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Old 03-14-2018, 02:07 PM
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Just got back from skiing in Vermont. She was a beast in the snow so I rewarded her with a bath.





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Old 03-14-2018, 04:38 PM
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Made an attempt to fix the rust bubbles/blisters around the fuel door/filler neck, (Living in the rust belt is great ). I figured sanding and painting the area wouldn't be worth it because I would be fighting a losing battle with rust. So I 3D printed a cap with gasoline safe abs, drilled a few holes and covered the entire back side with marine grease and the entire front of the filler neck with marine grease. So hopefully it slows the rust, and I don't have to see the rust bubbles/blisters any more.

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Old 03-14-2018, 04:53 PM
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Made an attempt to fix the rust bubbles/blisters around the fuel door/filler neck, (Living in the rust belt is great ). I figured sanding and painting the area wouldn't be worth it because I would be fighting a losing battle with rust. So I 3D printed a cap with gasoline safe abs, drilled a few holes and covered the entire back side with marine grease and the entire front of the filler neck with marine grease. So hopefully it slows the rust, and I don't have to see the rust bubbles/blisters any more.

Man I hear you, I'm getting quotes for my rocker panels in the $2000's, I can't swing $30k for a new truck but that's still a lot

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Old 03-14-2018, 06:25 PM
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It sucks living in the salt bed, I swear there is more salt than gravel on the roads sometimes. My goal is to save up enough to ship a Ford Ranger from down south. Good luck on the rocker panels, gotta love rust.
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Old 03-14-2018, 06:48 PM
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It sucks living in the salt bed, I swear there is more salt than gravel on the roads sometimes. My goal is to save up enough to ship a Ford Ranger from down south. Good luck on the rocker panels, gotta love rust.
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Old 03-16-2018, 05:00 AM
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FINALLY putting the truck back together...w00t w00t!

Hope to have it done today so I can drive it tomorrow.

-Nigel
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Old 03-16-2018, 05:02 AM
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FINALLY putting the truck back together...w00t w00t!

Hope to have it done today so I can drive it tomorrow.

-Nigel
Looks great dude, inspired me to get quotes for what I can't do, hopefully this time next year I'll have that clean a ranger! The loover on the rear windshield is cool

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Old 03-17-2018, 04:10 PM
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added roof lights or clearance lights as i remember dad calling them back in the day. had this light kit for a while now, just took that long to get myself to drill holes in the roof. used silicone of course but have yet to have a rain to see for sure if i still have a sealed roof. love the look, real "70's" style, esp with no headliner inside. woud almost mount a spare on the front but not going that far. lol.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...n/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...n/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...in/dateposted/
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Old 03-17-2018, 04:15 PM
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added roof lights or clearance lights as i remember dad calling them back in the day. had this light kit for a while now, just took that long to get myself to drill holes in the roof. used silicone of course but have yet to have a rain to see for sure if i still have a sealed roof. love the look, real "70's" style, esp with no headliner inside. woud almost mount a spare on the front but not going that far. lol.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...n/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...n/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...in/dateposted/
Love the two tone, clean truck man! What's that hood emblem on your truck?

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Old 03-17-2018, 08:17 PM
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the two tone was done mostly because the front end and cab were blue and the bed was silver, so i made it a two tone rather than paint the front and cab silver or the box blue. always liked a two tone design.
the hood emblem is off a older ford truck, probly from the early to mid 60's, its what came before the blue oval as a emblem. found it at a flea market for 15 or 20 bucks. heres a couple more pictures of it:

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/154582...3/37156884305/
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'92 reg cab longbed 2.3 "polar express" (stolen)
' 97 reg cab 3.0 auto ($500 project truck)-rolled
'94 2wd longbed 2.3 manual trans-"R-140"
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Old 03-19-2018, 04:20 AM
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Finally put the truck back together. It's been a while now.. I think since January since my fuel pump no start problem, and then I kept doing stuff to it while I had more and more things apart...lol

Test drive it today and then I should be good to go.

-Nigel
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Old 03-19-2018, 04:22 AM
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Finally put the truck back together. It's been a while now.. I think since January since my fuel pump no start problem, and then I kept doing stuff to it while I had more and more things apart...lol

Test drive it today and then I should be good to go.

-Nigel
Congrats, how bad was the fuel pump to do? I think lines on the way out

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Old 03-19-2018, 05:33 AM
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Congrats, how bad was the fuel pump to do? I think lines on the way out

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Changeing the pump is a quick 10 min job.. getting to it is the hours of dirt and rust chore.


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Old 03-19-2018, 05:39 AM
NewShockerGuy NewShockerGuy is offline
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Yep.

I had to remove my bed liner, cover, bed rails and then the bed bolts. 4 of the bolts came out somewhat easily. The front two did not. I had to spray them with kroil for days before I could break them loose...all while fearing I was going to strip out the bolt or snap it. I replaced all the bolts/clips because I didn't want to deal with that headache again. Removing the bed took no time but required my neighbor to help me lift it off.

The fuel pump was easy. Undo the ring. Pull entire assembly out, put entire new assembly in. Use new gasket, and tighten the lock ring. Connect everything back up and start the truck. My stock OEM pump lasted 17 years at around 180k miles. I bought an entire new OEM assembly because I didn't think it was worth it to only change the pump. Figured it's much easier if the entire assembly is replaced and just drops right in.

You can get the assemblies cheaper by not going OEM but I figured if the OEM one lasted that long then a new oem would be just as good. I will note that the new assembly isn't nearly as loud as the old one. I used to be able to hear it whine at start up.. That's not the case with the new one. So I am guessing they changed things over the years.


*I will note if you think yours is going out, change it before it leaves you stranded somewhere. My truck didn't start one day in the parking garage at work. I let it sit for 5 minutes then it started and ran fine. Had it gone out here in the parking garage I would have been screwed since a tow truck can't get in because of low ceilings.

-Nigel
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Old 03-19-2018, 07:06 AM
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I'm going to start trying to figure out why the 4x4 isn't working on the '99 today.
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