RangerNDog's Slow Slow Build
 

On July 29th, 2008 I bought my 2001 3.0 Stepside Ranger. It had 58,XXX miles on it and is fully loaded. My plans for this truck change everytime I do a mod. I will have something planned and do one mod and then that mod will change the next mod I want to do. Suspension is the only thing I know excatly what I would like to do. Eventually I would like to have it Superlifted with a coilover conversion on 33's. Body and interior wise I have no clue what I will do. We will just have to wait and see.

Here is the truck the way I bought it:
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The first thing I did was swap out the 01 Tails for some 06 Tails:
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Then it sat for a while until I found a killer deal on some AR Chambers and side steps:
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After the wheels and stepbars I modded some headlights and painted my grille black. I only had the headlights on for less than a week before I took them off and went back to stock. I just didn't like the front end with them on.:
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After the headlights and grille came a set of 06 corners:
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Then after my trip to the Pittsburgh meet came an OHC, Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror and Lighted Dual Visors all out of an Explorer: I will get better pics of all this sometime.

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Then finally came a bed swap. I went from a Stepside bed to a Fleetside bed. Along with the bed swap I went to a 3-bulb set up. Out of courisoity we decided to plug in the tail light harness to my truck and the light woked perfect. I have been pondering about switching to a 3-bulb set up for a lil while now and this was the perfect time. Anyways here is pictures of the bed swap:

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Right now I am in the process of finding a new rear bumper and some tail's to replace the stock 93-97 tails that are on the truck now.There is also a few other tid bits that I will be doing shortly.

much better with a normal non gay bed haha

Very nice looking ranger. Welcome to the fleetside club if there is one. Can't you use the 06 tails you had on the steppie?

yea he can, but hed have to dremel them or wire in the T from a trailer harness

Exactly. I got a trick up my sleeve for some tail lights. Right now I am working on painting the chrome strip on top of the tailgate black. I will have pics up when I am done.

i just dremeled out the bottom hole on my 06's and stuck the bulb in there

But I don't want 06's. Everyone has them and for some reason I am wanting an amber turn signal instead of red.

then get some 98-99's

Wonderin?????
 

no,its a personal thing. i think theyre lame lol. fiberglass and you cant haul **** with em

Ha...........
 

Just wait and see.

Yes I can.:biggthump Thanks again Tim.

hmm.. i always thought your truck was green from looking at your avatar. but nice looking truck man

I always loved your truck...I just like it more now...lol

LOL. Stone had to play with the lighting a lil bit to make my avatar come out like it did.

Thanks

i have my 06 rear bumper just sitting in the shed NO DENTS SCRATCHES OR any deflects!! can be urs for...................? u tell me haha and im in ky

PM me a price. I am going to assume that etown, ky is Elizabethtown? If it is its a 7 1/2 hour drive. So for the right price I would pick it up from you.

Looks good man hey is that rear piece on the tail gate diamond plate :D

just an FYI, the box isnt fiberglass, the bedside are. the beds all steel inside just like the fleetside. thats makes you gay for not knowing that lol


rangerNdog, your trucks coming along nicely even though the steppy looked better. its gonna be sweet up in the air

No. It was just stainless steel. Its black now. Later that day I sanded it down and sprayed it with the always awesome Krylon Fusion Satin Black.

Thanks

fleetside FTW!!!!!!!!

nice truck btw! :)

Thanks

I want a fleetside conversion. what all has to be done to convert??

Bed, Tailgate and Fuel Filler Neck. Then depending on if the tails are 2-Bulb or 3-Bulb setup the tail light harness.

Can i keep the the 2 bulb harness thats on my truck and swap it if the new bed comes wired for 3 bulb?