My POS Craigslist Special 92 Ranger
Drove two hours after fighting off other interested parties to look at a 92 Extended cab 2wd Ranger with a 4.0l and 5 speed man. I'm not familiar with POS vehicles, so after a test drive I was iffy. Gf was cranky and tired, and she said "just get it"
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Suited up
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...800badf420.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...fb801bbb78.jpg Pulled shifter and dropped trans http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...4fd2755e61.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...733c3a8fdf.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...541178897e.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0f9cb7e3d4.jpg N. A. S. T. Y! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...7832460304.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...f696262d98.jpg F this piece of exhaust in particular. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...8349a32c35.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...60fafc2b22.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...5777dcea97.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...d246672994.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...f3c3bde799.jpg |
This gave me a few chuckles, haha. At least the interior was clean for you. When you say hotrod are you talking like twin v8s?
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Drained trans, found a decent shard. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...ecad160150.jpg So I opened up the trans. Looks mint so I decided not to rebuild the M5OD. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...e04f5b272b.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...461118c2a7.jpg Bought new input and output shaft seals. There is an oil baffle behind the clutch slave cylinder that is back ordered til middle of May, luckily found one of only two in the whole state. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...001cdfcfbb.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...ceed86b098.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...638bfbb0b2.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...2a61e55432.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...64ca7ee61e.jpg So happy! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...71e43d1e1d.jpg While resealing the top and rear, I found the rest of the shard http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...c333c26ca2.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...da1b16f2cf.jpg Realized it was a shim from the shifter. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...273b59cf07.jpg So that made me feel better about my decision to save $400 on trans rebuild kit. I believe it was damaged, and simply fell in when I removed the shifter |
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Cleaned it up and sealed it back up
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MATT!!!!!!
Love what you're doing with the truck! |
Hell yea Matts back in a ranger! Lol
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Jk this is going to be cooler than my other rangers |
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Lots more ahead
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Went with Cooper Cobra Radial GT's, going whitewalls out http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...627f224571.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...98080833e4.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0abc52aba2.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...a1c74ff2e5.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...13f5929fd4.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...25dafb7397.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0ef8da03e7.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...e17904097e.jpg |
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The last piece of the puzzle to get my trans back to 100%
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Right side valve cover painted
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I like this build. Clean truck. I have cooper cobras too and I like them so far.
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