I love the fact that out of any song that could've played on that radio, Free Bird was it! I couldn't think of a more perfect song for that truck's revival, lol
I'm glad you pointed out how important it is to always install a new throw out bearing when you pull a transmission. If a bearing siezes, it will eat the pressure plate and everything else in there; it just isn't worth the risk. Don't ask me how I know that!
My dad had a 94 ranger, and he passed away a year ago, so it's safe to say that seeing this video brought back a lot of memories. Thank you for this it helps me cope with his death.
It is 30 in florida so this truck can get the special antique plates, but doing that pretty much downgrades this from a daily driver to a show car due to regulations on the special plates.
Check the Throttle position sensor for the 4k hang up issue. Just a thought. Also, tightly wrap 1 layer of Duct tape around the knerled threads on the shifter handle and hammer home the shift knob. It wont go anywhere after that. Call an auto windshield replacment company and have them cut a piece of safety glass to the rear window dimensions.
Good idea! I too am looking for some solid rear glass for my '89 Ranger... Cutting a new piece would a helluva lot cheaper than getting one on ebay ($200 +)
A lot of local glass guys will do this especially if its flat glass. I have had lots of custom windows made with inserts done by my local family owned glass cutters. As well as shower doors for many of my building projects. Ask your friends who they use in your area, (guys who build stuff) they will know.
My second gambler 500 rig was a 94 2wd 4.0l stick shift ranger I bought from an auto auction for $250 from the "non-running" section.. I aired up the tires, jumped the battery, and drove it home on flat spotted tires. Seeing this revival just warms my heart and reminds me of my own ranger build that I miss. Thanks again!
Also, mine had a thing where the connection of the fuel pump relay connection in the terminal block was slightly wonky so it was common I'd try to start it with no fuel pump, have to go jiggle the fuel pump relay, and then it would fire right up. Seems like a bunch of my friends with rangers had the same problem, so it's always one of the first things I check if the fuel pump doesn't kick on. >_
I love the old Ranger. I have a 99 Ranger XLT that my dad bought new, 3.0 liter V6, automatic, power steering, power brakes, a/c, cruise control, am, fm, and cassette player. He only drove it a couple miles a day to and from his work. Around 2012 dad asked if he could park it under a carport at my house as mom wanted the space in their garage for her gardening. After about a year, dad asked if I'd like to have it. I immediately took his offer. Today it's back in the garage at Mom's. It gets driven about once a month. Still looks like new and has 55k miles. I'll never sell it. Maybe someday I'll pass it down to someone in the family.
When I was a broke high schooler I had a 2.3 5 speed ranger. Then when I was down on my luck going to trades school I bought another for $1000. Both made it over half a million kms. These will always have a really special place in my heart. It got me and my friends where We needed to go for cheap and ran off parts from the junkyard. I have a 7.3 power stroke F350 now but I still miss my old trucks!
Kevin, i love the part when you meet with the previous owner to talk about the history of the vehicle in detail. it was really cool to see you making him nostalgic and happy about restoring his old car and make it roadworthy again. He looks just like yo... Oh, wait, it's You ! As always, thanks for the upload, now i can sit down and dig into my favourite JYD.
They might run into an old grandma that needs something off the shelf and make them follow them around the store collecting yarn and fabric samples. The only good thing is you could con one in to making you some new sunvisor or seat covers. You might have to do a little work around her house though, trim her bushes...blargh.
I love the graphics of these 90s stx rangers and AMT/Ertl made model kits/promo models for these in many colors they are cheap to find as well, very nice!
@JunkyardDigs Nice! Hopefully, you can find it as a dash prop for it! I have a black one I got a few months back, enjoy the channel, this thing deserves some paint fixes and maybe a v8
@@sambrown6426 that would spin the wheels constantly. dial it back there. little 302 naturally aspirated will be all the power that tiny light truck needs.
@@scottjackson1636 I know, I was being facetious. You'd also need to swap the trans, beef up the t-case, replace the diffs, strengthen the frame, new suspension, stickier tires, it'd be a project. But it'd be really cool if they did it.
For lack of power- check for vacuum leaks in the intake! Not just visually, but hook up a smoker and smoke the thing. On mine there were a BUNCH of cracks in the old intake pipe (smearing rubber cement over the whole thing helped), as well as a few leaks around the throttle plate shaft. Patching all that made the old truck a bit happier and bumped up gas mileage a little bit. It's funny though, can hardly do 70 just hauling one person, but put two tons of stuff in the bed/trailer and it still performs the same! It's like these Rangers want to do work, great little trucks.
I concur. I used to drive one to job sites and in particular the automatic seemed to really enjoy pulling a load. Running empty it never really seemed happy and the shifts were all over the place. Surprising good on dirt roads though. I guess it just wasn't designed as a commuter.
In 1985 you were fortunate to get very far into the triple for hp, especially in a small truck. For the time the Ranger had sufficient power for what it was designed to do. I've just never liked Ford's electronic automatic overdrive transmissions very much.
I know you like to do a lot of American muscle cars but try finding a 80-82 Corolla wagon. Their little carbed ohv 4 cylinders and have a really big following. Thanks and keep up the amazing work!
@@TreYuortyou're just saying that so you can stand out from the rest of everyone talking about it maybe try a bit harder to make it not seem like you want attention
I'm sure this will get lost in the comments. But I very much appreciate you guys setting a good example by wearing safety goggles whenever your were working under the truck. My dad lost sight in one eye because he didn't wear correct PPE despite him dismissing me for years. I work in an environment where they are mandatory and working on my projects at home, I always wear them if I'm under a car or working with fluids. It has saved me on more than one occasion!
I've had several times where something small has snapped, popped off, or otherwise went flying and hit me dead on in the safety glasses. A friend of a friend lost most of the sight in one eye after catching a metal shard in the eye while doing grinding work. No eyepro. I can't believe how many people don't wear them while working on cars. Same goes for gloves.
Bought a 94 ranger for 700 bucks recently. Electric blue, 4x4 5 speed 3.0. been a battle to get it running right, but its such a good little truck. Everyone needs a ranger
I got a Chevy S10 for $500 because it "leaked transmission fluid". In reality, the transmission wasn't properly torqued down to spec. Other than the tranny leak and a minor wheel misalignment, for $500, I basically had a running and driving truck.
