thanks guys, I dont know what I did to deserve these trucks, but Im not gonna question it!!! I was absolutely sick about getting rid of the 1st crew, that I spent alot of time on other forums just searching and wishing to buy another one. When this one with the cummins came along, I couldnt say no and I had just sold the FJ so I had $ in hand and needed another truck........ so I made the call and sent him a check. I'll keep you guys posted when I start making progress on this and finally get it painted and fix a few odds and ends. If you think my crew is nice check out this one on ebay...... as far as im concerned its the holy grail of crews. Search Item number: 140722726808

 

is that the one with the full tube frame and the 12v in it. last time i looked it was over 41 grand.

 

last time i looked it was at 47k and the reserve wasnt met. yea, full custom frame and a 12V. nice truck but way too rich for my blood, after all its an old f250, for that kind of money you know its never gonna see any dirt.

 

i just checked sold for a little over 49 grand.

 

good looking rigs!!!

 

im still debating getting a topper for the new crew, i loved it on the ranger and still have the roofrack. or i might see what the rack looks like attached to the roof

 

I think this is pretty funny..... im constantly looking for/at truck online and came across my old crewcab for sale from the guy who bought it from me and he even used the same description that i used when i sold it. he did alot of work and it looks much better than when i had it, but he had the money to put into it.

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/2956493014.html




*** well i emailed him and said he made mistake and wasnt going to sell it anymore, he now wants to do a cummins conversion.

heres how it sits now:

 

Mama's first drive in the new Crewcab,aka "FRANK"

 

That's awesome! I want your truck! Very good lookin

 

I just noticed the previous owner put different door handles on it. I don't like them

 

those doorhandles are from an econoline van and are way more user friendly than the original style. mama loves the push button to open style. my old crew was tough for her to open, shes kinda short and had a hard time lifting the handles up with her little girl hands.

I like it, its just a little bit custom to go with a complete custom drivetrain truck. I just drove it home from Woodland WA, to Bakersfield, CA. 900 miles, 65-70 mph and got average 16 mpg, it took 14 hours and 30 min. The trailer was packed with couches, entertainment center, coffee tables, end tables, treadmill and all sorts of other weird household stuff my wife just couldnt live without.

I love this new truck!!!

 

I totally agree with the usability. Those econoline's had better handles, but I like to keep stuff like that original.

 

What did you pay for the beast? Keeping it OG is allways a good thing in my book. So it gets just as good of MPG as a stock ranger UN-loaded and not towing anything.WTF

 

Since there arent many Cummins Crews around I had to pay for it. It was 10k, but hey I couldnt build one for that much and I can drive it now and not wait 2+ years to build one. It was a little more than I wanted to pay for it, but a high demand gets a high price. Besides I sold the FJ for 13k, so I had some money left over to pay off some bills. I think it worked out great and I still couldnt be happier with the truck. Money well spent IMO. I plan on putting some non OE mods on this, as its my new DD. So I will update this as necessary.

latest pic at a rest stop

 

Stop posting pics!!!

It's making me jealous

 

I know youve been wanting one of these and I found 1 for sale with a cummins conversion already done, dont know what his final asking price would be, but heres the link anyway.

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/11...onversion.html

Just for kicks I got my little one a Jeep and had a photo shoot in the cab..... she loves dads new truck (or will learn to)

 

Crap, crazyredneck is selling his?

I want

 

So I found a site that has the 4bt cummins swaps, one guy is doing it to his ranger. Pretty cool truck that also got a Dana 60 SAS.

http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showth...h-Ranger/page1

oh yea, I had to register to view the photos, no biggie!

 

just got back from a real nice camping trip with the CamFam up in the Redwoods on the Eel River near the Humbolt National Forest. Couldnt have done it without my trusty ol Crew. Almost 1100 mile round trip at @ 18 MPG.

 

So I finally got this thing painted. Just thought a few of you would like to see some progress pics.

 

That color looks awesome.

 

sexy

 

I agree with Justin. Blue for the win!

 

Metallic iridescent Ford blue, cant go wrong with that. I also added black leather seats from an 05 Ram 1500.
I still find myself checking out nice lifted Rangers when I see em. Sure do miss mine.

 

pics of the seats?