AzScorpion's Money Pit 2 Build

[SigOris]

?I thought of doing some stripes that color. But then I'd have to start drinking Bud Light so that put the Kibosh on it.

WELL, rumor has it Tremor owners identify as truck owners ???

Sponsored

 

[Motorpsychology]

Thanks Chris! I was so happy to have found one somewhat close. Most were either in the mid west or east coast so all in all it wasn't a bad drive. It was also nice to drive it on multiple roads breaking it in. Good luck with yours and getting it by the CPO. ?

Got a ways to go; the CPO's Mariner has only ~140k rust free mi. and the Ranger might be only a 10-year keeper instead of 20; 40,000 miles in two years.
CPO's next: probably a BEV. This vehicle is the grocery cart; ~8,000 mi a year.
My next: Got time, but have a tiny bit of regret not ordering a GMC Canyon Crew Cab/6'box, which was the close second on my shortlist. The '24 Ranger is Supercrew/5'box only in 2024. That leaves Frontier and Tacoma currently with Ext. Cab & 4dr/'6'box available.
Maybe I won't want a truck by then. One scenario is trade/sell both for some sort of utility vehicle, like a Stingray or Porsche 718.

 

[AzScorpion]

I started to add back on some things I took off MP1 and also a few new things I got. Might as well start in the engine bay seeing as I finally have a clean slate. ? So the engine cover, Raptor grille lights, battery maintainer extension lead and hood bump stops went back on. All the weatherstripping was there so I guess I took it all off MP1 for nothing. lol

 

[IdahoRanger]

Dave do you have the battery tender hooked up yet? Money Pit II needs to keep its battery charged.

EDIT: Argh, you posted it was done as I was typing this.

 

[Motorpsychology]

You took the underhood pic before you 303'd the engine cover, right? Right?

 

[AzScorpion]

I then added the AVS bug deflector II back on and the new M2M grille insert which really should come stock on these. Also the USA Flag RANGER letters on the tailgate which I always wanted on MP1 but just didn’t think they’d look good on the Saber color. The red tow hitch was on my Jeep and then on MP1.

 

[AzScorpion]

Dave do you have the battery tender hooked up yet? money Pit II needs to keep its battery charged.

EDIT: Argh, you posted it was done as I was typing this.

What's strange is it still took a good 9 hours to register it was fully charged once I hooked it up. Even after driving it for 1,350 miles I'd have thought it would've been topped off. Just goes to show these batteries really need to be on a maintainer.

 

[AzScorpion]

You took the underhood pic before you 303'd the engine cover, right? Right?

Of course I did. I'm really going to try and keep this one clean.

 

[AzScorpion]

The only thing on the inside that I needed to do was add the rear tilting headrest form MP1. Also the front headrest hooks I had on MP1. These come in super handy for hanging water bottles or even grocery bags or in Annies case....Shopping bags when she's filled up the bed and back seat. ?‍ Then the rocker plugs (again off of MP1) and the 2 middle bed tie down. You guessed it, off of MP1. lol

 

[AzScorpion]

I changed out the side marker lights to the smoked LED Morimoto markers which look so much better. Then I changed out the outside mirror turn signals to D-Lumina sequential smoked LED ones. Besides the damper I think these two mods here are my favorite and really make it look better on a white truck. I changed out the front blinker bulbs to the Oxilam 7440 LED bulbs that Bob @bfastr gave me. These suckers are bright! ?

 

[IdahoRanger]

What did you do all day Dave?

 

[puckdodger]

wow that's a good bit of carcass plucking you did on MP1, you even took the rocker plugs. in an unrelated issue, we need a vulture emoji...

Best of luck with MP2. The white sure pops when its clean, same as Ferd did after a foam blast. But damn that saber was nice when you had it all shined and gussied up with all your snake oil.

how do you like those steps? I need to get some new ones for Ol' Scuffy sometime in the future and kinda like the look of those, but really like the price compared to some other styles.

What did you do all day Dave?

Imagine if he didn't have all that to do?? poor Annie has her hands full I suspect ?

 

[NTXTremor]

Dave, now that you have lived with the stock Tremor running boards / steps, what are your thoughts?

 

[MXGOLF]

Wow Dave you sure have MP2 looking good for only a week old Ranger. I think it was highway robbery of MP1 with all the goodies you stole from it. Enjoy your new Tremor!

 

[AzScorpion]

wow that's a good bit of carcass plucking you did on MP1, you even took the rocker plugs. in an unrelated issue, we need a vulture emoji...

Best of luck with MP2. The white sure pops when its clean, same as Ferd did after a foam blast. But damn that saber was nice when you had it all shined and gussied up with all your snake oil.

how do you like those steps? I need to get some new ones for Ol' Scuffy sometime in the future and kinda like the look of those, but really like the price compared to some other styles.


Imagine if he didn't have all that to do?? poor Annie has her hands full I suspect ?

Thanks Jim! Honestly I really like these steps much better than the factory running boards I had before. I've been in/out of it a lot and have yet to see how others are cheese grating their shins? I just step on it flat with my left foot, grab the steering wheel and get in. Getting out I only use my heel and step off it that way. They're heavily textured so they grip really good.

I took everything I needed off of MP1. It's only going to Copart and to auction so whoever gets it will have a project on their hands anyways. lol

Maybe this should be my new avatar?

Sponsored