Man, this is a blast from the past for me, too, lol. My first truck was a 94 mazda b4000, so basically, a ranger. I got it for free from my freshman year teacher it had been sitting in the woods behind her house for 12 years. Her husband got it new and drove it till 2003 when the fuel pump went out and he parked it. Picked it up and put a fuel pump in it and a starter, and she ran like a top man. Miss that truck, in all, put about 700 into a free truck and sold it a year later for 2.5k.
I like the headliner fix, back in high school we would just rip off the remaining fabric and spray paint the foam black. The paint would hold all the crumbling foam together and besides the spray paint smell, nobody ever noticed.
My son just started driving last year.. we blew a a4ld in and could not find a good used trans anywhere..ended up shipping one from east coast for 1,400$.. also we rebuilt the whole front end,replace trans,put a leveling kit in it and all kinds of other wrk..complete reseal of the engine too..the v6 is a bitch to do an oil pan gasket I'll tell ya that..engine out job basicly..we did upper/lower intake gaskets,valve covers too..kids 1st truck and we've been thru it front to back..also rebuilt front axle..also not fun to pull the ttb apart in my opinion..
I bought my dad's 94 Ranger with 125k miles from him for five hundred right around 2001. Ran a ton of errands with 2 60 lb labs in the front seat and I could barely shift the thing. Held on to it for 5 years until I could afford a f150 but it was a great truck with great memories. My dad passed away a few weeks ago and your story and pics of your father made me smile. Thanks-
Oddly enough, my high school truck was also a 94 ford ranger. 4.0L 5spd 4x4 but xlt extended cab. Never figured out what made it an "xlt" considering it was manual everything with virtually zero options. Even had a bad trans when I bought it but they were easy to source back then. Great truck, refused to die no matter how much I tried to kill it. At over 300k miles and nearly 10 years of owner ship I discovered the frame was rotten. I patched it and posted it for sale. Miss that truck to this day, 8ish years later.
My first "project" vehicle was an 89 ranger, ran the hell out of it. It was rough and I treated it that way. Smoke show going down the highway 1 day when the quart a day oil habit went a little heavy. Ripped the motor out tgat summer and plopped in a junkyard 94 mustang motor. I loved that truck. I miss that truck.
My first vehicle was a 1987 F-250, 6.9 diesel, 4x4, 4 speed. I drove it from ages 14-21. The guy I sold it too had big plans. Sadly it’s sitting in the same spot I parked it 16 years ago, trees broke out the windows, and packrats have built their city under the hood. The seat foam is so thick you can’t see the pedals or 4x4 lever anymore. 😭
@@jaredlancaster4137 I’ve tried buying it back from the guy many many times. It’s way too far gone now. When you open the hood you can’t even see the engine because it’s packed full of sticks and mud. It looks like a beaver dam. Packrats are different than mice. The seat cushion is chewed away into millions of pieces down to the wires.
This is probably one of my favorite videos from you! The entire way you were stoked to have this car back and running, and I could see a lot of love and care go into this. Very proud of you to get that old Ranger back on the road.
its nice to see this Ranger come back to life. i know its not the usual style of the channel but the fact it has sentimental qualities is what makes it cool. old Ford Rangers are freaking tanks and i love the 90s graphics on this one. its also funny the first sign of life was Free Bird on the radio lol.
Love it. My dad had one of this generation Ranger years ago, though it was a 4L model with the two little jumper seats in the back. We managed to fit Mom, Dad, Grandma, four kids, and occasionally an extra neighborhood kid or two into that cab-and-a-half to go to Church. Slow as hell despite the V6, but it would haul firewood all day. Got both my learner's permit and first driver's license in that truck.
Three minutes into the video and I already love it. My first truck and daily driver for about 9 years, is a 1994 Ranger XLT extended cab, 4.0L V6 with a 5 Speed Manual and 4x4. I still have it, has loads of problems after rolling over 250k miles, but I swap it out for my new daily every week and drive it still to this day.
31:45 Southbound and down, loaded up and truckin'. We gonna visit our good friend Dalton. We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there, We're southbound, just watch ol' Kevin run. Keep your food hard on the pedal, son never mind them brakes. Let it all hang out 'cause we got a run to make.
Ahh...the good ole 3.0L V6. My first car was a 1994 Eddie Bauer Exploder with the 4.0 OHV V6, a 6" Skyjacker suspension lift, and 35x12.50 Super Swampers on 15" chrome bullethole wheels. I bought it with 64,000 miles on the clock. I swapped the 4.0 for a Fox Body 302W and I kept the AOD4 trans (which I regret because it had to be rebuilt five times by a questionable shop), and I also installed an Explorer Express Eaton M90 supercharger kit. It had shorty headers, a full cold air intake (that I fabricated out of intercooler piping), and a full 3" dual exhaust with custom 48" glasspacks and 14" chrome slant cut tips. It was only 2WD, but it was alot of fun in a straight line and it sounded AMAZING! I also had a 1995 2WD Ranger Super (first year for the new body style) with a 4.0 OHV and the new 4R55E electronic transmission that I bought for $500 and that thing would seriously lay an 11 for 150 feet from a dead stop.
If you ever have to do a headliner and want to make it easy, you can get a very small roller to help guide the material against the glue. You can use generic canned spray adhesive, but it tends to let go with heat cycles faster than automotive glue. My father used to spray the back of the material and roll it down onto the board
a great way to get the smell out of carpet.. Get a cheap box of detergent, add in a box of baking soda, mix it.. then sprinkle the carpet with it.. cut a gallon of tap water with 2 cups of white commercial vinegar.. put that in a spray container.. spray the sprinkled carpet.. it will lift the mouse gross out of the carpet, usually will save any carpet.
Ya know, I've always been a Chevy guy, but one thing I do enjoy are older Fords. I'm talking about at earliest, late 90s. Those style Rangers do look super awesome, probably better than the same generation S10s. I'd definitely get one.
love this. i just got my own barnfind passat (quantum syncro wagon) back home. after sitting for 12-13 years. im 34 now and i hope to bring it back next summer. damn i miss that thing
I'm 40 years old, and I still have my first truck from high school. It's an '89 F150, straight six, 4x4, manual everything. It's parked in my driveway and I drive it almost every day. 265,000 + miles, runs like a champ! My dad sold his '77 Toyota Land Cruiser when I was 5 when he bought this f150 brand new. I'll keep it forever.
I wish I could say the same. I had a 95 Ranger that I rolled at 70mph on the interstate due to construction debris. Crushed the top of the cab, but kept me safe. I miss that old truck, but her replacement (02 Ranger) is still my daily driver.
