i no longer have this truck i traded it for a 4 door blazer, check it out: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3331274

im now 17 years old and this is my ranger. all the work i have done to it was paid for by myself, not my parents. several years of hard work and saving was done to pay for what has been done to it

 

this is how i got my truck back from someone who was doing the body work on it and this is what it looks like:

  

tabs on the fuel cell were broken off  

parellel bar on drivers side is about to snap again b/c of someones lack of care and aggressive driving

 

the harness for the taillights that i have to re wire

the mess of wires for the taillights

 

unfinished bodywork

weather stripping that was bent in and doesnt fit right now

 

there are scratches all over the plastic around the glass from the sanding as well as overspray from the primer on just about every piece of glass

the tint on the rear glass has scratches all over it

 

scratches and bondo dust everywhere plus there were scratches on the directed amp that i had

most of the plastic clips and screws for the interior pieces are missing

the mess in the back and the unfinished door pieces

wires for the neon lights and train horn and various other things that are hanging from under the dash

more bondo dust everywhere in every crack possible

the door jambs that are half way sanded w/ bare metal in several places (i took the seat out to get the subs out)

the grill and grill shell is still missing. the grill shell was broken when removed, hopefully its fixed now

 

the air line for the train horn was cut off about 2 inches away from the ptc fitting and looks like it was laying on the muffler and the wires were cut off from somewhere and it all needs to be replaced

my truck is bagged w/ the following components:

-8 blitzluft 1/2" valves 

-slam bags, RE6 in front RE7 in back

-trianglated 4-link from fbi (not the best 4-link) i only used the tri bars and fabbed my own parellel bars to mount bags and shocks on

-7 gallon air tank from fbi

-2 viair 380c compressors

-avs 7 switch switchbox

-2 dual needle 300 psi guages

-all 1/2" line for bags only 1/4" line is for gauges and i put on 3/8" dump controls for the dump valves

-DJM 4" lowering control arms

-the front is z'd and i have no ac/heat

-RCI 15 gallon fuel cell was put in b/c stock tank hangs below the frame rails

-custom tranny crossmember

-custom built driveshaft that is smaller in diameter

-all stock floor and stock carpet

new pics of the paint (btw, its spray paint haha)

       

front bumper and mirrors painted to match

         

                                                                     haha, the cops love it

         

blacked out tails and 3rd brake

        

        

        

shaved door lock buttons (i dont have door locks anymore) and painted to match

         

shaved cig lighter and 12v acc, also painted to match           door jams are painted also

 

my myspace page

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=385853277

 

some draggin footage of my truck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jteO_4tXnS8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0aZkRLB2yw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yl4ykShlhY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5sTpfvO1o8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d60UESL5MyM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGrBl_eNjA

 

a lot of the work was done by a shop called 110 Kustoms in Monroe, NC. they did a crappy job, they rushed their way through everything and because of that i have had to go back and pretty much redo everything. if you know of 110 Kustoms and were thinking about getting some work done by them DONT, because they will rip you off

stock

 

now

when it was in primer

laying frame

 

 

SYSTEM WAS STOLEN, I NO LONGER HAVE IT

this is what happens when your driveshaft breaks on the highway and u are forced to leave your truck there overnight

             

             

as you can see the window was broken into, they stole the alpine deck along w/ the dash piece that was around it the had a dakota digital voltmeter. they also stole my subs which were blown and werent worth anything unless they would be rebuilt, my amp (the real ball kicker b/c i paid $1400 for it and it was still in excellent condition), the owners manuel for the truck, and the tag off the back of the truck. on top of all that insurance will not pay for anything and im left on my own to fix everything. plus i still had to fix the original problem which was the driveshaft

i got the window replaced, a new driveshaft that is 1/2" smaller in diameter built, and i put in a new dash piece out of a explorer along w/ my stock radio

             

