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You had him trapped in a dumpster and let him out? What?!?!? I would have gifted him 36 grains CCI lead and left him there for disposal.
I know , but they are sneaky and adorable and they got that mask and they get everywhere they're not supposed to be and they have hands and are all grabby... it's like looking in a mirror in me youth , gotta let em go...
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Posting an update on the progress of getting a custom strip made. I've been working with L&B Designworks. They've been great and very easy to work with. They have some really nice products for the Jeep world which really come close to what I wanted. Adapting the Mach 1 theme seemed pretty natural for them.

After a bit of back and forth and test fitting, here is what came of it. It's titled "Ford Ranger Mach 1 Inspired Hood Decal- 3 Layer Decal (3 Pieces)". The pieces are matte black, gloss black and orange.

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I placed my order and will take plenty of pictures as I apply it.

The order form is here but you may want to wait until I've applied mine to see how it comes out. I can imagine instead of orange, red would look good on a Tremor.

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Very nice...
I book-marked the company and order info...think the trim in red or burgundy would look good on my Iconic Silver.
 

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I know , but they are sneaky and adorable and they got that mask and they get everywhere they're not supposed to be and they have hands and are all grabby... it's like looking in a mirror in me youth , gotta let em go...
Find one in your attic after ripping $2K damage in your soffit/fascia/siding on you house, you may feel differently. Or a dirty, potentially rabid one facing off with your 13 year old dog in the yard.

I let the rabbits, moles, frogs, turtles, Koi, and garter snakes live on my property, but skunks, raccoons, squirrels, and pigeons get no quarter.

Turkey Vultures think my Ranger is a resting perch made just for them. They poop all over it, and have plucked at some of the trim. Because of where they sit, I can't safely shoot at them as my neighbour's house is the back stop, but rapid fire a dozen paintball at them and they flock off pretty quickly.
 

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Find one in your attic after ripping $2K damage in your soffit/fascia/siding on you house, you may feel differently. Or a dirty, potentially rabid one facing off with your 13 year old dog in the yard.

I let the rabbits, moles, frogs, turtles, Koi, and garter snakes live on my property, but skunks, raccoons, squirrels, and pigeons get no quarter.

Turkey Vultures think my Ranger is a resting perch made just for them. They poop all over it, and have plucked at some of the trim. Because of where they sit, I can't safely shoot at them as my neighbour's house is the back stop, but rapid fire a dozen paintball at them and they flock off pretty quickly.
I have only seen the adorable ones , and have seen more than a few as pets , plus that one guards the galaxy so I wouldn't lump them all together ,
 


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I have only seen the adorable ones , and have seen more than a few as pets , plus that one guards the galaxy so I wouldn't lump them all together ,
I agree they are cute, and I don't lump them all together just the ones who ignore my signs and cross my moat. If I see them on the road, I brake. If I see them in the city, miles from my house, in movies, or as someone's pet, we get along fine. Come near my dogs or house, and it's on.
 

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I agree they are cute, and I don't lump them all together just the ones who ignore my signs and cross my moat. If I see them on the road, I brake. If I see them in the city, miles from my house, in movies, or as someone's pet, we get along fine. Come near my dogs or house, and it's on.
I'd happily blow one to bits if he crossed me , they ain't that cute , damn opossum are the evil one around here , not a damn thing to like about those guys ...
 
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Very nice...
I book-marked the company and order info...think the trim in red or burgundy would look good on my Iconic Silver.
I think so too. Did you notice some of the Jeep decals have an overlay on the matte black part? I like that but I'll take it one step at a time.
 

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My first stab at modeling this. I used Gimp and it's far from proportional (had to stretch and skew a lot) but gives me some idea of what it might look like. The next step will be to make a paper version in full scale.

Color-wise, it's perfect even though it came from a mustang. Any thoughts?
I pinged this vendor and the orange color can be substituted with a wide variety of other colors:

Hey Richard- Here's the color chart that I can swap out pretty much any of those for the orange. https://www.orafol.com/en/americas/products/oracal-651-intermediate-cal I have most of them in-stock but if you see one that looks close I can double check! Thanks, Brendan
 

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OP did you ever complete this project? I'm really interested as I have the same color splash and do believe this would complement it nicely!
 
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OP did you ever complete this project? I'm really interested as I have the same color splash and do believe this would complement it nicely!
Almost! I've gone through the process of having what I want created. L&B Designworks did the magic. The final product has been delivered but I haven't put them on the truck yet.

It's a three piece set: 1st layer is gloss black and provides the base. The orange lays on top of that and it's a bit smaller. Finally, a matte black goes on last in the center. That leaves a thin outer gloss black line, orange on the inside of that, another thin gloss black line and matte black in the center. Since I modeled this after the Mustang Mach 1 stripe, the matte black layer is shorter than the orange to leave a thicker gloss black portion at the bottom.

Here's a pick of the layers... hope to get it done this weekend.

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That looks great Fred!! Glad you found a company to work with and get this done.
Thanks Dave! It was on your recommendation to find a shop to do the stripe. I struck out locally but found a good source on the Internet!
 

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My first stab at modeling this. I used Gimp and it's far from proportional (had to stretch and skew a lot) but gives me some idea of what it might look like. The next step will be to make a paper version in full scale.

Color-wise, it's perfect even though it came from a mustang. Any thoughts?


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If you can color match the orange stripe to the inserts that would look incredible
 
 








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