I've been in the Super Duty/Heavy Duty Forum since I joined this site. I figured it was time to venture into the Ranger category. I have a Ranger project that will hopefully be done this weekend. I figured I'd post the first page of my build from The Ranger Station.

The complete build thread is here: Project Little Green Turd - The Ranger Station Forums

I started this project in March of 2012, not fully realizing what I had gotten myself into...

***Edit (7/17/12): Collective picture gallery can be seen at Ranger Photos by wizkid00104 | Photobucket ***

Well I have finely decided to start a build thread for my Ranger. I have been messing around with it since 2005 and now that I am out of college with a job thats lets me have a little fun, I have collected a whole mess of new parts.

Here is the Ranger from the time I got is senior year until about a 2010.







28 Spline 8.8, Eaton Posi w/ 800lb springs, Ford Racing 4.10 Gears, Trick Flow Girdle - $250 on Craigslist


Sporting 31x11.5 TSLs on 15x8 Outlaw 2 Wheels


$50 Cap, 31x10.5 Uniroyal A/Ts, New Eagle Alloys 15x7




West Co Highlands with 1BadExplorer's Bronco


As it sits at this point, I have:
2.3L w/ Jet Chip
5 Speed
1354M
4.10s
Dana 28/35 Hybrid front w/ 4.10s
8.8 28 Spline Rear w/ Eaton Posi
198,000 miles w/ original clutch

I have redone all the steering system, ball joints, tierod ends, u-joints as needed, rebuilt t-case, brakes several times, shocks, front coils, and rebuilt 8.8.

This summer, I was distracted with my new toy:

2008 Suzuki King Quad 750AXi
HMF Performance Exhaust
HMF EFI Tuner
Warn 2.5RT
60" Plow



I built a cooler from a DeeZee aluminum toolbox and insulated it and added a an aluminum inner boxed that fits 24 pressurized cans like a glove.




Put a diamond plate bumper and bash plate on and added a big rear box to ride doubles:


and triples:


The Ranger wasn't happy about hauling the quad, and then I stumbled on this:


2004 F250 XL Extended Cab Short Bed
5.4L V8
5 Speed + Granny Low
Mechanical Shift 4x4
Manual Lockouts
Dana 60 Front w/ 4.10s
Sterling 10.5" w/ 4.10s L/S

I am feeding this monster now as I work on the Ranger.

Now for the Ranger...

I already have:

James Duff 3" Stage 2 Lift, Axle Pivot Bushings, and Leaf Spring Bushings
Teraflex Revolver Shackles
New Zoom Clutch
A Tranny Rebuild (using AMSOIL from here out)
New Slave Cylinder
New Radiator Core Support
LMC Truck E-Fan, Controller, and Mounts
Magnaflow bolt on Cat
Cherrybomb Glasspack
Rest of the exhaust odds and ends

I still am going to order:
AutoGage Oil Pressure Gauge
AutoGage Vacuum Gauge
Autometer Pillar Pod thingy

As she sits now:




and the new parts:



As of this past weekend I have the transmission completely rebuilt, and the rear end removed. I am cleaning and repainting the parts and undercarriage as I go, so it will probably take me a little while to get this done. I am also working on it an hour from where I live, so its mostly weekend work.

:icon_cheers:

 

And this is what she looks like now:

I got a lot done today. I pulled the leafs apart and took out the add-a-leaf for now and the truck sits level. I bolted the bed and cab down. I fixed straightened the rear bumper mounts and remounted it. I adjusted the drivers side beam up to the top hole in the drop bracket and corrected the camber issue (thanks to brinker88 for that advice). I fiiled the front pumpkin up with gear lube and in the process found that the return line on the power steering pump is leaking. I will replace that on the next trip.

After fixing the rear end, I had to switch the shocks back to the ones that came with my lift. They don't let the shackles open the whole way, but they will do for now. After mounting the rear bumper, I found that I have a clearance issue between the brackets and the rear spring bolts. I'll either trim the brackets or just shim the bolts out a bit.

Pictures:








I am going to get the battery this week along with a new power steering return line. Hopefully I'll be able to finish everything next weekend! :yahoo:

 

Mostly done!