Gary Lewis Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I'm just trying to haul horses/cattle and my Ranger. Haha. Just in case you miss it, I ordered the stuff from Sky today, as shown in Big Blue's Transformation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 Just in case you miss it, I ordered the stuff from Sky today, as shown in Big Blue's Transformation. I'll be right behind you.....as soon as I drop $1k on tires for my Ranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 I'll be right behind you.....as soon as I drop $1k on tires for my Ranger. Not too much to report, but I'm currently trying really hard to prep my trucks for Hurricane Dorian. Sometime last month I picked up a repro 80-81 grille from NPD. I hate it, but you can't buy new chrome grilles at a budget price for those years which is a joke in my opinion. Anyways, I'll get used to it eventually once I figure out what to do about a bumper. I really want the chrome with impact strips and bumperettes, but they're not easy to find locally so for right now I'm stuck with the faded black one. Might paint it silver for the time being just to make it blend in a little more since it sticks out like a sore thumb against the chrome headlight bezels. I also laid some satin black on the inside of the bezels, that really made the front end pop. I currently have a tarp over the truck to keep the truck from leaking until I address the issues causing the leaks (there's quite a few). The mis-matched white paint on the emblem section of the fenders is the result of having to grind away the liquid nails that some used to secure the old emblems. The next picture is for Gary, since he asked what the factory sound deadening looked like on a bricknose cab. The sound deadening is gone, but you can see where it was. I intend to replace it with some sort of peel and seal style layers. The floor has been bed lined by a previous owner, but as you can see they rolled it right over the sound deadening. I will have to decide whether I leave it be or bed line the exposed areas before I stick the sound deadening on. Picked up a little something new for the interior a few weeks ago. What's funny is that I now have most of the same interior options (light group, security lock group, convenience group, etc) that I had in my Ranger Lariat, even though I said I wasn't going to do that. But hey, cheap and available parts are cheap and available parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Not too much to report, but I'm currently trying really hard to prep my trucks for Hurricane Dorian. Sometime last month I picked up a repro 80-81 grille from NPD. I hate it, but you can't buy new chrome grilles at a budget price for those years which is a joke in my opinion. Anyways, I'll get used to it eventually once I figure out what to do about a bumper. I really want the chrome with impact strips and bumperettes, but they're not easy to find locally so for right now I'm stuck with the faded black one. Might paint it silver for the time being just to make it blend in a little more since it sticks out like a sore thumb against the chrome headlight bezels. I also laid some satin black on the inside of the bezels, that really made the front end pop. I currently have a tarp over the truck to keep the truck from leaking until I address the issues causing the leaks (there's quite a few). The mis-matched white paint on the emblem section of the fenders is the result of having to grind away the liquid nails that some used to secure the old emblems. The next picture is for Gary, since he asked what the factory sound deadening looked like on a bricknose cab. The sound deadening is gone, but you can see where it was. I intend to replace it with some sort of peel and seal style layers. The floor has been bed lined by a previous owner, but as you can see they rolled it right over the sound deadening. I will have to decide whether I leave it be or bed line the exposed areas before I stick the sound deadening on. Picked up a little something new for the interior a few weeks ago. What's funny is that I now have most of the same interior options (light group, security lock group, convenience group, etc) that I had in my Ranger Lariat, even though I said I wasn't going to do that. But hey, cheap and available parts are cheap and available parts. Shaun - Do you have an old grille you can paint black? Might make for an interesting front end with the black bumper and headlight doors. And thanks for the pic of where the sound deadening was. Basically under the seat. I think a good dose of Peal & Seal or somesuch would be a good replacement. But, it needs to adhere to the floor or something that's stuck to the floor quite well, so if that bed liner isn't..... As for Dorian, let's hope all you and anyone gets is the rain and tropical-force winds. Just talked with our son and with the latest track showing it not making landfall per se they'll stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Shaun - Do you have an old grille you can paint black? Might make for an interesting front end with the black bumper and headlight doors. And thanks for the pic of where the sound deadening was. Basically under the seat. I think a good dose of Peal & Seal or somesuch would be a good replacement. But, it needs to adhere to the floor or something that's stuck to the floor quite well, so if that bed liner isn't..... As for Dorian, let's hope all you and anyone gets is the rain and tropical-force winds. Just talked with our son and with the latest track showing it not making landfall per se they'll stay. I've seen a white truck with the XLS treatment and I'm not a fan of the way that looks. I love the chrome on these trucks so the more the merrier. I think I'll be happier with the grille once I find the bumper I want and the grille fades to a charcoal color. That bedliner doesn't stick very well, at least in some of the spots I've seen. But in my experience the Fatmat that I used in the Ranger gets nice and sticky and will stick to just about everything. So I guess we'll have to see. It does look like the storm has moved way out, which is good because as of right now the center of my county is outside of the projected reach and if it keeps going the most we'll get is rain and slight winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 I've seen a white truck with the XLS treatment and I'm not a fan of the way that looks. I love the chrome on these trucks so the more the merrier. I think I'll be happier with the grille once I find the bumper I want and the grille fades to a charcoal color. That bedliner doesn't stick very well, at least in some of the spots I've seen. But in my experience the Fatmat that I used in the Ranger gets nice and sticky and will stick to just about everything. So I guess we'll have to see. It does look like the storm has moved way out, which is good because as of right now the center of my county is outside of the projected reach and if it keeps going the most we'll get is rain and slight winds. Decided to do a little alignment check with my radiator support and fender after the new radiator support bushings, and I think the body line speaks for itself. I also made the hard call to cut the original u bolt plate/panhard mount off of my D60. It was probably still useable, but it was corroded and since Sky offers replacement parts, I feel better just replacing it than chancing it. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Decided to do a little alignment check with my radiator support and fender after the new radiator support bushings, and I think the body line speaks for itself. I also made the hard call to cut the original u bolt plate/panhard mount off of my D60. It was probably still useable, but it was corroded and since Sky offers replacement parts, I feel better just replacing it than chancing it. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Decided to do a little alignment check with my radiator support and fender after the new radiator support bushings, and I think the body line speaks for itself. I also made the hard call to cut the original u bolt plate/panhard mount off of my D60. It was probably still useable, but it was corroded and since Sky offers replacement parts, I feel better just replacing it than chancing it. Lookin' good. That's a nice cement pad you've got to work on there too. I wish I had something like that outside. I don't even have level ground outside let alone a smooth surface to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Lookin' good. That's a nice cement pad you've got to work on there too. I wish I had something like that outside. I don't even have level ground outside let alone a smooth surface to work on. Thanks guys. I'm thankful for the cement pad. I've considered throwing a shelter over it, but I don't plan on staying in this house forever so I will hold off for the next place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thanks guys. I'm thankful for the cement pad. I've considered throwing a shelter over it, but I don't plan on staying in this house forever so I will hold off for the next place. That is nice. I too wish I had a pad. Working in my gravel driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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