06FordFX4's Ranger

[06fordfx4]

so today i took the lights off the front, and slapped on the back behind the cab facing backwards.

will provide light for loading/unloading trailers in the dark, especially in the winter with my snowmobile.

will also be good for those assholes who dont turn their high beams off when they come up behind ya.


pictures.

 

[06fordfx4]

Alright, so every time I clean my truck, this little bit of ugly bugs me.

There was some kind of wavy duty tape that was stuck over it, and it started wearing through and showing the rust beneath it. So I peeled it off. Sanded the rusty spots. And painted it.

Those bumps at the bottom are where rust had eaten away. Nothing I can do about it. But, looks a hell of a lot better now.

 

[06fordfx4]

I am absolutely loving this. snowed last night and half of today, Snows starting to melt, mud everywhere.

An with that, small update on the tires and how they perform in shallow mud, as well as slush.


On the highway, at speeds of 100 km/h it handles slushy conditions pretty damn well. Very little "slide steer" when hitting pockets of slush, and while in slush, the rear doesn't want to slip around to much.

In shallow mud (2-3" deep, legit mud. Not dirty water) they do pretty damn well also. They fling up tiny splatters of mud instead of chunks. So it's kinda nice as you don't have huge chunks of mud getting flung at high speeds hitting your truck. I'm more than happy with them in above conditions.

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Alright, so every time I clean my truck, this little bit of ugly bugs me.

There was some kind of wavy duty tape that was stuck over it, and it started wearing through and showing the rust beneath it. So I peeled it off. Sanded the rusty spots. And painted it.

Those bumps at the bottom are where rust had eaten away. Nothing I can do about it. But, looks a hell of a lot better now.

Back here we usually fill the gaps left by the sandblasting with epoxi resin before painting.

 

[06fordfx4]

Yeah I'm gonna have to redo it. Slowly starting to eat away at it again. Bare metal showing through a tad. Not good with winter coming up.

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Yeah I'm gonna have to redo it. Slowly starting to eat away at it again. Bare metal showing through a tad. Not good with winter coming up.

Seems like you also forgot the primer

 

[06fordfx4]

Nah I did primer. Just didn't take pics. Used the duplicolor primer, and clear coat. Still looks good after many miles of gravel road.

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Have you ever used phosphatizers?

 

[06fordfx4]

No idea what a phosphatizer is so I'm gonna say no lol.

Just googled it. Will keep I in mind if I ever have to do more work like that.