How much must stay ranger for it to stay a ranger?

[RockRanger]

Brian might be able to answer this question the best.

How far will plates gets you before it is time for a green sticker? Assuming it will pass emission tests every two years.

Basically taking my truck for parts and building a tube chassis for it. So it would still have a ranger 4.0, 5 speed and tcase. Maybe a few other small parts as well.

 

[Tbars4]

...TDavis might have some useful info too as I believe he still ran plates on his zuk...:scratch:

...IIRC on the technical side, you have to keep your fuel filler neck, gas cap and stock surround for it, along with all your emissions intact...

...I know Brian would have the other answers...

 

[cybergasm]

Think the three thing you need to keep would Be:

the VIN plate on the dash
the sticker on the door
and the EPA/Cali Emission sticker off the header panel (for smog Purposes)

these were the 3 areas the DMV inspector Looked at when i registered my X from AZ to California.

Dunno if this helps or not

 

[RockRanger]

So cut the dash part out I can do that.
Cut the sticker off the door. I can do that. I am surprised the door is still working.
Cut the sticker off the panel under the hood. I can do that.

They could all get rewelded back on.

I think somewhere on the frame is also a vin number that I could cut out as well.

 

[section525]

Have you seen that thread on PBB with the guy from Simi Valley who built the street-legal tube buggy? There might be some good info in there. I'll see if I can round it up.

 

[RockRanger]

Yeah I read through his thread a few times. Not sure I want to go as far as he did. The only place I ever go wheeling at that I drive to is corral canyon. I can tow there just as easy. After this weekend the body is getting pretty rough so driving it in the street would be standing out for a ticket.

It is a bad idea to take the same lines as tube buggies. I was liable for the passenger side. Tracy did her best to get the drivers side to match. Don't have a picture of the drivers side.

 

[Stic-o]

I think all you need is the Frame.... Just do like the F-toys. Are you planning on keeping any of the frame? Maybe just keep under the cab.


I don't plan on doing this with this Ex, I'll buy another and start over first.

 

[RockRanger]

Might keep 6" of the frame if it has a vin number on it. I am pretty sure my frame is a bit bent. The drivers rear corner ALWAYS sits about 1.5" lower the the passengers side.

Tracy and Savannah say I need more cab space.

 

[rhauf]

From my understanding, it's the cab. (you can swap frames, axles, engines etc, and it stays a "ranger" or whatever)

i've looked into this before, and it's whatever the truck resembles, is what it is... in other words, if you put a VW bug body on you're ranger frame.. it's now a VW bug..... that sami in the picture there still resembles a sami, so therefore it's still a sami.

street legality is another question entirely. for this (at least in CA) it needs to have fenders or mud flaps covering the top half of each tire, signal lights, bumpers, etc.. and *technically* it all has to be DOT approved... of course i fab up bumpers on my trucks (and exo-cages, etc) and stuff all the time (as does everybody i know) and i've never had any problems

IMO as long as you do quality work, make it look safe, make it resemble what it originally was, and keep it "streetable" looking, it'll be fine.

 

[tdavis]

...TDavis might have some useful info too as I believe he still ran plates on his zuk...:scratch:

...IIRC on the technical side, you have to keep your fuel filler neck, gas cap and stock surround for it, along with all your emissions intact...

...I know Brian would have the other answers...

Well, that pig still had street legal plates, and a VIN plate on the dash, plus hacked VIN on the frame (partially there..)

At least, you don't have to worry until you get pulled over, and ticketed, or failed smog for some reason.

If you:

1) keep all the smog
2) keep the dash/cowl with vin
3) full light coverage (headlights, turn, tail, reverse, running lamps)
4) covered wheels, or flaps..

then I'd say you should be good.

 

[4x4junkie]

Yeah I read through his thread a few times. Not sure I want to go as far as he did. The only place I ever go wheeling at that I drive to is corral canyon. I can tow there just as easy. After this weekend the body is getting pretty rough so driving it in the street would be standing out for a ticket.

It is a bad idea to take the same lines as tube buggies. I was liable for the passenger side. Tracy did her best to get the drivers side to match. Don't have a picture of the drivers side.

You can pull all that back out to re-cover your wheel back up lol :


I was looking for something awhile back on DMV's website myself and stumbled across a section about "specially constructed vehicles".
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/spcns_main.htm

this might be the way to go if you were to turn it into a street-legal buggy or something. They still go by model year of the engine normally (which would be your Ranger's setup).
Apparently there's only a limited number of applications available a year though, and I don't know what kind of waiting period there is (if any).

 

[RangerX]

After this weekend the body is getting pretty rough.

Where did you go?

 

[RockRanger]

Ishem Canyon north west of Ridgecrest. I didnt get any pictures of my truck. Hopefully i will get some from the people I went with and I will put a thread up.

 

[Brian1]

Have you looked at Fred William's project Fun Buggy from Petersens 4WOR? His is a complete tube buggy that he got street legal and plated for California.

 

[Stic-o]

I think Matt would just like to keep it as what it started out as..A Ranger. The qustion becomes as to being street legal as a ranger, with out the body

Matt keep the hood and grill, scrap the rest and just sheet the rest so it will look like one of the Lovell Rangers

 

[Stic-o]

Matt,

I found a bed idea for ya