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I'm ready to see the finished product lol.
 
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Originally Posted by rangererv
dang. someones been workin in a bodyshop for a LONG time. thats some good. work. I would have just replaced the cab and bed. lol
nice work
lol yeah hes been doing it for probably 35 years or so

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I'm ready to see the finished product lol.
yeah me too!! ha ha
 
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jeez...you don't have that thing finished yet?? What's takin' so long??

ha!

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Originally Posted by steev
jeez...you don't have that thing finished yet?? What's takin' so long??

ha!

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ha ha, be patient steve!
 
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Old 10-14-2009
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ok i know its been a while but theres been alot of progress as of late. the hood is straight and in primer and the cab has been prepped and was painted today. like an idiot i didnt have my good camera so all i have is crappy cell pics but its better than nothing.

the first couple are from last week, heres the cab smoothed and primed
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the hood is straight
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and heres the cab as it sits today
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and because this is a ranger website, i snapped a pic of my dads company ranger lol
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sick! and that ranger is clean for a MI truck of its age! Gonna look badass when ur dad and urself are finished!
 
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Awesome work. Thats a complete turn around. Whens it gonna be driving?
 
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Originally Posted by Lazler
sick! and that ranger is clean for a MI truck of its age! Gonna look badass when ur dad and urself are finished!
it was my grandpas truck and he didnt put many miles on it at all, its very clean

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Awesome work. Thats a complete turn around. Whens it gonna be driving?
thanks! im hoping for the end of october or early november
 
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Very nice work Pat! Can't wait to see it on the road.
 
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dude i do body work and paint too..and you guys did that RIGHT!!!! if i ever wreck my shiznit its gettin shipped to you on a flatbed!!
 
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i desire to have my truck painted there...
 
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It'll prob look better than new when youre done with it. You planning on keeping it stock height with stock wheels/tires?
 
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Originally Posted by Toreador4x4
i desire to have my truck painted there...
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dude i do body work and paint too..and you guys did that RIGHT!!!! if i ever wreck my shiznit its gettin shipped to you on a flatbed!!
thanks! he always welcomes new customers! lol

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It'll prob look better than new when youre done with it. You planning on keeping it stock height with stock wheels/tires?
i might do a leveling kit but im not planning on lifting this truck like i did my ranger, ive got to be able to fit it in my garage ha ha
 
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thanks! he always welcomes new customers! lol
im sure he doesnt welcome new customers with whats in my wallet haha
 
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damn thats some nice work!!! if i had a shop that big to work on my truck i would!! i only got a 30x40 shop to play in which now has a 10.5 foot camper in it.. but i was under my truck today and noticed that the frame is rusting.. hmm.. might have to pull the bed off.
 
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im sure he doesnt welcome new customers with whats in my wallet haha
yeah that seems to be everybodys problem these days lol
 
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That came out fantastic man, great work.
 
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looks great man how much longer do you think till it will completely done?
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
That came out fantastic man, great work.
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looks great man how much longer do you think till it will completely done?
thanks guys, im not sure when it will be done for good, we still have to get the bed together and painted and tie up all the loose ends. id say end of october early november.


got a few new ones from today. got the back window, led third brake light, moonroof and headliner in. took a couple videos becuase i was so excited to see the windows open and close under there own power.
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my friend steve ("steev" from R-F and RPS) pointing to my truck
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No need to thank me...I know you weren't sure where the truck was. Good thing I was there to point it out.
 
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No need to thank me...I know you weren't sure where the truck was. Good thing I was there to point it out.
thanks steve, not sure what i would have done without you today lol
 
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hey patrick i may have asked this before but how far you guy's from kalamazoo, and paw paw? i have family there and in gobles also i go visit pretty often every yr.
 
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hey patrick i may have asked this before but how far you guy's from kalamazoo, and paw paw? i have family there and in gobles also i go visit pretty often every yr.
im not sure where paw paw is but im about 2 hours north of kalamazoo. you should try and come up for a silver lake meet
 
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Originally Posted by 01_ranger_4x4
im not sure where paw paw is but im about 2 hours north of kalamazoo. you should try and come up for a silver lake meet
yeah im goin to next yr!!
 
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Originally Posted by 01_ranger_4x4
thanks steve, not sure what i would have done without you today lol
I do what I can. Let me know if you need any more help this weekend. I'm a wealth of knowledge.
 

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