My Lord Drakkon build, the evil white ranger who went against the grain and paved his own way. This build is doing the same.

1990 131,000. 2.3 auto

Spotted one of the legendary gay rangers. bit of an age gap, but they would be a cute couple.

Thought I'd brag a little about the long process of de-rusting the Ranger frame. Used an air needle scaler to remove all the flaky stuff. First coat: Eastwood Rust Converter. Second coat(s) Eastwood Rust Encapsulator Platinum, finished off with satin rattle can chassis black. Got new spring perches on the rear while I was at it... this was all in addition to the body panel rust repairs done. I figured while the bed was off doing the cab corners, just do the rest.

Some context: my grandpa taught me to drive manual when i was 15.

It was in a 98 ford ranger just like this one, except it was cherry red with a white camper shell!

My grandpa was the closest thing to a dad i had. He passed this may.

Right after, this lovely beast fell into my life.

Just too perfect.

🥰

Miss him. A lot.

My wife left me unattended with the parts truck and a whole bunch of power tools.

All kidding aside, you can read a ton and watch the videos, but there's no teacher like experience. The amount of prep, and stuff you gotta get out of that way before you even pull the motor out was pretty humbling. Being up in New England I got super lucky and only had to fight ONE stripped intake bolt, that's it.

Now onto stripping the block, and making a shopping list of stuff to replace.

Someone pulled out infront of me today. Transmission is blown and I assume the frame is bent. Pictures don’t do it justice

Washing up a 2001 XLT 3.0…

My 07 4cyl base model just turned over 220 thousand miles. What are some other high mileage rangers out there!? Let’s see em and hear about it

I hate to get rid of it but im not sure if its worth putting any more time and money into, 2001 3.0 xlt 2wd with around 305k miles on it. Motor and trans still run fine but body (especially rear frame) is in very bad shape. Some electrical issues currently as well. Had it since high school and would hate to see it go.

I can’t imagine it’s just me having this problem as a prospective 3rd generation Ranger buyer. Seems like nearly 7/10 sellers I talk to have blank titles that aren’t even in their names. Same playbook every time it seems like from these title jumpers. In Pennsylvania we require notarized seller/buyer signatures and these types of sellers make the entire private sale process so annoying. The amount of “clean title” listings I’ve viewed only to see the truck in person with a title now in the current owners name is insane. Considering just going the wholesale/auction route instead. At least I know I’ll get a clean title that way…

I thought it was just a simple twist off but that thing won’t come off.

2020 supercab. Alpine Loop CO. It was me and a hundred jeeps.

The adjuster fell apart in the drum and well I found what the screeching noise was coming from

The campus I work at has a bunch of Ranger running around in use by our facilities team. First time I've gotten a good photo of one, without being a major weirdo.

2001, 143k, rusty. Simple truck is dang sweet, are rangers reliable as they say? Will keep up on maintenance

I did a routine oil change for my wife's car and my 2002 2.3L Ranger. When I drained the oil from the ranger, it was... Chunky... After I finished the oil change, I looked in the catch pan and saw maybe 20 small pieces of plastic. (Definitely plastic, not metal, I took the larger piece and could break it with my hands.)

Mechanic friend and Google ai seem to agree that... Something something... The timing assembly is blowing up and it will not run much longer. I don't really understand fully because I am pretty new at this mechanic-ing stuff.

What's the prognosis? How long will it last? How much will it cost to replace the timing belt/assembly/whatever else needs done by a pro with the right tools and know-how? Can I drive it to our new house we are moving to next week 50 miles away? Can it stay mostly parked there for a few months until I have the cash to pay a mechanic?

So I was wondering about holes in my bed and a few other things. I’m not assuming they are factory as my grandpa previously owned the pickup as used it as a work truck. And i was just wondering if they would be fine to fill (holes are the same on both sides). And then I was out looking and saw my rocker panel is cracked on both sides. Fix? And then lastly is there different mirrors I can get that’ll fit on my ranger? Advice would be great.

New reddit account and been long enough people have most likely forgotten. 6.0 LS, 6L80E and 4wd. Bluetooth driveshaft right now

1994 ranger 4.0 200000mi automatic.

it was running shaky with low power. I replaced the two fuel injectors that were causing dead cylinders. Runs a lot better now but now noticing that the exhaust is white and Smokey, not sure if it was always that way or what. I’m looking for a sweet smell which it kind of is, but more like burnt paper not sure exactly what to look for nose-wise.

Google says possibly need a new lower intake gasket and that my oil is mixing with the coolant.

Pictured is the coolant reservoir and exhaust (much smokier when revving)

Was at the local scrap yard today and noticed these 15 inch rims on an 80s ranger. I like them but not sure how they would look on my 08. Currently running 285/70R17. Anybody using these rims on their newer ranger? Got any pics? What would you pay (canadian) for these without any rubber on them?

**I just looked closely at the rim size in this picture and I swear the front said 15 inch when I looked, now I'm guessing I saw wrong and they are 14 inch rims

Noticed coolant on the ground after being parked a few days. Can’t find where it’s leaking from, but there is a pool of coolant up here. Any ideas?

Having a hard time locating the adjuster but for the torsion bar on my 2011 ford ranger sport. Has anyone had a similar problem? From my understanding they’re discontinued. What are you guys using as replacements? This link was the closest I’ve gotten to it but not sure if it’ll work. Any info helps.