Julian's 96 V6 4.0L Ranger Build Thread

Dr.RangerDanger · #1 08-26-2013, 11:12 PM

~Right after I got brand new 31x10.5 tires.

~This is the piece that kind of started it all. Found this gem on craigslist for 150$ W/ 4, working, "hella" lights.

~Had to cut through the bed liner, then drill into the bed so I could bolt the roll bar in properly.

~17 years of built up dirt & sh*t under that bedliner

~The black roll bar encouraged me to plastidip some of the accessories on my truck. (bug guard)

~Came out great (was still drying)

~That plastic strip piece on the bumper

~Now the grill

~Makes the emblem really pop out.

~Decided I wanted to take the fender flares off and plasti dip those.

~Not at all the difficulty I expected after seeing a thread on how to remove flares off a 1999 ranger. COMPLETELY different pins and whatever it is that was holding them on.

~These were the 17 year old pins that went through under the flare that were damn near impossible to take out (Very long process)

~Looked real good (still drying). They were an even bigger pain in the ass putting them back on. So they sat in the cab of my truck, for about 3 weeks, until I was motivated enough to put them back on.

~Since both my fog lights were broken, and I didnt have enough plasti dip to paint the whole lower valence, I took it off

~By now the roll bar was fully installed , I ended up having to take a tire off because one of the posts was directly over the frame, and since I didnt want to drill in to the frame I had to buy short as hell bolts and try to get a grip on them.

~Me and my buddy took her on some little off road trails, good time. Super dry so not as dirty as I'd like her to be

~How she sits today, next to my stepdads 2013 F-150

ford4thot · #2 08-26-2013, 11:17 PM

Good looking ranger!

Dr.RangerDanger · #3 08-26-2013, 11:19 PM

Thanks a bunch! As a 17 year old that does all of the work on it, I cherish it

ford4thot · #4 08-26-2013, 11:21 PM

Keep it up, don't forget maintenance

JLDANGER RANGER · #5 08-27-2013, 12:42 AM

Nice man! Hey, I was 16 when I got mine, and it's my baby lol like stated before, keep up the regular matinence and she'll never let you down

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Dr.RangerDanger · #6 08-28-2013, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JLDANGER RANGER

Nice man! Hey, I was 16 when I got mine, and it's my baby lol like stated before, keep up the regular matinence and she'll never let you down

Haha yeah man, mine too!! Yeah I clean the exterior once a week, and do the interior when ever i feel it gets too dirty. Unfortunately I was off roading and I got stuck and a midst of the 13 hour mission to get me unstuck, as i was getting winched out, the steel pole I was up against dented the shit out of my front left fender...