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Old 04-25-2010
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Originally Posted by Toreador4x4
yes, a few of the top mounts are gone so it will have to be bolted on with a few washers. whats wrong with yours?
On the driver side it looks like the last owner hit something or something hit him and there is about a inch to 2 in peice missing. I painted the grill black so unless ur close u can't c it.
 
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looks good justin.

need to ditch the flags. escort GT or mustang vert mirrors will cover the stock holes, just barely






and when you are ready to do some body work, they look even better moved forward

 
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i like those mirrors, i want to put vent windows in so i dont think ill move them up
 
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It's looking good man! Always wanted an older car/truck to work on
 
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lmfao im crying laughing
 
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Great work on bring it back to life.

It looks killer with that wheel/tire combo.
 
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thanks for all the compliments guys, i honestly just go outside and stare at it LOL..grant and i painted the tailgate letters and installed them, installed the grille emblem, wheeled the truck and played a casette in the casette player...registering it tomorrow and then alignment...bedtime!
 
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4/29/10

wheeled it out and installed a freebie tonneau cover, painted and installed the ford letters and the "overdrive" tailgate emblem

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headlight switch quit working today and i still gotta play with the camber more
 
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what kind of buffer did you use, it looks awsome.
 
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i have a porter cable orbital with sponge pads. i started with fine cut on a hard pad
 
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awsome it looks great. I love those wheels on there to they fit the truck to a T
 
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thanks!
 
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wow man the paint really came back the only body part you need is a hood and fix the rust. i know you will turn into a rolling jewel soon enough. i love it man keep it up
 
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pass fender too. maybe passenger bed skin... depends on what can be done with that wack *** dent
 
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Dude I love this thing!!

I have a white hood off my 88,just minor paint peeling off but no rust or dents. Wanna trade for that extra tailgate panel?
 
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Brian, hopefully tomorrow i can come out after work but ill let you know.

Does anyone know if i can use vent windows in my non vent window doors? i know ill need the glass, regulator, and all that stuff but can i use the door itself
 
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Vent windows ? - The Ranger Station Forums

no one really has a how too on there but about a dozen threads i have seen so far say its just a straight hardware swap
 
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Truck looks good man. I really like those rims on there.
 
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Justin like i told you earlier. i should be able to get you everything. but i will need till saturday to go make sure
 
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OK, quit holding out on us where is the newest update??
 
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dude what are we doing about those doors? i can send you whole BII doors and you could just swapp the stuff out of then then you would have everything you needed?


w.e you want to do give me a call so we can figure it out
 
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kind of holding off on anything trying to save for the dunes, picked up a hood from deathbypsi and he has given me the turbo itch a little too bad. so after the hood is on it is time to find a merkur or turbo coupe to ****** the motor harness and pcm out of
 
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just buff that hood dent out
 
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Originally Posted by Toreador4x4
kind of holding off on anything trying to save for the dunes, picked up a hood from deathbypsi and he has given me the turbo itch a little too bad. so after the hood is on it is time to find a merkur or turbo coupe to ****** the motor harness and pcm out of
Are you going to add a turbo to your setup or swap the entire engine?
 


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