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Kyle M. Ranger Truggy, rebuilt again - Revision 4

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I like to share what I am doing, like to take pictures, and I don't know about you guys, but I love lookin at em too.

SO here is my build, It is well underway, but here is the cut and pasted to date version.

So here goes, a 93 X cab, 4.0, 5 speed, Booger green as my Wife and kids call it, that is where the name comes from. A 6" suspension lift via rough country drop brackets, 6" skyjacker coils in the front and a chevy 63", 7" shackel and I replaced the factory lift block with a lift block, same height but had correction in it for pinion angle. And a 2" body lift....



At this point it was still serving DD and weekend wheeling duties, I was running 35's with 4.88 gears, trac lock rear, open front. It did pretty good, but I was ready to start making some changes....then this happend 6/18/10


So at that point it was time to come up with a new plan. I have already been wanting to do a SAS with my EB D44 so I figure there is no better time than now.

So the hunt began for a new "parts" truck that I could use the frame, front clip and a few other parts from. I decided I wanted to shorten my wheel base so I started looking for a regular cab truck. With just under a week of looking I found this beauty, a 93 4 poper flatbed




She's cute huh? Good shape in all the right spots. Runs like a top, drove it home and I only gave $450 for it....gonna part it out to get some of my money back.

So the plan is to use that frame, use my X cab and that front clip. As far as the bed goes, maybe a bob, maybe a truggy. All my motor and trans are going on the 2wd frame....should be a fun truck.

Anyways, on for the progress, got my 44 in the garage and started the tear down


Then I started to order SAS parts....got a set of Fox 16" air shocks coming, a few heims, picked up my 2" OD X.250 tube to extend the radius arms and some 1.250" OD X.250 tube from my track bar and drag link. Ordered some 4.88 gears today and some 7* radius arm bushings. I am going to go a pick up my disk brake set up for my 44 sometime soon too. I got lots of work to do!

Here are some pictures of the my smashed truck...



 
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Gonna get out there sometime today and finish up my front axle install then start putting it back together. Looks like I am gonna have to buy new front hub studs, the drw hubs have a smaller dia hole for the studs to press into so with my new hubs the holes are too big for my old studs. Sweet
 
#655 ·
Got my oil filter relocator kit today, but it isn't the right one......damn

Then I realized I need to find some manifolds to put on my 5.0 if I want to have exhaust. Anybody have a set of cast manifolds layin around?

I set the motor down on the frame, but need to remove the headers and modify the heater box before I can bolt it in.


Ready to get moving on this thing.
 
#669 ·
No shit....I need to dig up pictures to recap the events of the last 12 months. I got the orginal rebuild done in october last year, since then I have swapped my front axle 2 times(eb 44 first time, to HP 44 and now to a 60) and did the rear 2 times (ranger 8.8, to full width 8.8 and now to a 14bolt)

I am on my 5th set of tires, lol, 35" BFG's, 36" TSL radials, 36" TSL BIAs, 38" SX and now 40" LTB's


I have issues....
 
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