So I sold my 03 ranger and it was a sad day. I had been looking for something slightly more family friendly and still capable (with a little help of course) and I had my eyes out for a first gen in good running shape.
Well the search went on for several months, when a red sled came up for sale almost 400 miles away but it would give me a chance to visit family. However, it disappeared and I thought nothing of it. It magically reappear on a consignment auction slightly closer (350 vs 400 miles). So I contacted the owner.
Come to find out this is a 2 owner truck that was purchased by the former owners mother in '93 and then when she stopped driving, he bought it and drove it for the next 6 years.
I probably gave a little much for it but the story was right and every thing but the passenger rear window seems to work. (Even still has a factory radio )
So the specs:
1993 XLT 4 door
5 speed (yup, no conversion needed)
4.0 OHV (I know you could have anything so long as it was 4 liters)
3.27 gears
ALL STOCK
Only a touch of rust behind the running boards under the rear doors.
The plans now are to have a capable wheeler (already have an air locked D44 waiting the in the wings)
So here it is:
What is that hiding behind the steering wheel?
A stick!!!!
The engine (already have put almost 500 miles on the truck and been making 20+ mpg cruising around 65 mph) and it needs a bath!
The work right now will be a new thermostat housing (thanks Turdle it looks awesome) and some investigation as I think it needs a lower intake gasket.
Well the search went on for several months, when a red sled came up for sale almost 400 miles away but it would give me a chance to visit family. However, it disappeared and I thought nothing of it. It magically reappear on a consignment auction slightly closer (350 vs 400 miles). So I contacted the owner.
Come to find out this is a 2 owner truck that was purchased by the former owners mother in '93 and then when she stopped driving, he bought it and drove it for the next 6 years.
I probably gave a little much for it but the story was right and every thing but the passenger rear window seems to work. (Even still has a factory radio )
So the specs:
1993 XLT 4 door
5 speed (yup, no conversion needed)
4.0 OHV (I know you could have anything so long as it was 4 liters)
3.27 gears
ALL STOCK
Only a touch of rust behind the running boards under the rear doors.
The plans now are to have a capable wheeler (already have an air locked D44 waiting the in the wings)
So here it is:
What is that hiding behind the steering wheel?
A stick!!!!
The engine (already have put almost 500 miles on the truck and been making 20+ mpg cruising around 65 mph) and it needs a bath!
The work right now will be a new thermostat housing (thanks Turdle it looks awesome) and some investigation as I think it needs a lower intake gasket.