body mods
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hey guys, i have another crazy scheme for the mini. i was looking at a newer ranger in a parking lot and i looked at the headlights. they look about the same size as the aeros but just slanted on the inner sides. i think it would give the van a meaner look but i dont know how easily theyll be to fit. anyone else thought of doing a headlight conversion? heres what i want to do for my body work: shave door handles, roll pan rear, shave tail lights, ranger front lights, custom grill, lund spoiler, and im still trying to come up with some ideas for a front bumper. i know it sounds crazy as hell but when i get another daily driver my van is getting totally re-done. im going for a muscle car look with the hood scoop, torqe style rims and dual exhaust. im just a crazy dreamer right now but i'll get it done sooner or later. anyone, let me know what you think.
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back when I had my 3.0 shorty, and when the hood scoop was finally in.... I had a saying for myself
"hot rod dreams, mini-van reality"
you can take the boy out of the hot rod, but you cant take the hot rod out of the boy!
keep it up! send us pics when youre done!
"hot rod dreams, mini-van reality"
you can take the boy out of the hot rod, but you cant take the hot rod out of the boy!
keep it up! send us pics when youre done!
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Suprajz,
If you want to go through that kind of trouble to graft in the lights from another car into you van, you should go for something really worth while. I would suggest something like a Mercedes Benz S-class. They have HID lights with aerodynamic glass housings that will never turn yellow or hazy like the Ford plastic housings.
Just a suggestion.
If you want to go through that kind of trouble to graft in the lights from another car into you van, you should go for something really worth while. I would suggest something like a Mercedes Benz S-class. They have HID lights with aerodynamic glass housings that will never turn yellow or hazy like the Ford plastic housings.
Just a suggestion.
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i like keeping ford parts on fords! what year ranger were you looking at? did you see the pics of the van with the ranger rims? i thought they looked cool, but i'm partial to my original 91 steel wheels with crome cap and collar.i like all the ideas you have! as i look around at used aerostars those yellowing headlight lenses are sure a turn off. my 91 has the old sealed glass kind., guess i'll have to keep it! 
rick
91 aerostar xl, ext. aka"the green bean"
4.0 litre 200 thosand miles and going..............
rick91 aerostar xl, ext. aka"the green bean"
4.0 litre 200 thosand miles and going..............
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as for the yellowing headlights thats no problem. anyone who has that problem just use some toothpaste or aluminum polish and give it some elbo greese. DONT DO IT ON GLASS! i made that mistake on my mk3 supra. i was actually looking at the last 2 yr models of rangers. the newest style has a cool look to it but they look kind of tall. and the body style before that look perfect for the job. by the way...who in the hell puts mecedes s-class hid head lights in a 91 ford aerostar?!?(no offense) i kind of like sticking with the ford brand market. thanks for the encouragement all, maybe you'll get some crazy *** ideas like me sooner or later, lol. one last thing, does anyone have any advice how to make a rear roll pan? the part of the bumper that wraps around the rear, i was going to make out of metal and wrap it around till its flush with the hatch gap. then make my roll pan out of fiberglass. any advice on this would help a ton. im probably going to do the rear pan first, just because of driving purposes. thanks a lot guys.
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I like the idea of making some kind of steel replacement for the flimsy bumpers on this van. Maybe something from a bigger truck can be modified to fit?
If you're making drastic changes to the appearance of your car, what not get something that will work better than original, and whose appearance won't deteriorate over a year or two? I picked Mercedes because they're one of the few cars with really great optics made of high quality glass, and their HID system provides really high performance lighting. I think there were a couple of Lincolns that had rectangular HID lgihts as well, but I think they used plastic lenses again. Don't kid yourself about being able to polish them to the clarity of glass lenses. The deterioration is usually not limited to the surface; they usually go through the whole thickness of the plastic, and no amount of polishing will clean them up.
If you're making drastic changes to the appearance of your car, what not get something that will work better than original, and whose appearance won't deteriorate over a year or two? I picked Mercedes because they're one of the few cars with really great optics made of high quality glass, and their HID system provides really high performance lighting. I think there were a couple of Lincolns that had rectangular HID lgihts as well, but I think they used plastic lenses again. Don't kid yourself about being able to polish them to the clarity of glass lenses. The deterioration is usually not limited to the surface; they usually go through the whole thickness of the plastic, and no amount of polishing will clean them up.
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