Rangers

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  1. 70ProStreet

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    I might be getting one as a daily driver, probably not one with a 302 but I wish, what's the coolest one you've seen?
     
  2. 1973Maverick357

    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    Well what years? Im guessing your talking about square body ones?
     
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    83-today I like them both, the 93-97's are really cool though cause you can buy a grabber hood for those.
     
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    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    I was thinking about buying a ranger also but only years 93-today. If i ever find one with a cheap deal i will buy it. I went to jegs and customized one with there wheel selection chart thing.
     
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    The primered and the blue one are kinda impractical but the others are sweet, especially the one with magnum 500's
     
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    Here's my daughter's daily driver - '95 XLT with the 4 cylinder & automatic. We just bolted in recovered '87 Mustang Gt seats.

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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Still is cool, wish I could find those trucks around here...
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Yesterday on Trucks, they were installing a mod motor in one, really cool!!
     
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    mod motors are cool as ****;) and they are very impressive and not that hard to build.....the nastiest n/a 2 valve 4.6l I have seen on a dyno was 490 hp...... it had a custom intakeand I kid you not it gained 70 plus hp just from the intake swap......then again this intake wouldnt fit under any hood....:yup::yup: I cant wait to bolt my 4.6l dohc on the dyno when it's finished....i will hit the 425hp range all motor carnking 7k plus for sure but I wat it to hit a cool 450hp.....but that extra 25 hp is not easy to get once you are in that range.....we shall see
     
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    greasemonkey Burnin corn

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    I'd like to do a ranger myself. I think there really cool looking done right. And "Right" doesnt have more than one cam.
     
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    Thats a pretty slick ranger.
     
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    Here's my old ranger. Herculined the entire thing on a whim. It was a fun little truck. I'm looking for another one to replace my daily driver. I want a 4cy 5spd so I can cut down on what I'm paying for gas and redirect that money into the Mav.
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    get a 1998 and up they have the better front suspension plus all the v8 explorer parts bolt in

    brad:)
     
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    Iv`e got an 82 Ranger. It`s titled as 83,but was built in Sep of 82. Must be one of the first ones! It`s a 2.3 Originally 4spd,now 5spd. The overdrive trans gets me 32 mpg highway. The only problem Iv`e had with it is electrical stuff. A tip to anyone who works on theirs,is to push all the terminal ends in the plugs in with a small screwdriver or something similar,when you replace the ignition,headlight,or any other plugged in part. The plastic housing deteriorates and the terminals will push partway back. This drove me crazy until I found what it was. Good luck to all on their Rangers,mines been good to me for many years!:)
     

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