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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
 


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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.
 

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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.

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Your doing gods work right here :) Keep at it!
 

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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).

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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).

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

After I was done, I felt like this:

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And thought I was a cool likethis:

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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)
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as @Doc says: "squirt it with a hose" =D
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dumping some Techron in the tank and the lofty goal of placing the hammerloks on ...
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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
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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
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old working with new, kind of like this forum! =D
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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!
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my level of fabrication is using the grinder to cut a bolt or zip ties in place of a clamp lol.
 

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The shop got all the suspension/wheels/tires buttoned up today :) Top pic is the day I first saw my truck at the dealership two March's ago, and of course today, when I drove home from the shop.

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Lovely what are the specs of wheels/tires/suspension etc pls?
 

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Lovely what are the specs of wheels/tires/suspension etc pls?
Sure, I have 33 inch Yokohama’s on 17 inch method wheels ( 0 degree offset, crash bars removed ) and the suspension is the full Dobinsons setup ( struts, leaf springs, bushings etc…) I believe I’m set at 2 inches front, 1 inch rear…
 

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Sure, I have 33 inch Yokohama’s on 17 inch method wheels ( 0 degree offset, crash bars removed ) and the suspension is the full Dobinsons setup ( struts, leaf springs, bushings etc…) I believe I’m set at 2 inches front, 1 inch rear…
I forgot upper control arms also…
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