Mazda Ranger Budget Build

[kneums]

well this went to shit real quick

Why thank you!

Truck has been sold to a good buddy.

As much as i didn't give a shiz about it, it will be missed.

[storey618]

well this went to shit real quick

[poondobber]

End links and urethane bushings are cheap and can be changed in an hour.

They make a manual steering box for that year. You can ditch a lot of parts by going manual.

Then again, if you are just going to destroy it then sell it to someone who gives a shit.

[kneums]

The truck looked better before you did anything to it.

If you "Forgot to give a flying fxck" than why bother documenting it?

Your damn straight it looked better before i did anything to it. But it sure as hell has been fun as shit.

And i'm documenting it because id like to keep track of all the fun i have with it.

[rice4life]

The truck looked better before you did anything to it.

If you "Forgot to give a flying fxck" than why bother documenting it?

[kneums]

Haven't updated for while... so this is what happened in the past week or two.

1. Did a few mean ass burnouts.
http://vid1381.photobucket.com/album...psapko6hpi.mp4
http://vid1381.photobucket.com/album...psflnfo9j8.mp4

2. Exploded my power steering pump doing these burnouts.

3. Corded my rear tires doing burnouts.


4. Continued to do burnouts, drift, offroad.

5. Put on a drifting show for a cop.......

6. Split my sway bar end link.

7. Got a few new dents.

8. Actually washed it for once. Got it dirty again before i even took a pic.

9. Someone thought they'd be funny guy and loosened my lugs. Lucky found it with 2 lugs barely on just before i lost all my lugs.

10. Did a burnout in my garage.


11. Got some new wheels and lugs.



12. Painted some shxt.

13. Forgot to give a flying fxck.

[kneums]

Off roading with the old struts? Eeesh.

Yeah it got interesting and literally throws you around the cab good times tho.

[poondobber]

Previous owner just did all new brake lines with those special flexible nickel lines or what ever they are and i ended up searing off one of the rear ones trying to impress my friends with my off roading skills and bent the spare tire cradle and split it right at the line split on top of the diff lol.

Off roading with the old struts? Eeesh.

[kneums]

Yeah I can barely see at night, lol.

If you are doing brake lines these guys have pre bent lines that fit great and not bad price. sstubes.com. My brake lines were rusted through after about 17 years. A shop wanted 400 bucks. I got all the lines for under 200.

Good there is nothing under the headliner. I may gut my interior soon. It stinks of cigars and wet dog.

Previous owner just did all new brake lines with those special flexible nickel lines or what ever they are and i ended up searing off one of the rear ones trying to impress my friends with my off roading skills and bent the spare tire cradle and split it right at the line split on top of the diff lol.

[poondobber]

Same lol your headlights are trash like mine are i assume then aswell?

And theres nothing under the headliner if i remember correctly...

Yeah I can barely see at night, lol.

If you are doing brake lines these guys have pre bent lines that fit great and not bad price. sstubes.com. My brake lines were rusted through after about 17 years. A shop wanted 400 bucks. I got all the lines for under 200.

Good there is nothing under the headliner. I may gut my interior soon. It stinks of cigars and wet dog.

[kneums]

Very nice find. Welcome to the ranger brother hood lol

Thanks mang.

Lil update here boiz n gurlz.

Got some new rear struts of a buddy for free... the old ones were quite tired after 196k miles.

Yellow one is obviosly the new one blue/mud is the old one.
Old ones have about an inch of rebound and the new ones actually work and come back fully.


That pretty much it. Going to need brakes and a tire soon.
But picking up a new project hopefully today so that should have its own thread soon enough.

[projecthoarder]

Very nice find. Welcome to the ranger brother hood lol

[kneums]

I got the ranger version. I was just going to rip the headliner out and not put it back in. Anything under the headliner?

These things run forever. 207k miles and Im still on the original headlight bulbs.

Same lol your headlights are trash like mine are i assume then aswell?

And theres nothing under the headliner if i remember correctly...

[poondobber]

I got the ranger version. I was just going to rip the headliner out and not put it back in. Anything under the headliner?

These things run forever. 207k miles and Im still on the original headlight bulbs.

[kneums]

Wait, what 2j?

Had plans of building and swapping a 2jzgte into the 240 but im keeping the 2j and building it for another project that is should be picking up sometime this week...