Hi digs, I have a 93 xcab 2wd 3.0 exact same color My stripes are grey and that (pink?) But opposite. 4spd auto runs good looks good. I moved from long island to bowling green in 2022. Waited 10 months to find a small truck covid prices were insane at that time, same as Facebook market place people! Finally found a decent man, met him and looked it over, next day it was in my garage. He said (mileage unknown 200k 300k?) I do automotive, no rust on mine, I can still see factory paint all under my bed. I love. it fixed small things here and there but mostly elbow grease, wet sanded and polished the whole truck. I got lucky on this so far, about 4k and it Runs like a champ. Christopher
I know it's not really your style but I would LOVE to see more revivals on obscure 90s vehicles. we all need to start collectively saving those nuggets now before they all go to the crusher from people who think they're worthless and not worth fixing :,)
Small 90s truck are great, I love my '93 Dakota 3.9L 5 speed. Unfortunately it's down right now due to one of MANY stupid early 90s fuel injection problems. A 375HP carbed 360 V8 build for it is in progress now, that will fit ix lol
@@consolehacker54 How was it that failed specifically? I've got a 1990 S10 with the TBI 4.3 and honestly it kinda bugs me only having 2 FAT fuel injectors running 6 cylinders, lol.
@@danielhn93 It's juuust new enough that it has multi port injection and OBD I, not TBI. Mostly just random sensors and old wiring harness failing, now it randomly backfired like crazy and shut off while driving, exhaust smelled like raw gas. It starts and idles but giving it any gas makes a HUGE backfire and it dies again. I think it's an ignition issue and the distributor pickup, crank sensor, or coil (which of course I just already replaced) is failing. I'm not quite sure yet
I just watched a couple kids (and goofy adults) make every effort to ruin a '90-some Cougar on Dalton's PBG. Gotta admit I didn't find it funny, anybody who knows about those old Ford Supercoupes would crawl out of their skin watching those parts (and car) go to waste. I did, for sure ... and I usually love Dalton's stuff.
Thank you for this video. It brings back memories for me. My first car was a 91 ford explorer my dad found in the front yard of a bank client's house. Blue and silver. I miss that car, and wish I still had it.
When I got my license, my family was in hard times, so my father gave me his gmc Sierra, that he had babied. saying to me that "he'll be fine with getting by with his work van." Still got that truck today and got back on the road a few days ago. Doing some body work to it soon because it's a gm vehicle and has rocker panels with holes
This would be something I would have wanted to do, especially if I was raised as a mechanic. For me it would be a hybrid/electric conversion kit since it still ran, but still.
I’ve got a ‘96 3L Auto that I have sitting at home in need of a new trans as well. TH-cam brought me here randomly and I’ve got newfound inspiration. Thank you for a great video. ❤
I absolutely love everything about these rangers growing up. It was the epitome of the 1990s! The wheels, the color, the raised small 4x4 trucks. Such a cool little rig. I'd give anything if I could fit into one but I don't think they made these in an extended cab. Still wouldn't be a sporty as one of the single cabs. Really enjoyed the video guys! Can't wait to see the next
I recently acquired my old high school truck and I am also doing a frame off restoration. This is so cool to see somebody else. Do it too, it’s really the only thing I have left of my stepmom and I really want to bring it back to life. Definitely giving me inspiration!
As many of those things that were produced by Ford and Mazda, it's hard to fathom that you couldn't find a trans for that thing in any junk yard or a parts truck rotting away in a treeline somewhere.
Here in our area Rangers of that generation are very common. Many are still in use as daily drivers for the original owners, farmers, and as parts delivery trucks by local parts stores. Our closest neighbor had one, 6cyl "step side", 5sp manual, etc., etc. until he decided to give it to his stepson to drive to work and tech school. That truck had over 150,000 original owner miles on it, with the factory engine and transmission! The only place it had ever been serviced at was our local Ford dealership which was where our neighbor had purchased it new. Sad to say, many of the Rangers still in use in our area, out lasted the dealerships where they were sold and many of them are on their third and fourth owners. I have no idea how many of them have had their engines and transmissions replaced over the years but I'm sure it would be more than a few. By the way, your truck falls in the high middle range of the condition range for those still on the road around here which goes kind of like this: #1: Survived a young war. #2: Still running but nobody knows why. #3: Damn good truck that runs like a champ but looks like crap. #4: Looks and runs like new and may have been kept under cover and bubble rapped for most of its like. I really wish I had purchased one way back when as I'm pretty sure I would still be driving it. By the way, don't forget that your Ranger shares many parts with its Mazda "twin" of the era.
This is awesome to see and brought back so many memories. My uncle (RIP) drove a '93 STX Ranger extended cab and was green in color. I miss driving around everywhere in that truck
So I had a 1996 Ranger Splash with the 4.0, 4x4, and the same M5-OD transmission. When I first got it, it too would surge in rpm even when I lifted on the throttle. The culprit was carbon build up in the throttle body and the mass airflow sensor also needed a good cleaning. I am willing to bet your Ranger may have a similar issue. Great video, awesome to see an old friend back on the road!
GM guy here, always wanted to see a good break down of a Ranger and see what the fuss was about. Really the only Fords trucks that get me, are pre-60's or Lightnings(Ugly tho). I enjoyed the visuals from bed off, to dash off. The addition of the transmission upgrades will also prove helpful I'm sure.
I had a 98 ranger and it bogged down like that, faulty mass air flow sensor was reading that we were getting wayyyy more air than it actually was and letting the engine run super rich. Since you had high fuel consumption it sounds like you have the same issue, I'd say replace the MAF.
My air idle control was clogged to all hell so it’d idle high as hell (like 2k) but all it took was some brake cleaner it was all we had and about a dozen q tips
It was cool to hear you talk about watching youtube videos to learn how to work on cars and that you make the videos now....... I learned how to work on cars by watching your videos. It is entirely your fault that i jumped into the mechanical deep end with a 1995 f150 that hadnt run in a decade and revived it. I learned a lot on that, and it has been my insanely dependable daily for three years. I have since revived several other cars, Junkyard Digs style. I have never mentioned this in comments on your videos, but i want to express my appreciation for all that you have taught me and gave me the dumb ideas to do.
I’ve had good luck taking carpets to the car wash and hanging them up in the floor mat hooks. Hit it with the soap then rinse and they generally come out pretty clean. Keep up the good work guys!
