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

[Bird76Mojo]

Unloaded the new-to-me tires and wheels I picked up for the Jeep. Got a smokin deal on these but had to drive 2.5 hours to pick them up. The old girl made the trip without complaint.

 

[MK667]

Well I am TRYING to do rear brakes. First time for me. Took the shoes and hardware off. Found out the rear cylinder is toast so i went to get that off and the male fitting of the break line was rusted on. A couple of rounds of penetrating oil and heat and i finally got that to crack. I get the old cylinder off and go to put the new one on and it seems like the inlet on the cylinder is too big for the brake line. I was about to throw myself on the mercy of the forum and ask what gives. And then for some reason all the reviews i read today where people complained about the wrong part stuck out in my mind. Let me go check the part number on the box and sure as shit it was the wrong one. I was supposed to get two Napa 370061's and i got one of those and a 370031. I learned a valuable lesson today, check your part numbers.

 

[SenorNoob]

Wait till you get the wrong part in the right box. The parts store often tries to say you swapped it...

 

[MK667]

Wait till you get the wrong part in the right box. The parts store often tries to say you swapped it...

I'm curious if these dudes are gonna give me a refund. I fucked up, but they fucked up first haha.

 

[JoshT]

I drove it. Mashed the pedal to the floor on a straight stretch. The V8 AWD definitely has more power than the 4.0L OHV, but something about the combo is right. Hits 105 on the 1 mile drag strip from a rolling start, but stops pulling hard around 90. Also no matter what I do at 90 it shifts into OD. Something in the system overrides the OD off button.

Something about the combo isn't right, not sure if it's the transmission/torque converter, AWD t-case, or the gear/tire.combo. The tuner also said that there was nothing that they could change to affect the overdrive turning itself on.

Finished fitting and welding in the other rocker panel in my replacement cab then started carving the passenger floor pan out to get it ready for replacement. I found that, much like the driver side, it's going to take some extra patches beyond the replacement pan, I'll continue messing with that tomorrow.View attachment 134862

BEst I can tell the rockers on the 85 are good, but the DS floor pan sounds about the same. Definitely going to need the standard pan replacement, but it feels like the rot runs down the door seam beside the seat. The front of the ds seat rail feels like it's floating. Also think there is some up the transmission tunnel that is t covered by a replacement pan.

That's the only real rust on the whole thing. Hoping that if I get around to fixing, I might be able to salvage patches from the totaled 84. It was hit in the passenger side back of the cab, so I'm hoping that the DS pan and tunnel is good.

Well, there you go! Find a gal who can weld who also has a garage!

Him and me both. Problem is finding them. Those types tend to hang out in said garage instead of places where you can meet them. Goes for us guys too. When the girls ask where all the good guys are, we're in the garage, yard, or woods, not the bars you're searching in.