GCEXTREME's 99 Ranger - ShadowTrax - Page 3

gcextreme · #31 07-14-2013, 09:16 PM

Thanks..the lights arent wired up yet...gotta do that later...
But i did order black/red KC covers for them!

gcextreme · #32 07-17-2013, 10:11 AM

Added my KC covers to my lights..

Devin-20 · #33 07-17-2013, 10:17 AM

Looks good glen! You need a oval on that grill though.

sole · #34 07-17-2013, 10:26 AM

Looks good man. What's up with the missing oval?

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gcextreme · #35 07-17-2013, 11:06 AM

Im working on a custom one..it will get put on after i get the front end stuff painted along with my powerdome hood.

TB-9862 · #36 07-22-2013, 09:33 PM

Never looked through here yet .. glad I did! Very nice work on the truck, especially loving the roof gear. And yay for another Lund visor truck! I'd say you shoulda went with the lighted version since the wiring is a snap but I know how rare those things can be lol

gcextreme · #37 07-22-2013, 09:42 PM

Thanks...i got the visor for like $25 off craigslist...had to drive 45 miles to get it.

Yeah a lighted one would be cool...but i wasnt sure about how they wired up and didnt want to drill more holes in the cab lol.

Only issue i have now with the wind fairing on the basket is the wind seems to be flowing down it..and inbetween the cab and topper...and it makes a loud howling noise going 50+mph ..

TB-9862 · #38 07-22-2013, 09:53 PM

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Thanks...i got the visor for like $25 off craigslist...had to drive 45 miles to get it.

Yeah a lighted one would be cool...but i wasnt sure about how they wired up and didnt want to drill more holes in the cab lol.

Only issue i have now with the wind fairing on the basket is the wind seems to be flowing down it..and inbetween the cab and topper...and it makes a loud howling noise going 50+mph ..

A little late now, but the wiring is all external; runs down the A pillar (tuck behind the door gasket) and then under the hood to your side marker lights. But for $25 you got a sweet deal, mine was about a hundred and came in forest green lol

Gotta get the fairing down to the topper roof! I have mine flush with the roof and goes right to the top of the cross bar and it eliminated the noise I had.

gcextreme · #39 07-22-2013, 10:05 PM

Thanks. .i will have to see what i can do to lower it....may have to make another set of brackets for it..
Your fairing is cool...but u need some graphics for it lol

TB-9862 · #40 07-23-2013, 07:40 PM

Either different brackets or a larger fairing altogether that reaches from topper to top of basket? And I know! I've been trying to decide what to put up there, whether its a word or a design of some kind. Not sure what would look good, and I plan on putting a lilght bar on the roof of my cab in front of the fairing so I'm not sure if it would look too busy with a decal behind the lights..

In the meantime it does a great job holding my straps and things. Its actually a toolbox lol

gcextreme · #41 07-23-2013, 07:44 PM

Oh thats badass...do the straps stay dry...? Is the box pretty watertight??

TB-9862 · #42 07-23-2013, 07:58 PM

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Oh thats badass...do the straps stay dry...? Is the box pretty watertight??

Surprisingly yes. It has some foam tape around the edges but it is far from being sealed or watertight. Somehow the stuff stays dry in there tho

gcextreme · #43 08-03-2013, 08:15 PM

This project can also be seen here:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/exter...-bedliner.html
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Ok.....Started on Friday, removing my old herculiner roll-in bed liner....to start fresh, and also do my rocker panels in red..

i first did my bed of my truck with Herculiner back in summer 2004.
I did not prep enuff..i didnt sand down it enuff and after many years of use...it began to fade odut and peel in areas.

Starting today...i am removing all the herculiner off the bed....and going to reapply it correctly and thicker!!

Removed my fender flares..and rusty gas door

Removed tailgate and rear bumper..

After about an hour of an angle grinder and wire brush on it..

This is a reminder...when doing the DIY bedliners make sure u sand and prep...do it well...or else...

Not sure if i will get this completed by sunday or not..lol..lot of work..

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Ok a few hours later and a trip to town on the motorcycle to get more Acetone and another wire brush...this time a knotted wire brush...seems to work alot better..

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Im not going to remove the bedliner on the bed rails...when i did those 2 yrs ago i did those the right way...plenty of prep...

I do have one thin rust spot and a hole on the bed by the drivers fender wheel well...
Not sure if i want to just roll the bed liner over it or weld and fill it in...

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This was painful...not easy to do..cut out the spot.

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New piece to weld in..made two so i have one to test on..lol.

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Ok im not use to this crappy flux core welding...i didnt do a professional looking job...and its hard to get up in those ridges and grind...but i think it will be fine once it gets several layers of bedliner on it...

Ok now i gotta get back to removing the old bedliner off the front part of the bed....

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The tailgate and bed are done, I'm taking the truck to the car wash to wash them off.
When i get back i will start prepping the rocker panel sides.

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Ok i got the 1st coat onto the bed, bed caps, and tailgate...
They say one gallon is enuff to do one 6foot bed....yeah maybe two light coats...
Ive used 3/4 of one gallon..thankfully i planned ahead for going thick, so i have two gallons.

Going to start sanding down the rocker panels for the red Durabak brand bedliner while the black first coat dries..

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Got the side panels prepped..

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Got the first coat on the rocker panels and fender flare areas..

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Yeah if anything the red bedliner is currently more glossy..and brighter...but im sure it will fade..lol and maybe match it better.

Ive got two coats on everything...i have maybe 1/4 or a tad more of the red textured stuff...i still have a gallon of the smooth stuff...and i have one full gallon of the black herculiner.
Im going to let this dry over night...and if it is sunny out tomorrow i will go thru the other gallon of black..just in the bed....i want it to be THICK!!

Hell the red stuff..im tempted to buy 2 more gallons and do the whole dam truck..lol...i know theres a guy on here that did his whole truck in this same red Durabak stuff.

I might use the smooth stuff on my front grill surround..wonder how well it will stick to that plastic.

Also...later on i will prep my step tube bars for the black herculiner too..

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Oh i also threw some black herculiner onto my hitch.

gcextreme · #44 08-04-2013, 10:54 AM

Ok today, i got another good coat on the bed.
Did the bottom lip of the bumper in red.

Also did black herculiner on the front valence and rear bumper plastic top.

gcextreme · #45 08-04-2013, 04:25 PM

just did a thick coat on the tube steps and my gas tank skid plate.

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Got the tail lights and rear bumper back on.

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Front bumper valence done..

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Got the tube steps back on.

Will have to put the gas tank skid on later...gotta get bolts for it