Thread: Project 96 ranger #2

Well as most of u know I have been out of the seen for a while now after selling my black ranger I saved from a salvage yard and built it up pretty good in only a year and family forced me to sell it for a family truck,well now I'm back into another ranger and ready to kick this thing off and start another toy! (& finish it this time). Well to start off the truck is a 1996 ford ranger ext cab,when I first got the truck it had a 2.3 5 speed in it,wel since then I have put an 2001 4.0 soch v6 in it with a 5 speed auto. Stock 210 horsepower compared to the 2.3 which is maybe 100 haha. The truck already had an h&m equal length kit,14 2.5 kings and foa 6" 2.5 bumpstops, I have swapped out te 14s for 12's do to the ride height I have desired the rear of the truck has deaver g50 pack along with gmr hangers and 14" 2.5 smoothbodys in the rear with simple bedcage. My plans for the truck is full cage bumper to bumper,threat motorsports cnc lasor cut and bent equal length box beam kit,cross over steering and the rear either link killer kit or daves links ect ect.. Well enough gibber jabber here's the truck and what it looks like now,remember this is my daily driver but being on down time for having other stuff to drive unlike last time it will see alot more getting done sooner well here my project #2
The day I brought it home

The side view of shocks/kit

Rear shocks/bedcage

Front of truck

It dosent do this anymore I know it's cool but handled like crap lol

Fixing a few things and hooker travel lol

Another

Just messing around at the shop

New clip: fenders,header panel,fiberglass hood

I still have alot off fitment to do with the new clip but it's work in progress lol well thats it for right now on pics I have plenty more I will post up but that will get me started again.thanks everybody

Did a cheap trans cooler and works very well

First place I have ever takin this truck offroad was last weekend pismo 10/1/11


Front as of today

Takin the 2.slow out lol

Building the motor cage


My donor truck for my motor,wiring,dash,collum ect ect...Bought it for 800 took everything I needed and sold it for $500 lol good deal haha

that bumpers bad ass! haha

looking good though, i like the conversion front end, but IMO the glass is to wide. just my thought though. glad the truck went to a good home and is getting done right!
i just wish i coulda welded a damn chop shop badge on that bumper before i got rid of it. haha

should of kept that sickasfuck cowl hood haha what brand/bulge is that glass?

Jake:send me one and I will weld it on there haha.. Yea I'm glad I got another truck and being able to have time and money to
Finish it now lol.the front clip is glassworks and the bulge is I believe don't quote me on this but seems to be 5" rise and 8" bulge.. Not 100% percent tho.I know I liked the hood too haha but ima buy the glassworks hood with the sick gnar louvers in it but still be a 3 peice clip..

(p.r.exploder69) previes owner did the bumper only for you Jake haha *SHOP CHOP bumper*

*chop shop my bad haha stupid I-phone haha

how did you mount the newer clip? did you change out the core support? pics of what u did if custom

Originally Posted by Losi

how did you mount the newer clip? did you change out the core support? pics of what u did if custom

All the stock mounts from the header panel for that model clip from the newer ranger.

those lights are H U G E

My new model 3 I bought about 2 months ago,I already built the stand and got die's

Yea the lights will be sold or traded for kragens soon lol

You and your bro just need to keep 1 truck you ALWAYS come back lol. How you doin bud?

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Originally Posted by Adam Baker

Yea the lights will be sold or traded for kragens soon lol

Why would you want to give up good lights for China specials?

What's up pimpin lol . Been good just working my ass off haha and Travis I may keep them idk yet lol just want hiss maybe convert these 3 to hid

Does that header panel have the 04+ bulge in the top of the grille area, and where did you buy it?

I got the clip from buddy of mine,and the header panel dosent have the hump in the center if that's what your talkin about

oh okay, yeah. i have the 04+ clip with the old grill so i have gaping hole in my grille haha

so did you change out the Core support by core support i mean the metal piece that holds your radiator.

no devin. you dont need to do that to convert it. same as an explorer conversion like i did mine. just brackets to the og core support.



oh and btw this truck is fucking gay adam! you and brian need to make a nother light rack for me

my core support wil not work with the newer header panel and newer header panel brackets unless i physically drill and tap new holes in my header panel

Originally Posted by Losi

my core support wil not work with the newer header panel and newer header panel brackets unless i physically drill and tap new holes in my header panel

That's all I did! Lol made sure everything lined up and went to town! Lol



And Logan suck my sack! Ur expo is gay!! Figures only emo's drive them!! No offense Jake gort haha
Jk Logan that was crule and mean

(losi)I can get u pics if u want

i would appreciate it what did you do to mock it up? use the 2 bolts on the fenders?

Originally Posted by Losi

i would appreciate it what did you do to mock it up? use the 2 bolts on the fenders?

Yea I bolted the fenders and the hood on and then did the header panel and bolted it to the fenders cause that is what made everything squar and where it should be,and then the stock brackets for the header panel to the core support I just drilled the holes and bolted it up,super easy just a matter of getting everything to line up but then again it's all fiberglass so u have to work with that seeing hoe nothing is as squar and perfect as the stock parts r lol.. I will get pics for u tomorrow bud.

well i have my fiberglass fenders and they work with the header panel. so those 2 bolts (1 per fender) would hold it up but looks like a pretty big gap from the bracket to the core support

Originally Posted by Losi

well i have my fiberglass fenders and they work with the header panel. so those 2 bolts (1 per fender) would hold it up but looks like a pretty big gap from the bracket to the core support

weird mine lined up perfect with the core support,i will have to get u the pics when i can ta help u out

travis i see u stalkin my shit lol whats the word on your truck?

planning on keeping it street legal after the swap?

Yea I will be keeping it all street legal but this truck will never see a smog shop haha I know people in that department haha

well i gotta knock some dust of this tread haha fell back pretty far lol
updtes new bedcage i got from a buddy of mine, not the best but will forsure do the job till i get my new DD soon.. anyways heres the pics

went and played a few weekends ago

looks good!

my buddy nick (green ext cab)

leo (dezertcrimedonkey) on here

Originally Posted by 84prerunner

looks good!

thanks andrew, i was snooping at ur build and holy shit looking good man keep it up

Subscribed to ur builds.. lookin good already