Recent content by SDBROKEBOYZ

4.0 Sohc donor vehicle acquired 👌🏽 thing drives tots and rips some fat burnouts. 145k motor and auto trans, I think I want to go the 5 speed route but we shall see. Will be driving this thing around the neighborhood for a week then pulling the motor and getting it prepped for the ranger

CONVINCED. Hijacking your thread, Bronco For Sale. Will Trade for tots explorer.

Coming along nice. Makes me want to sell my bronco and get an explorer just for the two extra doors!

Started working on the front skid plate. One thing a day, so today i worked on the mounts for the lower part of the skid plate. The plan is to make it 100% bolt-on. What do you guys use to cut sheet metal aside from a plasma cutter? Been using an angle grinder for a long time but want to see...

Pulled the bronky into the garage to add a fastener to the valence and found this crack in the exhaust! Cleaned up the area and welded up the crack. Also did a once over on all the front end and found one loose ttb mounting bolt, yikes! TBH kinda wish i hadnt welded the crack because it...

Shiny and pretty tig is good. Do you have a sound clip ??

I want to say i paid like $60-$70 per light, and for that price they are pretty decent. For sure better than some of the other chin chin light bars ive gotten. My buddy just got some of the new HF pods and put them on his golf cart and they were tits. Might be worth checking out.

Whenever i go to any auto parts store, and tell them what i need they always ask for the year, make and model. This is pretty typical for your normal oriellys, vatozone, advanced autoparts etc. When i say "a 2000 Ford Ranger" 96% of the time they hear "a 2004 Ranger". The whole motor thing is...

The 2.5L that is currently in the truck has rod knock. Ill probably run it in the desert until it blows, but the purpose of this thread was to document future progress, but also to make me follow through with my word that ill put a 4.0 SOHC V6 (or big V8 if i go full autism). If anyone has any...

Cashier: "what kind of vehicle is this for?" Me: "2000 Ford Ranger" Cashier: "What motor?" Me: "2.5L" Cashier: "....Uhh, that motor didnt come in this year truck, did you mean a 2.3L" Me: "No, its a 2.5L" Cashier: "hmmm...are you sure" Me: "Yes" Cashier: "Did you say 2004 Ranger?" Me...

I THINK thats pretty much most changes til today 11/12/24. Car wash pic from earlier tonight. The other project in the background which i will probably start its own build thread on tonight if i dont fall asleep.

Aside from maintenance and logging more dirt (mainly street D:) miles on the Bronky, not much has changed. MORE BEAUTY PICS!

Cut up the stock front bumper and added a valence. To this day, idk how i feel about it. Some angles look killer, other times i miss the OEM bumper. For sure going to build a skidplate bumper below the valence.

9.8MPG on this trip^. You cant put a price on this type of freedom

Logging more miles. Baja 500 went smoothly (esp. compared to SF250). Tacos, beer, and good times with good people. I love Baja