1988 BII project

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1988 BII project new front end today from 89

Pic of truck when i got it:
Northern truck where rust is not an option!

Rad support repairs:

Inside passenger door frame/floorboard/rocker:

Door frame rocker etc by vacuum in last pic next part to repair.
Then 199 more to go.


Thanks for looking.

 

[jon440x]

Your from Canada ............ ?

 

[copter14]

Your from Canada ............ ?

Thunder Bay Ontario

 

[jon440x]

i seen the mastercraft tools ............ lol

 

[Kona]

LOLOLO, to funny, come to BC and fix my Ranger rust?

 

[copter14]

changed front ends

Decided to change front ends from 88 to 89:
Old:

New:

Didn't use front clip from 89 just fenders, grill ,rock guard ,headlight assemblly's ,hood and bumper.
Modified 88 rad cradle to accept 89 front end.

Bumper being pain to line up along with hood will go back to it in 4 days.

 

[Big Red Ranger]

i personaly like the older look

 

[Boggin]

I wouldve kept the 88 front too,
nice build anyways

 

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Haven't tried it to fit yet but may still put brush guard back on and it may look okay or better.

Unfortuneatelly i did so many modifications to 88 rad cradle i'll have to live with 89 front end.

 

[klogtruck]

nice work. the older front looks better to me but it is your truck

 

['95 ranger]

+1 for the older look

 

[compleckz]

lol i like them both, gen2 looks better with clear turn signals though!

anyways, nice rust repair job, i need to learn how to do that for my girl's jeep.. whats the gray lookin paint stuff you put on the pass door frame? is it like POR-15 type stuff?

 

[BlackBII]

I like the older look, but only with round headlights like CopyKats...

I think the gen 2 look is bad A with clear markers...

 

[copter14]

lol i like them both, gen2 looks better with clear turn signals though!

anyways, nice rust repair job, i need to learn how to do that for my girl's jeep.. whats the gray lookin paint stuff you put on the pass door frame? is it like POR-15 type stuff?

Yes por-15

 

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repairing a very poor patch

Whoever patched this used a combination of bondo up to 2 inch's thick in back,fiberglass cloth and dryer duct tin held on by duct tape and bondo'd over.Pulled back the tin it was soaked.

Wonder why water got inside...

I managed to get everything cut out for repair but got rained out hopefully finish tommorrow and update pics.

 

[copter14]

got some more repair done

New metal welded in no chance to finish once again rained out!
4 days off work and all it did was rain clear up and rain.
Will clean up metal por-15 and finish off when i get chance back to work tommorrow.
Still need to add piece's around wheel well inside etc.Never ending.......

Passenger side will have identical repair.

Cheers:icon_cheers:

 

[compleckz]

got time to shoot up to mass to fix my gf's cherokee's rust?

 

[Loanranger]

Props on going through all that work to fix the rust. And I personally like the gen 2 front better, but thats just me.

 

[aaron47]

ha ha i didn't notice the mastercraft tools....and there was still some rad support there?any i have changed ,there was nothing holding the bottom of the radiator or front body mounts.
i have to repair the rocker and curved part/cab corner on the door jam on my ranger. so far i have replaced the rad support,driver's side floor pan,cab corner.still to do.......left rocker,both cab corners,and the lower part of the cab below the rear window, a '85 and new brunswick winters .....lol

 

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rear passenger floor repairs.

Welding new patches in rear floor and remounting seat belt bolts..
before:

afters:

Lots to go still every little patch is a step closer to finishing.
I originally had it scheduled for a safety this Friday think i'll push it off another week.
Since my Ranger got wrote off this will have to be my DD.

Cheers