I purchased my truck on October 9th, 2012 from a guy in Toledo, Ohio. The truck is a 1993 Ford Ranger XLT 2wd Single Cab with the short bed. The truck was originally a 2.3L 5spd, but the previous owner swapped in a 5.0L out of an early to mid-80s F150 or Crown Vic/Grand Marquis. He also swapped in a T-5 5spd manual out of a Mustang. After he finished the swap, he was no longer able to drive due to medical conditions. It sat in a back yard for close to 9 months before I got it. It's a Florida truck, so there is no rust in the wheel wells or rocker panels. There is one patch of rust a bit larger than a quarter under the rear window on the driver's side.
Here are a few pictures from the day I bought the truck. Oh, and my Tahoe was right next to it in the first picture of the Ranger. I sold the Tahoe right after I bought the Ranger. It had some 32x11.5" BFG Mud Terrains, 3" body lift, Flowmaster Super 44s, and two 15" Kicker CVRs powered by a Rockford Fosgate amp. Cool set up. Just a slug, and I bleed blue. I got the Tahoe off of a trade for my 1974 VW Baja Beetle. I needed a 302 Ranger. Here's a picture of the Tahoe.
Parked in front of my dad's '95 Ranger with a 5.0L/AOD swap
Took of the bed cap, but I didn't clean it. Haha
Swapped my tan '93 grill for a newer one.
Before
After
I worked out a few bugs that I had in the truck because of how long it sat. I put a new alternator in it, new clutch slave cylinder (PITA to bleed completely), and took off my mud flaps.
After I washed it, I took it out to the railroad tracks behind my house during "the golden hour" of light and took a few pictures. My dad is a professional photographer and shoots with Canon products, but I couldn't get my hands on his camera that day. So here's some iPod pictures. I want a DSLR camera. Bad.