And tank treads

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2006 Ford Ranger FX4 Off Road
maxed out torsion keys, Add a Leaf, 3" higher then stock, LT265/75R16 BF Goodrich all terrain KO2s on 16x8 Black Rock 997 Type 8 Wheels, 15% front windows, 5% back windows. Cobra 40 Channel CB and a 3' Firestik II, 3157 Pilot LED backup light bulbs and 2 KC Dayligher 100 Watt lights

All in good time lol

A swing away spare tire carrier would likely be next.

Then on the list, in no particular order, is:

- On board air
- bedside storage
- tailgate storage
- remote start
- lift
- toying with the idea of a water tank to replace the 2 gallon jug in the bed. It's non-potable water so I'm thinking of grabbing a washer fluid reservoir at the jy with the small pump and then just plumbing it from there.
- front receiver/winch

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Dennis Brady

Black 2001 4x2 XLT Supercab 3.0 "Shadow" - WIA

Black 2001 4x4 EDGE Supercab 4.0 ('Body donor' for Shadow lol)

Build thread:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...adow-redo.html

Winter is a a slow time for truck work .. For Christmas my girlfriend and a few buddies all chipped in for my remote start so I've got an Avital system now. Works great.

Also got an Ultragauge and Smittybilt receiver shackle for Christmas, as well as a Cobra 800W inverter for the center console. Replaced the cheap HF one.

Rolled over 200,000 and still rolling. Up around 201,800 tonight.

And finally, I machined these Hi-Lift mounts back in January and finally put them on yesterday



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Dennis Brady

Black 2001 4x2 XLT Supercab 3.0 "Shadow" - WIA

Black 2001 4x4 EDGE Supercab 4.0 ('Body donor' for Shadow lol)

Build thread:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...adow-redo.html

207k and still climbing.

Been very busy mentoring a Girl Scout FRC Robotics team this winter/spring...but I did snag a pair of Jeep bumpers. Rear has tire carrier and front has Smittybilt 8k winch and 2 KC Daylighters. $600 for the whole package.

So far we've got the rear bumper modified and mounted



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Dennis Brady

Black 2001 4x2 XLT Supercab 3.0 "Shadow" - WIA

Black 2001 4x4 EDGE Supercab 4.0 ('Body donor' for Shadow lol)

Build thread:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...adow-redo.html

That looks awesome!

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sweet! What was the task this year? I remember doing that back in high school

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2001 f250 7.3 zf-6
1979 f150 400/c6
Ranger free since December 2015
quote of the day:
The round flowing fenders of this vehicle have been lovingly reconstructed by a Dutch craftsman out of, what could be considered the most precious material on earth, bondo

After we get the front bumper mounted we should add tree limb risers as well lol.

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2006 Ford Ranger FX4 Off Road
maxed out torsion keys, Add a Leaf, 3" higher then stock, LT265/75R16 BF Goodrich all terrain KO2s on 16x8 Black Rock 997 Type 8 Wheels, 15% front windows, 5% back windows. Cobra 40 Channel CB and a 3' Firestik II, 3157 Pilot LED backup light bulbs and 2 KC Dayligher 100 Watt lights

FIRST Stronghold:
I never even knew about FRC until this year and it was a blast!

Now that competition season is over the meetings have gone back to regular schedule and I've got time to work on the truck again. (Also have access to the Tin Mints' machine shop!)

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We would need to cage the roof lights so the limbs go over then as well

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Dennis Brady

Black 2001 4x2 XLT Supercab 3.0 "Shadow" - WIA

Black 2001 4x4 EDGE Supercab 4.0 ('Body donor' for Shadow lol)

Build thread:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...adow-redo.html

Shadow is going to be in the 4th of July parade in Philly .. pretty psyched about it

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Dennis Brady

Black 2001 4x2 XLT Supercab 3.0 "Shadow" - WIA

Black 2001 4x4 EDGE Supercab 4.0 ('Body donor' for Shadow lol)

Build thread:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...adow-redo.html

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Shadow in the 4th of July Parade in Philly this year. First picture is in front of Independence Hall .. pretty cool to be there.

Was really busy between the parade and my vacation and so I ended up cruising to Disney with the truck still Girl Scout'd up haha



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I've always loved Space Mountain so this was another really cool picture to get.

And just for fun I got antenna toppers.. To infinity and beyond! (No I didn't drive with it up there lol)

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In the process of building an expedition rack to hold canoe and bikes and gear because I wanna go camping but don't want to put the cap back on yet. At this rate I'll have it finished this week and pictures up by Christmas

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Dennis Brady

Black 2001 4x2 XLT Supercab 3.0 "Shadow" - WIA

Black 2001 4x4 EDGE Supercab 4.0 ('Body donor' for Shadow lol)

Build thread:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...adow-redo.html

Winter and robotics make for slow progress on the truck, but I did manage to get a few things done. Main thing is I finally got the winch "mounted". Cut the caps off the front of the frame rails and slid 2" square tube inside, went back about a foot on each side. Two 1/2" grade 8 bolts on each side. 1/4" plate running across with another two 1/2" grade 8 bolts each side holds the winch, a Smittybilt 8000lb. The rest was quick and dirty; welded a crossbar to keep bumper shape and mount the lights and then cut the center of the bumper out. The mount will be strengthened and a new bumper will be built sometime this spring/summer but it was on in time for winter and I've already used it twice. Once as a hoist and once to tug a car that was stuck in snow trying to get out of a parking spot.



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Another thrown-together add-on accessory is a bed crane. I finally left my old job (or rather left the manager) and I had to move all of my toolboxes.



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Picked up a HF bed crane and married a HF ATV winch to it, welded an offset mount, and bolted thru the bed. Needs thicker bottom plate for sure but other than that it actually did work. The move itself was a time sensitive operation so I didn't have time to get pics of the move but here's the crane moving my truck box later that day. It was nice not having to empty it to move it



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And finally I added yet another set of lights, this time cargo lamps in the bed. Got them around Christmas and just this past week had my girl give me a hand installing them. Two run into the toolbox (not mounted yet as I have not wired the disconnect in yet)


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Next on the list is revisiting storage and toolbox, and if budget allows a new front bumper.

Also looking into some traffic advisor/warning lights. Nothing crazy, just some flashing ambers. While travelling with robotics team I pulled over to help one of the other mentors with a flat tire and my choices were the dull red taillight flashers or the blinding LED cubes. Something in between might not be bad on a black truck lol

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Dennis Brady

Black 2001 4x2 XLT Supercab 3.0 "Shadow" - WIA

Black 2001 4x4 EDGE Supercab 4.0 ('Body donor' for Shadow lol)

Build thread:
http://www.fordrangerforum.com/proje...adow-redo.html