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ranger 2 was "the green machine". 4x4, 4.0, supercab. loved that truck, had it 14 years i think. hands down my favorite vehicle ive ever owned. it was flat used up when i retired it. https://www.therangerstation.com/forums/index.php?threads/the-green-machine-93-4-0-4x4.148057/
ranger 3 was a 92 2.3 reg cab longbed. "the polar express" cream puff, one owner but it spent the 6 years before i got it parked in a unheated garage. it was white with gold lower two-tone, had a mural of polar bears on the tailgate. uneven compression, milage wasnt much better than my 4.0 4x4. i had it 2 years and someone stole it, probly for body parts, it was pristine.
ranger 4 was "the silver bullet" was supposed to be a V8 project build. silver reg cab 2wd longbed. 3.0 automatic. no 1st gear, had to start in 2nd then shift to drive above 30 mph. after the 92 was stolen the silver ranger was all i had. bed was off of it and i was goofing off in a field trying to do powerslides. somehow it got a grip on the dirt and rolled over. was still running even though it was upside down. at least i only paid 500 for it.
ranger 5. (current truck) reg cab 2.3 longbed 2wd. was a real junkyard dog. i was in need of wheels after the 92 was stolen and i rolled the silver truck (all in the same week!) this truck was in bad shape but i needed wheels, it ran and i knew i could fix whatever it needed. it has become kind of a 70s tribute truck. ive also called it the "johnny cash edition" (after that song "one peice at a time") my girlfriend named it the "blue streak", and after a rear axle change to 4.10s it is quite peppy. in my making it a "70s tribute" ive given it the model name "R-140" (its on the fender near where the ranger emblem used to be) i really cant decide what to call it, so many names fit. mostly i call it the blue streak, as thats what it was first labeled as. ive got a whole flickr photo alblum of the "build" (or rebuild you could say) and i also ended up with a longbed ranger trailer. my inital cost of the '94 chassis was 700......for something that really wasnt worth 500 when i first got it. but its in much better shape now.
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Last edited on Sat Mar 16th, 2019 01:07 am by racsan
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1994 2wd longbed. 2wd, 4.10s 20 gallon fuel tank, "blue streak" R-140 model
blue streak build--> https://flic.kr/s/aHsmBWXRwL
ranger trailer -->https://flic.kr/s/aHsmzw2YZX