I had an 89 ranger, 2.9L, 5 speed 4x4, and an 02 ranger, XLT off road, 4L, auto, 4x4. Loved them both, but the 4L with the 4:10 gears, makes them a completely different truck. Powerful, easier on gas, torque... the thing was a workhorse. I loaded all the materials for a 10x12 shed on the back, all the lumber, plywood, shingles, hardware, and concrete blocks for support on the back of it once... basically, i put a 10x12 building on the back and hauled it. And it did it for the fun of it
Better and more interesting idea than V8 swapping it, these 3.0 engines with the manual trans respond really well to forced induction, you can put nigh on 15PSI through a stock motor. Something a little bit different and out of the comfort zone? Learning and teaching opportunity?
Life hack for you. My dad was a Veterinarian, I got really good at getting pet odor out of stuff. Get an enzymatic cleaner from a pet store, like "Outright". Put it in a new paint gun (You will need the pressure.) hit the interior with it and let it sit over night. Hit it again the following day. You still have to take it apart to find all the nests. and youcan spray the enzyme cleaner into the voids and get much better penetration.
Nice! I just gave my son my old 1997 4.o extended cab with the camper top. Only has 152000 on it,power everything,seats,mirrors,lumbar support,this truck even had an air intake from the factory for a F150. Maybe a one and only made, had every option except 4x4.
Wow, I had that same truck in the extra cab version.....purple with stripes and all. Great little beater until the rear spring shackles rotted off.... Thanks for the memories!!
This brings back memories of my 86 ford ranger. I did two transmissions with my dad before it was finally given to me. I had to replace the engine block because the transmission blew and broke part of the block connected to the housing. The engine had over 296k on the motor when that happened and all i did was replace the block and put in the original parts from the old engine in the used block and drove that truck from the age of 16 to 19 years old. I miss that old truck. It will always be a great memory of working on trucks with my dad.
Wow this one hits me personally. My dad had an emerald green 93 extra cab 4x4 so close to looking like this, wheels w/ BFG tires and all. When our family out grew it, he upgraded to an f150 Supercrew we had for many years, after. We sold the Ranger to a close relative. When I turned 16, my family bought it back and it was my first truck. Enjoyed the heck out of it. I later traded for the slippery slope I have been down for years since then in BMW e30 land.
The fact that the first song that has played on that radio since at least 2017 is, specifically, the solo from Freebird is extremely poetic.
I see follow floof, also I have to agree with you there, and where it left off is even better
@@Toxic-xo5qragreed
Free Bird.
@@infuse4448yes, that is correct? that’s what he said?
Truck is happy to be back!
I love the fact that out of any song that could've played on that radio, Free Bird was it! I couldn't think of a more perfect song for that truck's revival, lol
It just fit.
@@michaelhoskins832 I'm sold. Cars 100% can have emotions.
Mid-fucking-Solo too.
the rangers begging to be launched 20ft in the air again haha
Absolutely perfect hahaha.. also the best part of the song 😂🤘
I'm glad you pointed out how important it is to always install a new throw out bearing when you pull a transmission. If a bearing siezes, it will eat the pressure plate and everything else in there; it just isn't worth the risk. Don't ask me how I know that!
My dad had a 94 ranger, and he passed away a year ago, so it's safe to say that seeing this video brought back a lot of memories. Thank you for this it helps me cope with his death.
It may be regular traffic, but in the USA, a vehicle is legally considered antique when it's 25 years old. This ranger is 30 YEARS OLD.
Sadly not in Arkansas anymore, not considered an antique until 45 years old
It is 30 in florida so this truck can get the special antique plates, but doing that pretty much downgrades this from a daily driver to a show car due to regulations on the special plates.
Depends on state... in my state, Maine at 25 years you can register a car as antique auto BUT you have to have a primary (daily) driver to do so...
Not sure where that rumor comes from but I’ve heard it before.
Check the Throttle position sensor for the 4k hang up issue. Just a thought. Also, tightly wrap 1 layer of Duct tape around the knerled threads on the shifter handle and hammer home the shift knob. It wont go anywhere after that. Call an auto windshield replacment company and have them cut a piece of safety glass to the rear window dimensions.
Good idea! I too am looking for some solid rear glass for my '89 Ranger... Cutting a new piece would a helluva lot cheaper than getting one on ebay ($200 +)
A lot of local glass guys will do this especially if its flat glass. I have had lots of custom windows made with inserts done by my local family owned glass cutters. As well as shower doors for many of my building projects. Ask your friends who they use in your area, (guys who build stuff) they will know.
Been doing glass for 25 years, I probably have a backglass laying around that fits your Ranger
I ended up having to clean the TPS with contact cleaner and putting some dielectric grease in there to fix my revving problem.
I love seeing these type of videos these days with the cost of everything so many are going back to more simpler cars, bring them back and fix em
My second gambler 500 rig was a 94 2wd 4.0l stick shift ranger I bought from an auto auction for $250 from the "non-running" section.. I aired up the tires, jumped the battery, and drove it home on flat spotted tires. Seeing this revival just warms my heart and reminds me of my own ranger build that I miss. Thanks again!
Also, mine had a thing where the connection of the fuel pump relay connection in the terminal block was slightly wonky so it was common I'd try to start it with no fuel pump, have to go jiggle the fuel pump relay, and then it would fire right up. Seems like a bunch of my friends with rangers had the same problem, so it's always one of the first things I check if the fuel pump doesn't kick on. >_
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that little 4.0 v6 was a pretty peppy little buggar if you kept thermostats and headgaskets in em
"I'm old enough to have my own barnfind vehicles!" 😂 I felt that in my soul!!
... wooses ... LOL jk! ... my high school car was a '68 Mustang GT fastback - 47 years ago ... 😬
@@glenns5627 Well, at least you had a nice car in high school. I didn't have any car in high school at all! XD
my current vw golf is now older than my roadrunner back when i first bought it for highschool......
Doood.. is 29 years old 🤦♀️
I love the old Ranger. I have a 99 Ranger XLT that my dad bought new, 3.0 liter V6, automatic, power steering, power brakes, a/c, cruise control, am, fm, and cassette player. He only drove it a couple miles a day to and from his work. Around 2012 dad asked if he could park it under a carport at my house as mom wanted the space in their garage for her gardening. After about a year, dad asked if I'd like to have it. I immediately took his offer. Today it's back in the garage at Mom's. It gets driven about once a month. Still looks like new and has 55k miles. I'll never sell it. Maybe someday I'll pass it down to someone in the family.
