Sounds good! So do you wanna have a mini meet tonight, and then a bigger one next week? Either way sounds good with me! Just let me know!

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Yep that's the plan!

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2001 XL 2.5l 5 speed, 19lb injectors, 94 Cougar Resonator for muffler, Spectre DIY intake kit, Royal Purple in engine & rearend, Full Synthetic DEX/MERC IV with Lucas fluid in trans, painted rear half of frame, 3/3" drop, Bronco II rear sway bar, blacked out interior panels, pioneer speakers and head unit.

Cool! Where in Walmart parking lot do you wanna meet? Over near the gas pumps where it's not so crowded? Lol! Whatever works for you. Just let me know!

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Hey man! I'm gonna log off for now, and start getting ready to head that way. I'll probabely be hanging out around the gas pumps. I'll keep my eye at for ya!

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So the first mini meet went well, even had an old friend I haven't seen in over a year show up at random with a 380hp Civic Type R! LOL! Not bad for such a short notice, maybe next week will be even better.

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2001 XL 2.5l 5 speed, 19lb injectors, 94 Cougar Resonator for muffler, Spectre DIY intake kit, Royal Purple in engine & rearend, Full Synthetic DEX/MERC IV with Lucas fluid in trans, painted rear half of frame, 3/3" drop, Bronco II rear sway bar, blacked out interior panels, pioneer speakers and head unit.

Nice, now i want credit for hinting to you guys mini meet and where are the pics? lol

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They will remember me always

You get all the credit 4evermodding! Lol! Very good idea of yours. I did not get any pics this time around. Brought my camera, but it got dark while we were talking! I should be able to get a bunch if we meet up next week! And Mitch, I had a blast man! You got one cool truck! I'm sure I'll be talking to ya soon!

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Sorry for not posting or updating recently. Been dealing with a personal crisis as well as several family crisis this past week. 4evermodding Yep you get the credit for getting this all started, and Stealth it was nice being able to talk to another ranger enthusiast. Maybe this sunday you should come over to my place, especially since it's like a rolling car show out here where I live. I can show you the rest of my projects/money pits too. LOL.

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2001 XL 2.5l 5 speed, 19lb injectors, 94 Cougar Resonator for muffler, Spectre DIY intake kit, Royal Purple in engine & rearend, Full Synthetic DEX/MERC IV with Lucas fluid in trans, painted rear half of frame, 3/3" drop, Bronco II rear sway bar, blacked out interior panels, pioneer speakers and head unit.

Hey man! Totally understand! I hope things start going smoother for you. That kind of stuff is never fun! Sunday sounds good to me, if it works for you. I think it would be very cool to see your other projects. It sounds like you got some really cool stuff out there! You have my phone number, so feel free to holler if a good time comes up! Thanks!

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Very nice man! What paint did you use on the dash and interior?

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2000 XLT single cab flare side
massive 2.5 ltr , 5spd
Bone stock for now except rims
mods done: OHC, instrument cluster and custom roll n lock bed cover.

Looks good man!

I totally hear you on the quality. My F100 had a burnt yellow color dash originally, that I hated with a passion. I wanted to do the black interior thing, but I could never find the right color paint. But then I got lucky, and had a buddy that bought a truck with a complete black interior. He sold everything to me for $20, and then I swapped all of it into my truck. Definitely a pain, but well worth it in the end!

Rustoleum Satin black on everything, then on my armrest, vinyl door pad, and the face of the lower door pocket I paint over with black Rustoleum Vinyl/Plastic paint just to leave it with a factory feel.

The vinyl paint takes about 3 times as long to cure to the touch than the satin black will though. Learned that one the hard way LOL.

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Thanks Fordzilla. I actually didn't know that there were Rangers that came with all black interiors when I did this, never seen any at the scrap yards and I've never looked at the top of the line trucks at the dealerships because I know I just can't afford one.

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2001 XL 2.5l 5 speed, 19lb injectors, 94 Cougar Resonator for muffler, Spectre DIY intake kit, Royal Purple in engine & rearend, Full Synthetic DEX/MERC IV with Lucas fluid in trans, painted rear half of frame, 3/3" drop, Bronco II rear sway bar, blacked out interior panels, pioneer speakers and head unit.

Was skeptical when first seen threads bout all black interior but after looking at how yours turned out, I want it in my 96!!!!!!!!!!!

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96 RANGER XLT 4X4

i want mine a dark greay (i currently have a black truck with tan-brown interior and i hate it!)

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2001 Black Superman Ranger Edge, 4.0 SOHC, Automatic, Side Step, T-bars cranked, grille guard with two 55W lights, factory bedliner, light rack with four 100W off road lights

Well what's stopping you!? I did mine on a whim over the weekend with $40 in spray paint. If I can do it then trust me you can too, so have at it!

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I think a lot of the late model Rangers came with a darker shade of grey than earlier years. Since grey is one of the most common interior colors for Rangers you should be able to find the pieces you need at a scrap yard pretty easily.

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If you do post some pics so I can see how it looks!!!

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2001 XL 2.5l 5 speed, 19lb injectors, 94 Cougar Resonator for muffler, Spectre DIY intake kit, Royal Purple in engine & rearend, Full Synthetic DEX/MERC IV with Lucas fluid in trans, painted rear half of frame, 3/3" drop, Bronco II rear sway bar, blacked out interior panels, pioneer speakers and head unit.