should i do this

**Burns** · 03-20-2006, 11:28 PM

i want to cut the back window out and incorprate the back part of a ranger to cover the gap and have a kinda truck bed. im just not sure how it will look i have a full ranger cab to get the items i need. i will make for a sliding back window too.

it has been a car accident and none of the body is hurt but a front finder. i am doin a sas swap now but what the heck

however i do not want to loose this

hiridin · 03-21-2006, 03:02 PM

i wouldn't bother with it. not if u want to keep the system. u willing to give it up all together or downgrade to do that? i thought about doing it to mine simply for looks... but i'm not willing to get rid of my subs or move down in size... so its a no go.

**Burns** · 03-23-2006, 09:27 PM

that is my thought but it is a option later

Creager · 03-26-2006, 09:28 AM

you can always incorperate the subs into the 'half bed.' Make like a hard top for it, that would be sick.

although you would loose a lot of 'loudness' since the soundwave would go straight up and out of the truck, compared to bouncing off the roof.

MS paint is the sheeit

Creager · 03-26-2006, 10:06 AM

i dont know about sports, i always though they looked like goofy micro-machines when people chop topped 'em.

haha

**Burns** · 03-28-2006, 09:53 PM

Well i have a ranger cab to get my back metal and i am goin sas so i may get a honda for gas milage so i can put my subs there

hiridin · 03-29-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Burns

Well i have a ranger cab to get my back metal and i am goin sas so i may get a honda for gas milage so i can put my subs there

how many miles a week do u drive? i was all ready to buy a cheap daily driver for gas mileage till i started putting numbers together. buying the car, maintaining the car, paying for insurance and doing the same thing with my truck would cost me more money than it would to just deal with really crappy mileage in my truck.

**IZwack** · 03-29-2006, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Creager

i dont know about sports, i always though they looked like goofy micro-machines when people chop topped 'em.

lol that Sport is hacking.

**FROADER** · 03-29-2006, 05:11 PM

I am going to do it as soon as I have a place to keep it that is covered. I have a daily driver but I also had it before I got the Ex. The other thing is that if it's going to be your daily driver, you have to think about if you'll mind the noise and comfort of having no roof everyday. Not to mention, the security of the truck. You won't be able to have anything of value inside there including the subs.

*EMG7895* · 03-29-2006, 05:12 PM

I think a first gen chopped right behind the rear doors with the back of a ranger cab and a tonneau cover type thing would look really good.

*Joe93* · 03-29-2006, 05:12 PM

this gives ya kinda an idea what the ranger cab would look like

**FROADER** · 03-29-2006, 05:16 PM

Another thing need to be done after that is mess with your rear spring rate as it will be a lot stiffer without the weight of the cab that was there.

**Burns** · 03-29-2006, 06:05 PM

now thats what i want to do i think i seen that pic somewhere else that sparked the idea with me.

03-20-2006, 11:28 PM	#1
Burns EF Late Night Crew Memphis, TN 1991 Explorer/2002 F-250 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,923 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	should i do this i want to cut the back window out and incorprate the back part of a ranger to cover the gap and have a kinda truck bed. im just not sure how it will look i have a full ranger cab to get the items i need. i will make for a sliding back window too. it has been a car accident and none of the body is hurt but a front finder. i am doin a sas swap now but what the heck however i do not want to loose this __________________ Jonathan Burns Moderator of the Feature Truck Forum Owner of the "Lime" Forum Rules and Usage

03-21-2006, 03:02 PM	#2
hiridin Wannabe Elite Explorer tx 1998 ford explorer 4x4 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 863 Vehicle Specs	i wouldn't bother with it. not if u want to keep the system. u willing to give it up all together or downgrade to do that? i thought about doing it to mine simply for looks... but i'm not willing to get rid of my subs or move down in size... so its a no go. __________________ 98 sport sas full width dana 44 / 9" 38x15.50" TSL radial, locked f/r 5.13's http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...page_id=730638

03-23-2006, 09:27 PM	#3
Burns EF Late Night Crew Memphis, TN 1991 Explorer/2002 F-250 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,923 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	that is my thought but it is a option later __________________ Jonathan Burns Moderator of the Feature Truck Forum Owner of the "Lime" Forum Rules and Usage

03-26-2006, 09:28 AM	#4
Creager Wannabe Elite Explorer Charlotte, NC '92 Sport 4x4 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,800 Vehicle Specs	you can always incorperate the subs into the 'half bed.' Make like a hard top for it, that would be sick. although you would loose a lot of 'loudness' since the soundwave would go straight up and out of the truck, compared to bouncing off the roof. MS paint is the sheeit Attached Images __________________ Creager - Slightly mod'd 92 sport - 4.56, TrueTrac - 3" lift, Tires - Last edited by Creager; 03-26-2006 at 09:44 AM.

03-26-2006, 10:06 AM	#5
Creager Wannabe Elite Explorer Charlotte, NC '92 Sport 4x4 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,800 Vehicle Specs	i dont know about sports, i always though they looked like goofy micro-machines when people chop topped 'em. haha Attached Images __________________ Creager - Slightly mod'd 92 sport - 4.56, TrueTrac - 3" lift, Tires -

03-28-2006, 09:53 PM	#6
Burns EF Late Night Crew Memphis, TN 1991 Explorer/2002 F-250 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,923 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Well i have a ranger cab to get my back metal and i am goin sas so i may get a honda for gas milage so i can put my subs there __________________ Jonathan Burns Moderator of the Feature Truck Forum Owner of the "Lime" Forum Rules and Usage

03-29-2006, 05:11 PM	#9
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 20,043 Vehicle Specs	I am going to do it as soon as I have a place to keep it that is covered. I have a daily driver but I also had it before I got the Ex. The other thing is that if it's going to be your daily driver, you have to think about if you'll mind the noise and comfort of having no roof everyday. Not to mention, the security of the truck. You won't be able to have anything of value inside there including the subs. __________________ COLIN IGNACIO FORUM RULES My 2010 Explorer - Explorer #1 (sold) - Explorer #2 (sold) - My F-150 (sold) - My Ranger (sold) - My Videos

03-29-2006, 05:12 PM	#10
EMG7895 Elite Explorer '91 xlt, 93 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,715 Vehicle Specs	I think a first gen chopped right behind the rear doors with the back of a ranger cab and a tonneau cover type thing would look really good.

03-29-2006, 05:12 PM	#11
Joe93 Elite Dakota Colorado Springs, CO Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,616 Vehicle Specs	this gives ya kinda an idea what the ranger cab would look like Attached Images

03-29-2006, 05:16 PM	#12
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 20,043 Vehicle Specs	Another thing need to be done after that is mess with your rear spring rate as it will be a lot stiffer without the weight of the cab that was there. __________________ COLIN IGNACIO FORUM RULES My 2010 Explorer - Explorer #1 (sold) - Explorer #2 (sold) - My F-150 (sold) - My Ranger (sold) - My Videos

03-29-2006, 06:05 PM	#13
Burns EF Late Night Crew Memphis, TN 1991 Explorer/2002 F-250 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,923 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	now thats what i want to do i think i seen that pic somewhere else that sparked the idea with me. __________________ Jonathan Burns Moderator of the Feature Truck Forum Owner of the "Lime" Forum Rules and Usage