In 99 I’m pretty sure everything but cruise was standard in most trucks….in the 80’s
When I was a broke high schooler I had a 2.3 5 speed ranger. Then when I was down on my luck going to trades school I bought another for $1000. Both made it over half a million kms. These will always have a really special place in my heart. It got me and my friends where We needed to go for cheap and ran off parts from the junkyard. I have a 7.3 power stroke F350 now but I still miss my old trucks!
Kevin, i love the part when you meet with the previous owner to talk about the history of the vehicle in detail. it was really cool to see you making him nostalgic and happy about restoring his old car and make it roadworthy again. He looks just like yo... Oh, wait, it's You ! As always, thanks for the upload, now i can sit down and dig into my favourite JYD.
I like how quiet you guys are in the fabric store, like you're worried one of your buddies will see you in there.😂😂😂
They might run into an old grandma that needs something off the shelf and make them follow them around the store collecting yarn and fabric samples. The only good thing is you could con one in to making you some new sunvisor or seat covers. You might have to do a little work around her house though, trim her bushes...blargh.
Peer pressure is for adolescence. Not grown men fella
Nah man JoAnn Fabrics is like a library for sewing. There could be 25 people in the store and it would still be as quiet as a church.
@@madmex2kWhich bushes?!😜😜😜
JoAnn is painfully quiet. I really wish they'd put a radio in their stores lol.
I love the graphics of these 90s stx rangers and AMT/Ertl made model kits/promo models for these in many colors they are cheap to find as well, very nice!
I actually have one of those somewhere!
@JunkyardDigs Nice! Hopefully, you can find it as a dash prop for it! I have a black one I got a few months back, enjoy the channel, this thing deserves some paint fixes and maybe a v8
@@chevymontmarlo 351 Windsor with that epic supercharger with weber carbs kit they got with the Mustang 2?
@@sambrown6426 that would spin the wheels constantly. dial it back there. little 302 naturally aspirated will be all the power that tiny light truck needs.
@@scottjackson1636 I know, I was being facetious. You'd also need to swap the trans, beef up the t-case, replace the diffs, strengthen the frame, new suspension, stickier tires, it'd be a project. But it'd be really cool if they did it.
For lack of power- check for vacuum leaks in the intake! Not just visually, but hook up a smoker and smoke the thing. On mine there were a BUNCH of cracks in the old intake pipe (smearing rubber cement over the whole thing helped), as well as a few leaks around the throttle plate shaft. Patching all that made the old truck a bit happier and bumped up gas mileage a little bit.
It's funny though, can hardly do 70 just hauling one person, but put two tons of stuff in the bed/trailer and it still performs the same! It's like these Rangers want to do work, great little trucks.
I concur. I used to drive one to job sites and in particular the automatic seemed to really enjoy pulling a load. Running empty it never really seemed happy and the shifts were all over the place. Surprising good on dirt roads though. I guess it just wasn't designed as a commuter.
Smoked her off camera, no leaks😅
@@JunkyardDigs NO leaks on a '98? Either you got very lucky, or rubber just lasts longer when it's not 100F outside most of the year lol
the old model was underpowered, but it will do the work pulling a load when it has to
In 1985 you were fortunate to get very far into the triple for hp, especially in a small truck. For the time the Ranger had sufficient power for what it was designed to do. I've just never liked Ford's electronic automatic overdrive transmissions very much.
I know you like to do a lot of American muscle cars but try finding a 80-82 Corolla wagon. Their little carbed ohv 4 cylinders and have a really big following. Thanks and keep up the amazing work!
Free Bird being on the radio is the biggest sign the truck should be back on the road lol
Trash
@@TreYuort Coming from the one with no profile picture and hates Lynyrd Skynyrd
@@TreYuortbro made an alt account solely to hate on Lynrd Skynrd
@@TreYuort stop
@@TreYuortyou're just saying that so you can stand out from the rest of everyone talking about it maybe try a bit harder to make it not seem like you want attention
I'm sure this will get lost in the comments. But I very much appreciate you guys setting a good example by wearing safety goggles whenever your were working under the truck. My dad lost sight in one eye because he didn't wear correct PPE despite him dismissing me for years. I work in an environment where they are mandatory and working on my projects at home, I always wear them if I'm under a car or working with fluids. It has saved me on more than one occasion!
I've had several times where something small has snapped, popped off, or otherwise went flying and hit me dead on in the safety glasses.
A friend of a friend lost most of the sight in one eye after catching a metal shard in the eye while doing grinding work. No eyepro.
I can't believe how many people don't wear them while working on cars. Same goes for gloves.
@@wysoft I'm guessing it's a machismo or lack of intelligence thing. As Meateater in the comment before exhibited exquisitely
Yeah except at 12:00 with a damn wire wheel. Right after talking about setting an example for the kiddos
Bought a 94 ranger for 700 bucks recently. Electric blue, 4x4 5 speed 3.0. been a battle to get it running right, but its such a good little truck. Everyone needs a ranger
I got a Chevy S10 for $500 because it "leaked transmission fluid". In reality, the transmission wasn't properly torqued down to spec. Other than the tranny leak and a minor wheel misalignment, for $500, I basically had a running and driving truck.
Man, this is a blast from the past for me, too, lol. My first truck was a 94 mazda b4000, so basically, a ranger. I got it for free from my freshman year teacher it had been sitting in the woods behind her house for 12 years. Her husband got it new and drove it till 2003 when the fuel pump went out and he parked it. Picked it up and put a fuel pump in it and a starter, and she ran like a top man. Miss that truck, in all, put about 700 into a free truck and sold it a year later for 2.5k.
Angus’ wit is next level! That dude should be writing for sitcoms or SNL… or just entertaining us. Either way I love it!
And this is here is why I still am insane enough to restore a 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity 2.8 440T4. Love when you guys do oddball/forgotten vehicles.
I still want to find one like the one I had in high school with the 2.5 Iron Duke.
@@letour32rr Get the 2.8. The Duke, while reliable, is a dog.
I like the headliner fix, back in high school we would just rip off the remaining fabric and spray paint the foam black. The paint would hold all the crumbling foam together and besides the spray paint smell, nobody ever noticed.
