What should I do with this Ranger?

[Blackdog]

I built this from a totaled roll over. It has a built explorer rear axle with 4:88's and a Detroit locker, James Duff 6" lift, 33" MTR's and much more. I bought the truck for $500 but now I have $5,500 in it. What's it worth, $3,500?

I'm at the point of either bailing out of this truck and buying something different or continuing the build with a straight axle and V8.

I just won a new M8000 Warn winch. I started thinking about mounting it than thought I might be better off to sell the truck at a loss and put the winch on a Rubicon project.

Give me some ideas.

 

[LIMA BEAN]

The only thing I would do with it was KEEP IT.

 

[Daven]

Nice truck. I would keep it and finish it up right how u want it, i dont see a whole lot of point at selling it for a loss. Maybe u could put it up for sale higher than that and see if any one will take it. if someone does buy it for more than u can start out with a new truck without losing much/any, and if not than u can continue on with your truck and swap in the v8. I get being bored of it, but you can always find something to do to it

All depends on what you want to do. I'd love to have that truck lol but if you dont like it much anymore, starting a new prodject isnt always a bad idea. Just wish i could get good into mine lmao people always need to borrow money and im a sucker for family

 

[shane96ranger]

I'd keep your rig you've got if I was you. But then again, I have a hard time selling things I've put a lot of time an effort into like you have. I doubt you'll get much of a vote for the Rubicon project given what site you're on. It looks really nice though, I like it.

 

[89PBR96]

Keep it you are insame boat I'm in one day I want to sell mine next I want to keep it I get bored alot with a vehicle but the times are not like they used to be to turn a vehicle so your better off kepping it

 

[nb11]

Well, rather than selling it and taking a loss, why don't you take they money that you would have lost and either a) putting it into your truck or b) starting a new project? That way you get the best of both options! Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

 

[84stealthranger]

if all is paid for id keep it and maybe get something else to fool with.

 

[Grey_04]

if all is paid for id keep it and maybe get something else to fool with.

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what he said, if it's paid for and you put all that time into it I'd keep it

 

[LIMA BEAN]

By the way where did you win the M8000?

 

[Blackdog]

By the way where did you win the M8000?

I attend the PNW Trail Jamboree. At the end of the 4 day event they raffel off a Warn winch and I won it!!

The truck is paid for but I need to buy ($400) or build a winch bumper. A straight axle will cost me around a grand, the 302 conversion another 5-10 grand as I'll need another tranny and transfer case. Before you know it I'll have $17,000 in a $5,000 truck.

This is really no suprise to me as I have been down this same road many times before.

 

[LIMA BEAN]

I attend the PNW Trail Jamboree. At the end of the 4 day event they raffel off a Warn winch and I won it!!

The truck is paid for but I need to buy ($400) or build a winch bumper. A straight axle will cost me around a grand, the 302 conversion another 5-10 grand as I'll need another tranny and transfer case. Before you know it I'll have $17,000 in a $5,000 truck.

This is really no suprise to me as I have been down this same road many times before.

Thats cool good score. I got a M6000 for the rear given to me and a 8274 for the front for 50 bucks so im set for winches.

 

[lethal-threat-b288]

ill trade u

 

[4.0B2]

donate it to me! lol j/k

i'd say keep it. i get to attached to stuff.. i can't sell stuff that easily. you'd have a really nice trail rig there.. is it a street legal rebuild from salvage???

 

[4.0B2]

i think its begging for a v8 and d44/9" combo..

 

[Blackdog]

donate it to me! lol j/k

i'd say keep it. i get to attached to stuff.. i can't sell stuff that easily. you'd have a really nice trail rig there.. is it a street legal rebuild from salvage???

It was a low milage GSA government rig. It was rolled hard, even killed the girl driver. I first had the frame checked and it only needed a slight pull. The title was clear but when I put the doner cab and bed on it they branded the title to "Rebuilt".

As it sits it has 80,000 miles on it and drives like a new truck. AC even works.