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

[Roert42]

Truck got broke on the way home Friday. The fuel pump died, gotta the wait for summit to ship me a me a new high 255lph fuel pump. Also, the egr tube broke, so that’s greats too

 

[Uncle Gump]

That's one way of doing it....

 

[broncc]

 

[Robertmangrum.rm]

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Looks like someone had some fun haha

 

[racsan]

pulled the carpet out, once I figure out where that leak is (back window area-somewhere) I will fix it and put down a new vynil floor.

 

[Dan German]

I made a roof rack I bought on clearance three cars and ten years ago fit my canopy! Best $60 I’ve ever spent. (Gonna take some work to get the bike and kayak fixtures to work with a six foot spread, though.)

 

[sgtsandman]

I made a roof rack I bought on clearance three cars and ten years ago fit my canopy! Best $60 I’ve ever spent. (Gonna take some work to get the bike and kayak fixtures to work with a six foot spread, though.)

Does your canopy have a reinforced roof for a rood rack? If you don't know, you can call the manufacturer with the serial number of your canopy and they can tell you if it can handle a load. Otherwise, it can crack and eventually fail. I had to order both of my bed caps specifically with that reinforcement because of that.

 

[Dan German]

Does your canopy have a reinforced roof for a rood rack? If you don't know, you can call the manufacturer with the serial number of your canopy and they can tell you if it can handle a load. Otherwise, it can crack and eventually fail. I had to order both of my bed caps specifically with that reinforcement because of that.

Hah! I have no idea who the manufacturer is, and it appears to be a black canopy brush-painted to “match” the truck. It has a two-layer roof, so I’m going to assume there’s some kind of foam insulation in there. Not drilling that, no way. there were brackets screwed to the sides at the corners, but my clamp-on rack didn’t quite reach them. When I flipped them over, it worked perfectly. The feet that sit on the canopy are right on the edge, and the canopy is definitely reinforced somewhat where the roof turns down into the side. I am also going to add some supports to spread the load a bit beyond those four points, but only at the front and rear of the canopy where it is strongest. For the record, the most weight this will ever carry is two 40 lb kayaks. I use the roof for bulky, not for heavy. I would add pics to show how I have it mounted, but I have transitioned from “fiddling with the truck” to “drinking the beer.”

 

[sgtsandman]

Hah! I have no idea who the manufacturer is, and it appears to be a black canopy brush-painted to “match” the truck. It has a two-layer roof, so I’m going to assume there’s some kind of foam insulation in there. Not drilling that, no way. there were brackets screwed to the sides at the corners, but my clamp-on rack didn’t quite reach them. When I flipped them over, it worked perfectly. The feet that sit on the canopy are right on the edge, and the canopy is definitely reinforced somewhat where the roof turns down into the side. I am also going to add some supports to spread the load a bit beyond those four points, but only at the front and rear of the canopy where it is strongest. For the record, the most weight this will ever carry is two 40 lb kayaks. I use the roof for bulky, not for heavy. I would add pics to show how I have it mounted, but I have transitioned from “fiddling with the truck” to “drinking the beer.”

If it's a Jason or a Leer, there should be a metal plate on the left side inside the cap near the door. I can't tell you about other brands but that is where my ID Plates are on my caps.

 

[Dan German]

If it's a Jason or a Leer, there should be a metal plate on the left side inside the cap near the door. I can't tell you about other brands but that is where my ID Plates are on my caps.

The only ID tag is a label on the side windows. That just tells me who made the side windows. Given the angle of the sides compared to the cab, it doesn’t appear to have been made for my ‘92 Ranger, but it fits. (If I knew who made the cap, I’d be trying to get a rear window, which is missing!)

I have checked the canopy fairly closely, and it doesn’t appear to be reinforced enough for any significant weight. I am confident it will suffice for my purposes, and if I see any problems, I’ll find a work-around.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

The red Ranger got put to work yesterday. After church and finishing a little locksmithing job, I worked on my old Craftsman tractor until it would run, move and mow, then loaded up and headed for the GFs place. Got it off the truck and did a quick mow of her yard in the dark, lol. Have to fix a couple tires on the tractor, but they work for the moment, just have to keep putting air in them until I can get tubes in them.

 

[sgtsandman]

The only ID tag is a label on the side windows. That just tells me who made the side windows. Given the angle of the sides compared to the cab, it doesn’t appear to have been made for my ‘92 Ranger, but it fits. (If I knew who made the cap, I’d be trying to get a rear window, which is missing!)

I have checked the canopy fairly closely, and it doesn’t appear to be reinforced enough for any significant weight. I am confident it will suffice for my purposes, and if I see any problems, I’ll find a work-around.

The only work around I’ve seen is a rack the wraps around the cap with tabs the sandwich between the cap and the bed to support the weight.

Hopefully you won’t need to go there.

 

[CrabGuy]

Finally finished stripping, semi-polishing, and painting the OEM alloys. The clearcoat was completely trashed and 17 years of hard water spotting had made the wheels pitted and looking like cataracts on an old dog. Rustoleum Aircraft Remover is the only chem product I've found that removes powder coating quickly

 

[Uncle Gump]

Those turned out pretty nice @CrabGuy

So nice that I would have asked them to balance the tires using only weights on the back.

 

[CrabGuy]

Thanks. I thought the same about the weights but was trying to keep the project minimal for now and it's certainly no garage queen. It's one of those 'one wheel at a time' projects, very time/labor intensive. Even the chrome caps cleaned up nice. We have very hard water here and the guy I bought it from parked it next to sprinklers for too many years. I found the best way to remove serious water spots is a 2:1 mixture of wheel acid and water. No damage to paint/clearcoat but dissolves the spots using nothing but a soft sponge. The years of brake dust came off easily with Purple Power cleaner and a brush. I'm running out of projects on it but finally have it ready for a 1200 mile trip to our house in Oregon, it's a hi-miler but runs great and everything works (for now!)