My son just started driving last year.. we blew a a4ld in and could not find a good used trans anywhere..ended up shipping one from east coast for 1,400$.. also we rebuilt the whole front end,replace trans,put a leveling kit in it and all kinds of other wrk..complete reseal of the engine too..the v6 is a bitch to do an oil pan gasket I'll tell ya that..engine out job basicly..we did upper/lower intake gaskets,valve covers too..kids 1st truck and we've been thru it front to back..also rebuilt front axle..also not fun to pull the ttb apart in my opinion..
I bought my dad's 94 Ranger with 125k miles from him for five hundred right around 2001. Ran a ton of errands with 2 60 lb labs in the front seat and I could barely shift the thing. Held on to it for 5 years until I could afford a f150 but it was a great truck with great memories. My dad passed away a few weeks ago and your story and pics of your father made me smile. Thanks-
Oddly enough, my high school truck was also a 94 ford ranger. 4.0L 5spd 4x4 but xlt extended cab. Never figured out what made it an "xlt" considering it was manual everything with virtually zero options. Even had a bad trans when I bought it but they were easy to source back then.
Great truck, refused to die no matter how much I tried to kill it. At over 300k miles and nearly 10 years of owner ship I discovered the frame was rotten. I patched it and posted it for sale. Miss that truck to this day, 8ish years later.
I'm learning a lot from you and we are the same age! You're not just helping the younger generation. Cheers!
My first "project" vehicle was an 89 ranger, ran the hell out of it. It was rough and I treated it that way. Smoke show going down the highway 1 day when the quart a day oil habit went a little heavy. Ripped the motor out tgat summer and plopped in a junkyard 94 mustang motor. I loved that truck. I miss that truck.
My first vehicle was a 1987 F-250, 6.9 diesel, 4x4, 4 speed. I drove it from ages 14-21. The guy I sold it too had big plans. Sadly it’s sitting in the same spot I parked it 16 years ago, trees broke out the windows, and packrats have built their city under the hood. The seat foam is so thick you can’t see the pedals or 4x4 lever anymore. 😭
A Shame
Bro can I buy it doesn't even sound that far gone
@@jaredlancaster4137 I’ve tried buying it back from the guy many many times. It’s way too far gone now. When you open the hood you can’t even see the engine because it’s packed full of sticks and mud. It looks like a beaver dam. Packrats are different than mice. The seat cushion is chewed away into millions of pieces down to the wires.
@stevenlatham4397 it's a 80s ford that's just your extra insulation
"We're gonna get cleaned up, and changed, and head for Dalton's."
Puts on a New T shirt.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I love this show!
Glad Angus is a part of the channel. It was awesome meeting you last fall in Bloomer, hope to see you in my neck of the woods more often!!!
It’s a mother f’in ford ranger!! The danger ranger. You could flip that bad boy multiple times and it would still run.
Being a ford I usually would doubt that, but I am 100% willing to believe it this time.
@@Rileygee0224fords aren't bad dude
Actually you are making an excellent point - Cleetus might be able to get you the rear glass. Probably has a ranger with it in and intact
@@Rileygee0224 Hey, fords do catch a bad rap, but this thing is dang near indestructible.
@@Rileygee0224not til you reset the inertia switch 😂
This is probably one of my favorite videos from you! The entire way you were stoked to have this car back and running, and I could see a lot of love and care go into this. Very proud of you to get that old Ranger back on the road.
its nice to see this Ranger come back to life. i know its not the usual style of the channel but the fact it has sentimental qualities is what makes it cool. old Ford Rangers are freaking tanks and i love the 90s graphics on this one. its also funny the first sign of life was Free Bird on the radio lol.
8:19 “when is doubt, have a friend. If you don’t have a friend”, buy one. 🥇
😂😂😂
Love it. My dad had one of this generation Ranger years ago, though it was a 4L model with the two little jumper seats in the back. We managed to fit Mom, Dad, Grandma, four kids, and occasionally an extra neighborhood kid or two into that cab-and-a-half to go to Church. Slow as hell despite the V6, but it would haul firewood all day. Got both my learner's permit and first driver's license in that truck.
Three minutes into the video and I already love it. My first truck and daily driver for about 9 years, is a 1994 Ranger XLT extended cab, 4.0L V6 with a 5 Speed Manual and 4x4. I still have it, has loads of problems after rolling over 250k miles, but I swap it out for my new daily every week and drive it still to this day.
Good to hear I'm not the only '94 ranger owner STILL driving there ranger around. I sure would like to know how many others there are like us.
@@coletrickle-km7cl I have owned a 1994 Ford Ranger XLT since December 7th, 2009
@@garrywright7535 Sarah n tuned you tube channel did a restoration/ frame swap on a teal 1994 ranger. Whole bunch of videos on that ranger.
31:45 Southbound and down, loaded up and truckin'. We gonna visit our good friend Dalton. We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there, We're southbound, just watch ol' Kevin run. Keep your food hard on the pedal, son never mind them brakes. Let it all hang out 'cause we got a run to make.
Ahh...the good ole 3.0L V6. My first car was a 1994 Eddie Bauer Exploder with the 4.0 OHV V6, a 6" Skyjacker suspension lift, and 35x12.50 Super Swampers on 15" chrome bullethole wheels. I bought it with 64,000 miles on the clock. I swapped the 4.0 for a Fox Body 302W and I kept the AOD4 trans (which I regret because it had to be rebuilt five times by a questionable shop), and I also installed an Explorer Express Eaton M90 supercharger kit. It had shorty headers, a full cold air intake (that I fabricated out of intercooler piping), and a full 3" dual exhaust with custom 48" glasspacks and 14" chrome slant cut tips. It was only 2WD, but it was alot of fun in a straight line and it sounded AMAZING! I also had a 1995 2WD Ranger Super (first year for the new body style) with a 4.0 OHV and the new 4R55E electronic transmission that I bought for $500 and that thing would seriously lay an 11 for 150 feet from a dead stop.
'93 is when that Gen 3 body style started. Love me some Rangers! 🤘
If you ever have to do a headliner and want to make it easy, you can get a very small roller to help guide the material against the glue. You can use generic canned spray adhesive, but it tends to let go with heat cycles faster than automotive glue. My father used to spray the back of the material and roll it down onto the board
a great way to get the smell out of carpet.. Get a cheap box of detergent, add in a box of baking soda, mix it.. then sprinkle the carpet with it.. cut a gallon of tap water with 2 cups of white commercial vinegar.. put that in a spray container.. spray the sprinkled carpet.. it will lift the mouse gross out of the carpet, usually will save any carpet.
