I'm not used to this 2 wheel drive thing... wasn't in the mood to get the ramps out as it was dark when I pulled into the driveway...

In a week I can seal my concrete, then I can get the 2 post lift off the trailer and start setting it up then things will change...

 

[Rick W]

More baby steps.

I pulled all the tape, and then I ran around with two little tiny artist brushes and touched up all the rough edges and blemishes. It took a while.

On my custom roof graphics it looked like I threw the stars out of a second-story window attached to a sponge full of paint. I used a mylar stencil, and then I used a foam brush, dabbing almost all the paint off it before I dabbed it over the stars. Crap result, still too much paint, it ran everywhere. Next time I’m going to dust them on with spray paint for that one item. It was too late to take them off and I wasn’t going to do them again, so I took about 30 minutes and outlined each star with a tiny painters brush. I’m going to have to do it a second time on about 6-8, but from 15 feet away it looks perfect.

Can’t really see it anyway unless you’re 7’ tall.

Next steps are customizing the grill and tailgate and getting them back on, new lights, and the mirrors and such just so I can drive it. With the rustoleum, I can’t stick the graphics on for about a week or 10 days. Probably swap the seat and do some electrical in there too. But day job and more suing the town tomorrow…

EDIT: I also painted the bezels of my cab over lights black. I bought them in about 1990 to put on my 84 Chevy dually, procrastinated and then the truck got crushed in the 98 tornado. I’m glad they’re finally going to get some use....

2nd EDIT: Duh, I just realized I should have painted the star field black first, and then messed up red stars, and then fix them with black

 

[Uncle Gump]

I did a round trip of 175 miles to deliver 690 lbs of cheese.

 

[Fire]

cheesehead!

 

[2drxploder]

Shopped for a t5, after figuring out the used 1 i bought only has 4th gear
Looking at moderndriveline syperduty t5z, anyone running one? Thoughts?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Felt out of place in the drive-thru...

 

[MikeG]

Took the log splitter back. Damn, when the 25 ton splitter bogs down, you are splitting some tough wood! Granted it was a rental and maybe not in perfect shape, but it beat swinging a maul for sure!

 

[holyford86]

Collected up the parts I need for a day worth of wrenching on the old truck tomorrow, looks like its gonna be in the 40s so that will be nice

 

[Rick W]

Couldn’t sleep last night thinking about the silly stars. Couldn’t stand it, so here we go again. I know that part of the truck will never rust, it’ll have ten coats of paint on it!

 

[scotts90ranger]

Rick, you need a Cricut... the software is stupid simple to copy something from a straight on picture, I think fonts and DIY stuff might cost money, but I have ways around that... I'm thinking drawing stuff on other software and taking a screenshot should do it... That said they have masking material, you just pull out the middle instead of the outside, put the sticker down then paint and pull the masking off... in this case you can just print a bunch of stars though... .

In Ranger related uses, went to a cowrkers yesterday and picked up an aluminum boat I traded for buying him a Harbor Freight welder and helmet... he said if I just gave him money he'd spend it on something stupid... I got him the Titanium Easy Flux 125, it welds pretty good... Today I hauled home a workbench they didn't need anymore at work.

 

[Rick W]

@scotts90ranger

I’ve almost done that, holy cow I’ve got everything else in three sizes and 4 colors! This is not a serious project for me, like my Mark V, so I’ve been kind of winging it, hasn’t been real thought out in advance (in case you hadn’t noticed). I’m semi retired, and I’m actually having a whole bunch of fun with these ranger trucks after fooling with much more exotic stuff most of my life. I hope I’m not driving all you guys crazy!

EDIT: BTW, I had all the right mylar stencils, I just had a brain fart when I used them!!