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Old May 23, 2015 | 08:56 PM
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69 Ranger

Just got this bumper 3 weeks ago, in process of going through it. Great site. 390, C6, 9 inch, 3.50 gearing. Fairly solid, daily driver.
 
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Old May 23, 2015 | 09:12 PM
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Welcome aboard. Any big plans for the ol' girl??

Btw, visit the Tech Thread Compilation and head to the last two posts... lots of how-tos, sources, and info on what the fellow FTE'ers are up to..
 
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Old May 23, 2015 | 09:19 PM
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Coilovers went on the rear yesterday, tomorrow installing extra capacity trans pan....use locktite on bolts BTW everybody!!
 
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Old May 23, 2015 | 10:39 PM
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Welcome to the Bumpside section.

There must have been a LOT of Rangers built in '69. There are a number of us here that own a '69 Ranger.

This one is mine.



I've added a lot of stuff to it, especially in the last 5 or 6 months. The only major item I don't have is A/C but, I have some of the components gathered for it.

Still lots of things left to fix and improve upon but, it's in pretty good shape for an old truck.

Link to things I've added/changed.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ont-drums.html

What are the plans for your truck?
 
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Old May 24, 2015 | 07:04 AM
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Welcome aboard! Nice looking truck! Look forward to following your progress.
 
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Old May 24, 2015 | 11:17 AM
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Looking good! Red interior no doubt? Love that interior rojo!
 
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Old May 24, 2015 | 06:12 PM
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That's a great color Ultra, I love green. So be advised aftermarket deep trans pans won't clear the crossmember. I could have put a jack under the tail shaft & moved crossmember, but started to rain. So that'll be next time.



Old cork gasket leaked bad.





New filter on, ATF is good for the skin





Lock tite, had 1 stripped hole in trans case, used Teflon tape for it, we'll see....
 
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Old May 26, 2015 | 04:58 PM
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Welcome to the forum and owning a 69 ranger. Lots of 69 rangers been popping up all over the place in the past year. I myself got 2 of them in the last year. Post some pics up of the rear suspension and the stance of it after the coil overs.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2015 | 04:45 PM
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They made no difference in stance, but the ride is much stiffer, need to lower the front about 1". Don't really wanna drop it, would those coil spring compressors that you adjust do the trick?
Thanks
Mike
 
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Old Jul 5, 2015 | 06:54 PM
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Nice truck!! I may have a ford truck problem I have a 68 Ranger 2 69 Rangers and just gave the step son a 70 Ranger.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2015 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 4strats
New filter on, ATF is good for the skin[/I]
Maybe but it's hell on the liver.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2015 | 02:22 PM
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Nice truck! I would also like to see a picture or 2 of the rear suspension with the coils
 
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