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My $1000 1971 Bump project

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Well I have a $1000 in it for now :lol:

1971 Ranger XLT, 302/Auto/3.25 gear
Runs good, has a bad lifter but no miss
Replaced Plugs/Muffler so far
Removed western jr mirrors/bed rails
Removed dash pad/will fill in holes later/doesn't look too bad like it is.
Painted stock rims
1 1/2 coil cut off front springs/Half flip on rear
Rubbed out the paint real good and shampooed the carpet
I'll probably dumped too much money into down the road but it should be fun

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1971 F100 Ranger XLT
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Re: My $1000 1971 Bump project

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:D, That's a good looking truck! I'd say the rims turned out very good, and I like the new lowered stance of your truck IMO it sits at the perfect height. Can't wait to see what the Ranger's got in store next :pop:.
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Looks good! I like the ride height as well. :thup:
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Verrrry nice!
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thanks guys, it sits a little low in the back but I'm going to run a taller tire on 8 inch rims and that should give it a little rake
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Lookin good! I like it :thup:
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Cleans up nice!
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At $1000, if you get to drive it for 3 months, it just paid for itself. I think it looks great and the things that are not perfect, give it character. I love these old trucks.

You did a great job :clap:
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mounted an old sun tach I had on the shelf, its a little rusty and faded so it looks right at home :)

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finally got my 8" steelies and added some paint, just need to redo the fronts now :D

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looks sick cant wait to see more :thup:
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Is that without a dash pad wow looks good!
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jp2005 wrote:Is that without a dash pad wow looks good!
yeah, just pulled off the pad and just cleaned the metal. I like it alot better than the pad, gives it an older look
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I like the look of the dash with out the pad but how do u pull it off I would like some info on that may be some pics on how its done :thup:
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I just pulled out the glove box and the dash cluster, there are 2 rows of nuts to remove. There is one set in front and one set along the windsheild. They are pretty easy to get to with gauge cluster/glove box out of the way
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