U P D A T E April 21, 2006
SOLD - New Truck info soon!
Changes just keep happening!I bought my 1996 Ranger back in 2001 it had 81,000mi. and was completely stock. The previous owner took great care of it though and this gave me the perfect vehicle to start playing with and I have been adding and modifying ever since. I received alot of help from Rangerbill.com. I also received help from TheRangerStation.com. These two sites proved to be invaluable to me in my mods.
You'll notice the 4x4 lower valance. I added this in July'03 and I had the hardest time finding the fog light brackets so I ended up welding up a set of my own. Since then I have come up with a better design but have yet to change them. If you look at the headlights you will notice I changed them to APC ultrawhite bulbs. They make a huge difference at night, I also want to get the fog lights to match. I also added APC clear corners, a LUND visor, a Deflecta-Shield air deflector.
Moving in closer you can see the stainless mesh I made to go in the grill, This really gives the Ranger a stronger front appearance. These were pretty easy to make, they went in in two pieces (L&R). The hardest part about these was getting them to fit around the plastic work inside the outside grill. It was worth the trouble.
Around back you can see my NASCAR display. It may be hard to see but I have Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jr. and Michael Waltrip on the back. You won't be the first to say "Those guy's all drive Chevy's. Your driving a Ford." The way I look at it is they are still all American and besides Dale Sr. did drive a Ford in the early 80's. So I feel justified in my diplay. Well on we go.
I made the exhaust change, I will have a picture soon. Here is my dual exhaust I got from J.C.Whitney. The brand is "Heartthrob" never heard of them? neither did I but it sounds great. I plan on changing it soon. I'm looking into a stainless setup that exits in front of the rear wheels. Stainless Aeroturbine muffler, sounds awesome.
