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My Ranger build

1freaky1

NAXJA Forum User
Location
Thornon, CO
This started out that I was not even looking for a 4x4 or even a truck for that matter, I was searching for a Mustang. Dad & Val (my wife) talked me into buying a 4x4 truck.

Since I was already pre-approved on EBay for 20k I looked at the rangers since I have previously owned 4 of them. Anyhoots I bought this one from a Nissan dealership in Chicago and had it shipped here the Denver. It was completely stock w/ 57k miles showing.

Over the last four years this build has turned directions from just a set of bigger tires, and better bumpers to where it is today, custom bumpers, full exo cage, front & rear winches, sliders, semi flat bed, shortened rear of truck, 35" Goodyear MTR w/kelvar, on board air, 3" body lift, FS HP D44 & 9", lengthened radius arms. I fabbed everything myself.



Future plans are to do a 203/205 doubler, and then a 5.0.

stock at dealership
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1st go around w/ light bar and 32s
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with new rear spare tire / gas can carrier and bumper
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cross support done and bumper narrowed and raised
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rolling chassis I picked up for the HP D44 & 9"
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bed framework coming together
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bed all fabbed up and rear is now 1 foot shorter
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New tail lights installed
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new rock guard for fuel filler done
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teaching my daughter to use plasma cutter
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9" housing all cleaned up and ready to build
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Cutting out all the old brackets
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frame stiffening plates made up and locating
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plates welded in and locating new coil buckets for welding
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Coil buckets lowered and welded in along with 1/4" gussets
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Dana44 under truck for the 1st time
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cleaning up stock 79 Ford Bronco radius arms
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cutting the 1-1/2x 1/4" DOM for lengthening the arms
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cutting the radius arms
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Actually looks pretty good.. Tubing around the fenders looks a likkle hokie.
 
welding in the bungs for the new Creeper Joints
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showing the difference in length of how much longer the arms will be
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DOM notched for arms and welded up solid
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next is to get the wedges welded to the D44 once I redo the radius arm mounts to a removable cross member, then to get started mounting up the F150 steering gear box and order my new tie rod w/ 1 ton chevy ends
 
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you love over by Thornton Elem dont you??? I have seen you ranger alot. I passed by it every day on the bus and got to see the build from the bus lol. DEff a sick ass looking ranger
 
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