I absolutely love this body style of Ranger.
Ya know, I've always been a Chevy guy, but one thing I do enjoy are older Fords. I'm talking about at earliest, late 90s. Those style Rangers do look super awesome, probably better than the same generation S10s. I'd definitely get one.
Watching Kevin wire brush the brake rotor without eye-pro raised my anxiety level a few notches lol
love this. i just got my own barnfind passat (quantum syncro wagon) back home. after sitting for 12-13 years. im 34 now and i hope to bring it back next summer. damn i miss that thing
My dad had exact same one, bought new, and it’s what I learned to drive in. I still see it cruising around town. Same lic plate.
It even the same purple.
What's going on Guys I love this seeing your old truck come back to life We have an 88 Ranger here and its the best thing to drive in the summer only
The ranger activities will always be the best.
Those old Vulcan 3.0L engines were indestructible. Even neglected they'd go 300,000+ miles.
20:58 Holy shit!
Imagine what the guy's freaking LUNGS look like!!
I .. I think he's not using them anymore
@lkw1315 maybe not, but I don't think they will decompose for a good 50 years or so, so unless he was cremated, my wording stands.
I love the ranger content maybe I’m getting old I’m only 42 but I like it the way it is
I'm 40 years old, and I still have my first truck from high school. It's an '89 F150, straight six, 4x4, manual everything. It's parked in my driveway and I drive it almost every day. 265,000 + miles, runs like a champ! My dad sold his '77 Toyota Land Cruiser when I was 5 when he bought this f150 brand new. I'll keep it forever.
I wish I could say the same. I had a 95 Ranger that I rolled at 70mph on the interstate due to construction debris. Crushed the top of the cab, but kept me safe. I miss that old truck, but her replacement (02 Ranger) is still my daily driver.
Kev! Work on the fox body Mustang brother!
Kevin the trans jack lol, hell yeah, awesome to see you revive your danger ranger. Keep up the awesome work
Wow that is a very pretty brand new Ford Ranger the 90s was not long ago it's always a good day when junkyard digs uploads
Been restoring an 84 ranger with the v6 this video was the most helpful video of a ford ranger
Hi digs, I have a 93 xcab
2wd 3.0 exact same color
My stripes are grey and that (pink?) But opposite.
4spd auto runs good looks good. I moved from long island to bowling green in 2022. Waited 10 months to find a small truck covid prices were insane at that time, same as Facebook market place people! Finally found a decent man, met him and looked it over, next day it was in my garage. He said (mileage unknown 200k 300k?)
I do automotive, no rust on mine, I can still see factory paint all under my bed. I love. it fixed small things here and there but mostly elbow grease, wet sanded and polished the whole truck. I got lucky on this so far, about 4k and it
Runs like a champ.
Christopher
FINALLY, a Ford Ranger video!
I've owned a lot of vehicles in my life. None of them I miss as much as my 2003 Ford Ranger.
Same. Still look for one half heartedly.
I know it's not really your style but I would LOVE to see more revivals on obscure 90s vehicles. we all need to start collectively saving those nuggets now before they all go to the crusher from people who think they're worthless and not worth fixing :,)
Small 90s truck are great, I love my '93 Dakota 3.9L 5 speed. Unfortunately it's down right now due to one of MANY stupid early 90s fuel injection problems. A 375HP carbed 360 V8 build for it is in progress now, that will fit ix lol
@@consolehacker54 How was it that failed specifically? I've got a 1990 S10 with the TBI 4.3 and honestly it kinda bugs me only having 2 FAT fuel injectors running 6 cylinders, lol.
@@danielhn93 It's juuust new enough that it has multi port injection and OBD I, not TBI. Mostly just random sensors and old wiring harness failing, now it randomly backfired like crazy and shut off while driving, exhaust smelled like raw gas. It starts and idles but giving it any gas makes a HUGE backfire and it dies again. I think it's an ignition issue and the distributor pickup, crank sensor, or coil (which of course I just already replaced) is failing. I'm not quite sure yet
I just watched a couple kids (and goofy adults) make every effort to ruin a '90-some Cougar on Dalton's PBG. Gotta admit I didn't find it funny, anybody who knows about those old Ford Supercoupes would crawl out of their skin watching those parts (and car) go to waste. I did, for sure ... and I usually love Dalton's stuff.
Go find a different channel fella. Find something you like. You could of course start you own channel and do exactly what you want😊
Not gonna lie im so happy i stumbled upon this, just randomly scrolling. Long live the danger rangers of old. Shout out guys great content.
3:59 That was amazing! The ranger came back to life with a vengeance. 😅
The fact you jumped it on a railroad😂😂
That was just a highway 😂
Damnit. When you say “when I was in high school”, I think 1999-2003, like me. Not over a decade later.
Yeah, Kevin have the knowlege but not the age 😂
Hey we are about the same age only I graduated in 02
I have a 93 Ford ranger stx4x4 still runs like a damn champ
Thank you for this video. It brings back memories for me. My first car was a 91 ford explorer my dad found in the front yard of a bank client's house. Blue and silver. I miss that car, and wish I still had it.
When I got my license, my family was in hard times, so my father gave me his gmc Sierra, that he had babied. saying to me that "he'll be fine with getting by with his work van." Still got that truck today and got back on the road a few days ago. Doing some body work to it soon because it's a gm vehicle and has rocker panels with holes
haven’t even started to watch but it’s already entertaining
This would be something I would have wanted to do, especially if I was raised as a mechanic.
For me it would be a hybrid/electric conversion kit since it still ran, but still.
Zip Ties and Bias Plys reference, YES.
Ol' Peggin Leggin is the king of sketchy fixes!
I’ve got a ‘96 3L Auto that I have sitting at home in need of a new trans as well. TH-cam brought me here randomly and I’ve got newfound inspiration. Thank you for a great video. ❤
I absolutely love everything about these rangers growing up. It was the epitome of the 1990s! The wheels, the color, the raised small 4x4 trucks. Such a cool little rig. I'd give anything if I could fit into one but I don't think they made these in an extended cab. Still wouldn't be a sporty as one of the single cabs. Really enjoyed the video guys! Can't wait to see the next
Video posted just as I sat down to eat lunch. Could not have timed that better, excellent job as always Mr. Kevin 🤘
YES A NEW VIDEO
Keep up the work rangers are so nice!!
I'm almost 50 and learning from your videos almost every time. Never to old to learn new things.
