What did you do to your Ranger today?

[Venom_z89]

Quick mock up of roughly where coilover will be mounted.

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[Fordup]

Dang, peeps out there fabricating hardcore mods and all I can manage to do is fail at sticking some shackles on! =D

Fail on those hammerloks, I pounded and pounded but no love and my C-clamps weren't big enough, so either some smaller and better quality hammerloks, or a bigger C-clamp (US-made 10 inch for $65!).

even finding an American-made nozzle can be tough (the old one died after 40 years)

as @Doc says: "squirt it with a hose" =D

dumping some Techron in the tank and the lofty goal of placing the hammerloks on ...

actually used my Model T wrench to remove the anti-rattle clamp - kind of neat and maybe the first time that wrench has been used in the last 100 years

I've had these hitch spacers for a year and decided to move the Tow'N'Stow out because I stand on it when loading leaves, this way it's wider and flatter

old working with new, kind of like this forum! =D

better stepping place plus my absolutely most favorite new specialty oil Blue Creeper! thanks @Fordup! it's expensive but it's incredible as a penetrant - Soupie Approved!

That stuff is amazing. Now that you have the dispenser bottle just buy the gallon refill. Used to use PB blaster but just stunk too bad and took too long to peneterate. I use a lot of their Sewing machine oil also. Great stuff.

 

[subquark]

That stuff is amazing. Now that you have the dispenser bottle just buy the gallon refill. Used to use PB blaster but just stunk too bad and took too long to peneterate. I use a lot of their Sewing machine oil also. Great stuff.

It was magical seeing how thin yet clingy the oil was as I precisely applied tiny drop via the dispenser. What a great tool to add to the arsenal - thank you again for mentioning it and it'll always have a place on the workbench. =)

I have several summer projects for it, including my 50-year old bottle jack that got this topic broken free (see what I did there! LOL). I have a feeling I should go ahead an order that gallon refill you mention because that 52-year old Land Cruiser's gonna drink that up! Maybe I'll be able to use my nut splitter less! =)

 

[underwhelmed]

I finally installed a cheap ignition bezel. $8. Cool to not have the keys move around like before. Fit like it came from the factory.

 

[subquark]

I finally installed a cheap ignition bezel. $8. Cool to not have the keys move around like before. Fit like it came from the factory.

Nicely done! Those "little" things do add up and make it a nicer truck, imo.

I also like not stabbing the key in the wrong place. The feel and sound of it going to the side was like nails on the chalkboard to me.

 

[Superbuggy]

It was a nice 70 degree day, perfect weather for a tonneau cover install ?

 

[bsr956]

Yesterday, met up with another forum member parting out his truck & picked up Bestop rear bumper retractable step & engine cover. Definitely looks lot cleaner in engine bay.

 

[9zero1790]

It was a nice 70 degree day, perfect weather for a tonneau cover install ?

looks nice! man the tires / your ranger still look huge to me.

 

[Superbuggy]

yeah, the shop i had do my work called it a “big little truck” lol ?

 

[Venom_z89]

Man every time my little cousin comes through and I see our trucks together makes me want to push harder. Work hard play harder. Well not too too ranger related but some more fabrication.

 

[subquark]

Yesterday, met up with another forum member parting out his truck & picked up Bestop rear bumper retractable step & engine cover. Definitely looks lot cleaner in engine bay.

Love that Bestop - I'd be lost without it.

How did you find the install? Mine wasn't bad except I should have done the height adjustment before installing it, but it sure feels solid.

 

[NeilP]

Love that Bestop - I'd be lost without it.

How did you find the install? Mine wasn't bad except I should have done the height adjustment before installing it, but it sure feels solid.

Those are a great investment! I had one on my 2000 F250, my 22 Ranger and I recently installed one on my 24 GMC.

 

[jflogerzi]

Man every time my little cousin comes through and I see our trucks together makes me want to push harder. Work hard play harder. Well not too too ranger related but some more fabrication.

Your doing gods work right here Keep at it!

 

[Ohgoditsjoe]

Just got finished installing rear Bilstein 4600s. Fun installation. Took a couple extra minutes because I realized the nuts sat in little metal pockets. Other than that and not a lot of room for full range of motion on the passenger side, the job went great (around 30ish minutes).

 

[subquark]

Just got finished installing rear Bilstein 4600s. Fun installation. Took a couple extra minutes because I realized the nuts sat in little metal pockets. Other than that and not a lot of room for full range of motion on the passenger side, the job went great (around 30ish minutes).

Nicely done and about 6 times faster than I was! =D

After I was done, I felt like this:

And thought I was a cool likethis:

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