r/2ndgenranger

Practicing on the beater 94. Can’t hurt it, whole suspension needs work anyway. Direct to metal oil based enamel. If you have the rear mount off anyway? Clean up the mess, seal it up. Yes, that is a model brush, small area, lots of pits. Let me layer it on thick in the rougher spots.

Pulled the bed on my own, Saturday. That is in fact the factory Bridgestone Touring T/A P205/70r14. The truck shipped with P225/70r14s on 14x6 alloys.

Took maybe 2 hours from pulling tire through paint. Will be doing the frame blue; shackle, leaf springs, front beams and radius arms fire engine red. Needed a break from the C10 lowrider build.

Sat under trees for about 8.5 years. Bed floor covered in rotting leaves and black walnuts.

Got the toolbox this morning. Friend is clearing out his Fred Sanford-esque acreage. Free, just need to bolt it down, polish it up and replace the lid lifting struts. It’ll do…

Do you prefer the lifted or the slammed look on your Ranger? Or would you prefer to have one for both options ?

Hello all,
I’m having some cooling system issues and was hoping to get some advice.
i have a 2.3 5spd manual
A few days ago, I let my truck idle while I was loading a bike. My temperature gauge climbed up to the “A” in NORMAL, but it usually stays around the “N.” I shut it off, and somehow my coolant reservoir was completely bone dry. I went and grabbed some water, filled it up, drove it home, and flushed the radiator.
I noticed the inside of my radiator hoses are covered in rust, and the reservoir is too. I’m not sure how it got this bad because I’ve been using coolant/antifreeze. When I first got the truck, the coolant looked fine, but there was already some rust present. I flushed it and hoped for the best, but by the next day it looked like the photo above again.
Now, while I’m driving, the temperature stays cold, but if I let it idle, it starts heating up again.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I’m expecting I’ll probably end up replacing a lot of the cooling system components.
My oil looks good, and I don’t have any white smoke from the exhaust, so I don’t think it’s a blown head gasket. Thanks in advance!

I guess I'm looking for advice or reassurance... Considering buying this 95 (2WD manual), she's looking a little rough but was so much fun to drive! I know this would not be my wisest decision ever but can you blame me for thinking about it??

Someone else recently posted "I'm just a girl" and I got encouraged because sameee 🫣

Edit to add: I don't need a daily driver since I commute by bike or bus, and I don't need a car to last a lifetime, I'd have to get rid of it in max 5 years anyways. Budget is a little tight. I want a car for running errands, picking up furniture and things off Fb marketplace, getting groceries, driving around a bit, that kind of stuff. Would love to drive 2-3 hrs to the beach or to the mountains every once in a while and I'm worried that's a little far...

Looking to share and receive some advice on how to keep this all original 80K mile baby going strong.

She’s simple but she gets the job done. Only thing I’ve done so far is replacing all 4 shocks and the front springs. Amazing little truck

What is she worth? 110k miles.

I'd give (insert loss of nuts here) to buy that truck new again.

Got an axle swap and a lift planned for the near future. Hoping to take it on the beach once I get done with all the mods I want on it!