I recently acquired my old high school truck and I am also doing a frame off restoration. This is so cool to see somebody else. Do it too, it’s really the only thing I have left of my stepmom and I really want to bring it back to life. Definitely giving me inspiration!
As many of those things that were produced by Ford and Mazda, it's hard to fathom that you couldn't find a trans for that thing in any junk yard or a parts truck rotting away in a treeline somewhere.
No kidding especially since it was the same transmission they used in the f150/broncos
Please use eye protection when griding with a wirewheel.
My buddy has a ford ranger, absolute unit. 290,000 miles. Absolutely legendary
Here in our area Rangers of that generation are very common. Many are still in use as daily drivers for the original owners, farmers, and as parts delivery trucks by local parts stores. Our closest neighbor had one, 6cyl "step side", 5sp manual, etc., etc. until he decided to give it to his stepson to drive to work and tech school. That truck had over 150,000 original owner miles on it, with the factory engine and transmission! The only place it had ever been serviced at was our local Ford dealership which was where our neighbor had purchased it new. Sad to say, many of the Rangers still in use in our area, out lasted the dealerships where they were sold and many of them are on their third and fourth owners. I have no idea how many of them have had their engines and transmissions replaced over the years but I'm sure it would be more than a few. By the way, your truck falls in the high middle range of the condition range for those still on the road around here which goes kind of like this: #1: Survived a young war. #2: Still running but nobody knows why. #3: Damn good truck that runs like a champ but looks like crap. #4: Looks and runs like new and may have been kept under cover and bubble rapped for most of its like. I really wish I had purchased one way back when as I'm pretty sure I would still be driving it. By the way, don't forget that your Ranger shares many parts with its Mazda "twin" of the era.
Where’s mook
The attitude of this Ranger Danger. Starts with free bird because she wants to get going again and then spits fire at you for parking it.
Those old m5r2s are getting rare! I ended up rebuilding mine in my garage. Did the plug mods and everything!
This is a fun video hearing about yesteryear and your shenanigans !
This is awesome to see and brought back so many memories. My uncle (RIP) drove a '93 STX Ranger extended cab and was green in color. I miss driving around everywhere in that truck
So I had a 1996 Ranger Splash with the 4.0, 4x4, and the same M5-OD transmission. When I first got it, it too would surge in rpm even when I lifted on the throttle. The culprit was carbon build up in the throttle body and the mass airflow sensor also needed a good cleaning. I am willing to bet your Ranger may have a similar issue. Great video, awesome to see an old friend back on the road!
Wow. You’ve been wrenching and doing revivals for a long time. It’s exciting to see your passion for cars turn into a well-deserved successful career.
GM guy here, always wanted to see a good break down of a Ranger and see what the fuss was about. Really the only Fords trucks that get me, are pre-60's or Lightnings(Ugly tho). I enjoyed the visuals from bed off, to dash off. The addition of the transmission upgrades will also prove helpful I'm sure.
I had a 98 ranger and it bogged down like that, faulty mass air flow sensor was reading that we were getting wayyyy more air than it actually was and letting the engine run super rich. Since you had high fuel consumption it sounds like you have the same issue, I'd say replace the MAF.
My air idle control was clogged to all hell so it’d idle high as hell (like 2k) but all it took was some brake cleaner it was all we had and about a dozen q tips
LOVE THIS GUY ! THANKS FOR SHOWING THEM WHAT TO DO ! ❤
I used to work for a delivery company that had a fleet of these. I loved driving them.
It was cool to hear you talk about watching youtube videos to learn how to work on cars and that you make the videos now....... I learned how to work on cars by watching your videos. It is entirely your fault that i jumped into the mechanical deep end with a 1995 f150 that hadnt run in a decade and revived it. I learned a lot on that, and it has been my insanely dependable daily for three years. I have since revived several other cars, Junkyard Digs style.
I have never mentioned this in comments on your videos, but i want to express my appreciation for all that you have taught me and gave me the dumb ideas to do.
I’ve had good luck taking carpets to the car wash and hanging them up in the floor mat hooks. Hit it with the soap then rinse and they generally come out pretty clean. Keep up the good work guys!
I had an 89 ranger, 2.9L, 5 speed 4x4, and an 02 ranger, XLT off road, 4L, auto, 4x4. Loved them both, but the 4L with the 4:10 gears, makes them a completely different truck. Powerful, easier on gas, torque... the thing was a workhorse. I loaded all the materials for a 10x12 shed on the back, all the lumber, plywood, shingles, hardware, and concrete blocks for support on the back of it once... basically, i put a 10x12 building on the back and hauled it. And it did it for the fun of it
Better and more interesting idea than V8 swapping it, these 3.0 engines with the manual trans respond really well to forced induction, you can put nigh on 15PSI through a stock motor.
Something a little bit different and out of the comfort zone? Learning and teaching opportunity?
My brother has a truck almost exactly like that!!! Bought it straight off the showroom floor. Still driving it, too!
Life hack for you. My dad was a Veterinarian, I got really good at getting pet odor out of stuff. Get an enzymatic cleaner from a pet store, like "Outright". Put it in a new paint gun (You will need the pressure.) hit the interior with it and let it sit over night. Hit it again the following day. You still have to take it apart to find all the nests. and youcan spray the enzyme cleaner into the voids and get much better penetration.
Nice! I just gave my son my old 1997 4.o extended cab with the camper top. Only has 152000 on it,power everything,seats,mirrors,lumbar support,this truck even had an air intake from the factory for a F150. Maybe a one and only made, had every option except 4x4.
Wow, I had that same truck in the extra cab version.....purple with stripes and all. Great little beater until the rear spring shackles rotted off.... Thanks for the memories!!
This brings back memories of my 86 ford ranger. I did two transmissions with my dad before it was finally given to me. I had to replace the engine block because the transmission blew and broke part of the block connected to the housing. The engine had over 296k on the motor when that happened and all i did was replace the block and put in the original parts from the old engine in the used block and drove that truck from the age of 16 to 19 years old. I miss that old truck. It will always be a great memory of working on trucks with my dad.
Wow this one hits me personally. My dad had an emerald green 93 extra cab 4x4 so close to looking like this, wheels w/ BFG tires and all. When our family out grew it, he upgraded to an f150 Supercrew we had for many years, after. We sold the Ranger to a close relative. When I turned 16, my family bought it back and it was my first truck. Enjoyed the heck out of it. I later traded for the slippery slope I have been down for years since then in BMW e30 land.