 

my old system
i hit 150dB with this system
i have 2 12" audiobahn AWIS12P immortal series subwoofers, a rockford fosgate T40001BD amp pushing 4700 watts RMS, 2 50 farad capacitors, 1/0 gauge wires from kicker and stinger, a alpine CDA-9856 head unit with ipod adaptor, 200 amp alternator, 2 optima yellow tops, and 100 square feet of this stuff called fatmat which is just like dynamat. i built the box myself using 3/4" mdf, it is a 6 cubic foot box tuned at 40Hz with 2 4x15" ports per sub.

empty, carpted box is for sale. hit me up if interested. $50

 

 

 

my new system

this system is for sale b/c i want to save up to get either 8 15's or 4 18's. so if ur interested let me kno and we can work something out. im asking $500 for it. heres the breakdown of what the system is worth: subs $150 each, amp $250, and box $200.

i just got this system today (11/30/08). i traded my paintball gun for it and it was a good trade for sure! it is 2 10" kicker 2006 L5's w/ a directed audio D1200 amp pushing 600 watts rms. the subs are rated at 450 watts rms each so they are underpowered a little bit but it sounds pretty good, which was a surprise to me. the only thing is that i wish they were 12's or 15's but it is still a good system, and it dosent compare to what i used to have

           

           

            

i just traded the 10's for 2 15" audiobahn d jones special edition subs with a kenwood 500 watt rms amp (3/25/09). the subs take 500 rms each and are dual 4 ohm but 2 dual 4 ohm subs cannot be wired so that the amp is at 2 ohms, only 1 and 4 ohm. the amp puts out 850 rms at 2 ohm but for now ill have to go with 500. im planning on glassing a box behind the seats to put this new equipment in

my rubber duckie, haha it has the best seat!

yea i was at scrapefest on sept. 22, it was a great show!

 

 

 

 

here are some pics of the fatmat, i put three layers on the roof to try and prevent most of the rattling because the subs fire up
after i installed it i had my truck outside and just about all of this stuff that was on the roof fell off from the heat, it didnt get any hotter than 85 either, so im pretty pissed about that

 

close up of sub
i just blew both subs, sucks. i was testing them at 20hz and the excursion must have been to much now they are distorted and make a lot of rattling noises(4/26/08). now time to start saving up for a new and louder system

this is my alpine head unit (that i dont have anymore) in the painted trim

i also painted the trim around the door handle

windows tinted at 20% in front and 5% in back, not to illegal

the clear corner and new bulbs

here are some pics of what it looks like with the TIS 02 20's, shaved door handles, and rollpan

 

 

 

ive gotten more things shaved, including the gas door, the stake hole pockets, the antenna, tailgate handle, all emblems, and mud flap holes

i just shaved the cab seams

i got sick of it being 4 different colors so i primered the whole thing

heres a pic of the drilled and slotted rotors that i have up front. ive had them for a while just havent gotten a picture of them

i fiberglassed a gauge pod for the bag gauges

this is the back bag and shock

driver side under hood

passanger side under hood

finally the exhaust has been redone, no more draggin the cat!

i just washed my truck and thought it was a good time for a photo shot

 

                                    

 

my new toy (its a train horn if you werent sure)

 

interior night pic

the back at night

 

this is what happens when your buddy doesnt look back when he is reversing. its not to bad, the back of the driver side cab and the front of the bed is what was hit. but hes paying for it so its all good

 

                

                
my plans are always changing for this truck but this is what i want to do once i get about $12k:
-new system:
8- 15" memphis mojo subs
2- rockford fosgate T40001bd amps for subs
1- rockford fosgate T15004 amp for mids and highs
20- infinity kappa 6.5" component sets
1- panasonic CQ-VW100U 7" touchscreen headunit
1- ps2 with wireless remotes
i plan to get all this equipment to fit behind the front seats and overall it should have 11,500 + watts rms. of course i will upgrade the electrical system including 2 200 amp alts and 6 yellow tops. i want to make a fiberaglass center console to hold most of the speakers that will go up and in front of the box for the subs and the other component speakers will be in the doors and the roof
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