Towed this one home last night but she needs some work. The motor is locked up and the bed is bad. The whole front of the bed floor is rusted and the tailgate. On the bright side the truck has 4wd, 4 doors and pretty nice interior...On to the pics...

 

Not bad.

 

Not bad at all man take that thing off the roof of the truck though :P. Im sure you have a spar engine though right.

 

Yeah I have a spare motor(or 2) and a spare bed, so thats a start. I just got it in the garage and put a breaker bar on the crank...yep shes locked up...

forgot ot mention the tires, their brand new but a lil small 225's

 

its got potential keeps us posted i love your project logs

 

nice find! i like it!

 

3.0 or 4.0 ?

 

where do you find these???

also, that lower tailgate rust is super common i've noticed....

 

Thanks man, I figured some of you guys would like to see whats possible with an old Ranger...lol

Thanks.

Its a 3.0

I got it on craigslist. It was an old add. Yeah I have 4 rusted like that in the scrap pile.

 

I knew the tires were new but i forgot they were that small. and I told you the bed was bad. like you can pick the whole thing up lol

 

Is that a cheby pulling the ranger?! Traitor Lol.

 

Yeah its pretty bad but the sides are good....go figure

No its old faithful...lol #14

 

Oh ok just looked a little different for some reason. Looked like a cheby in that pic.

 

Wekend update...
I got the motor unhooked yesterday and pulled it this morning. After converting my spare 01 motor to a 99 motor I dropped it in and ended up getting it running...Here's a few pics...



The motor I pulled out was a ford factory replacement motor, here's the tag

 

nice updates, your threads are always cool. i like following them so keep it up!

 

Can you find me one in Socal for cheap. lol You always find great deals. Although I find them when I am not looking and then I can't find them when I am looking.

 

Thanks man, thats why I post em up...lol

I might be able to hook you up, I would have to check though.

 

how are the sides on that bed you know im looking for a cheap set of bed sides

 

Wirelessly posted

Looks like another good project.

 

Actually the sides are pretty good but I know the bottom front is swiss cheese...lol

Yeah I'm going to change the oil and put some antifreeze in it and then see how it runs. You still got those side steps? They would probably look good on this truck

 

Well if you got the hook up in SoCal then let me know. I am looking for a 97 and older ranger. Don't care about engine running or not or size and don't care weather its extended cab or regular cab.

 

Give me a day or so to talk to my guy in Ca

 

that looks like another decent find

 

I've been a subscriber since number 14

I can't wait to see how this one turns out

you sir, do some great work.

 

ya i have both sets still. the fiberglass ones and the stockers off my truck.