Well this is the official start of my idea for my Ranger. I'm setting a limit of $6k (including the purchase of my truck, $2100) to make this a super clean spleeperish Mustang slayer. The goals are 300-350 horsepower to the wheels with the 4 banger, custom interior that only a trained eye will notice, boxed frame & 4 link rear, a home made Cobra brake swap, and tuxedo black paint with 18" FR500's. Might brake budget for wheels, but then again who hasn't LOL.

Will post some pictures in the morning, it's late and I have to resize almost every single picture anyways.

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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.

How it all started.

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The set backs. 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.

nice project man! im going to keep updated with this for sure. whats the story on the window?

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'99 Ranger XLT Reg. Cab Stepside
2.5L
2WD
5spd
K&N Filter
Air Box Mod
Explorer OHC
2/3 Drop
Join!! FRF no-lifers Clan

Hey man! Glad to see you started one of these build threads. Very cool! And X2! on the window story. I don't remember you mentioning that. Lol! It does not look like it was fun!

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Some ******* thought it would be funny to shoot out my window last winter around 3-4am, I got home from work at 2am. Cost me $250 to get a new one installed, but at least they got it done that day. It's never sealed up right since, I have to roll my window up and down a couple of times before it'll seal up.

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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.

Dang! That's no fun at all man! Some people are just unreal...

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What are the details of the engine, man?

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2001 Ranger.
2.5l of passionate fury.
Big brake upgrade.
Cobra wheels
Hurst Equipped.

My first attempts at modding my truck LOL. Gotta crawl before you can run I guess.

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The secret to my Cheap/Free performance mod. HAHA!

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The orange ones are the 19lb injectors from my parts car.

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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.

So far only minor bolt-ons, but there's enough of them that it's made a big difference from stock.

Air box mod, K&N filter, port & polished upper and lower intake manifold, port & polished head, 19lb injectors, turbo muffler (soon to be replaced with a MUCH louder and higher flowing one), and Royal purple fluids.

That's about it for the motor, but I've also put Dex/Merc IV with lucas in the trans, and Royal purple gear oil in axle.

I have the electric fan from my parts car (94 cougar) waiting to go in, as well a much higher flowing muffler.

Lot's of small things but a big difference so far, and will be doing more in the near future.

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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.

looks like an interesting build. keep it up!

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My ongoing black interior conversion.

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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.

dash loooks great.

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looking good, def subscribed

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2013 f150 fx4 ecoboost. Couple mods
SOLD 2002 silver frost 3.slow xlt.

Lowered my truck a couple of inches last weekend, 3/3" drop. Only cost me $10 LOL.

Front Driver side: Cut 1 full coil

Front Passenger side: Cut 1 1/2 coils

Rear: Flipped the shackles (spent $10 on Grade 8 3/8"x1" bolt, nuts, and lock washers).

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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.

Here's some pics of the drop, as well as my straightened front bumper. It may not look perfect, but It was free. I'll get a shop to use a frame straightener when I'm getting close to paint.

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Also detailed my engine a few days ago.

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And a reminder of how my engine has always looked until a few days ago. 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.