project RECOVERY ONE

rangerwheelinmike · May 03, 2011, 09:58:40 PM

wow he just wanted to get you for something

spr_chicken · May 04, 2011, 12:41:57 AM

Quote from: Kyle on May 03, 2011, 02:54:04 PM
well got pulled over by a state boy not doin anything wrond and he said my truck was too high and i had too much window tint.... i only have a 5% tint on the passenger side that most dont even realize is there.... he made me get outta my truck and measure it. frame was in tolerance but the rear bumper was just a hair too high.... he gave me a "stiff" warning and wrote my name down.... so it looks like this weekend im gonna be tryin to drop my rear bumper and not make it look like a hack job

They stopped 5 trucks at WESCO. I was just getting ready to PM you and ask if one was you. A friend of mine described your truck as one of the 5 trucks. Next time just air down before he measures you... LOL

spr_chicken · May 04, 2011, 12:48:50 AM

Quote from: Kyle on May 03, 2011, 06:13:07 PM
Quote from: rangerwheelinmike on May 03, 2011, 05:15:43 PM
wow theres alot higher trucks on the road

thats what i told him.... my rear bumper is 2 inches too high.... everything else is fine

Time for a nice drop bumper or just make a removable bumper for the receiver hitch (square stock welded to an old receiver).

rangerwheelinmike · May 04, 2011, 04:38:05 AM

the front bumbers to high on the ranger and havent had a problem

Kyle · May 04, 2011, 07:35:00 AM

Quote from: spr_chicken on May 04, 2011, 12:41:57 AM
Quote from: Kyle on May 03, 2011, 02:54:04 PM
well got pulled over by a state boy not doin anything wrond and he said my truck was too high and i had too much window tint.... i only have a 5% tint on the passenger side that most dont even realize is there.... he made me get outta my truck and measure it. frame was in tolerance but the rear bumper was just a hair too high.... he gave me a "stiff" warning and wrote my name down.... so it looks like this weekend im gonna be tryin to drop my rear bumper and not make it look like a hack job

They stopped 5 trucks at WESCO. I was just getting ready to PM you and ask if one was you. A friend of mine described your truck as one of the 5 trucks. Next time just air down before he measures you... LOL

yea i was one of em. lol i was on my way to work at that time too. the popo was sittin at the boat launch at the end of 144th. i saw his list of names he had and i beleive i was the 5th one he stopped too. and ill make sure to let 2 inches worth of air out of my tires next time

Quote from: spr_chicken on May 04, 2011, 12:48:50 AM
Quote from: Kyle on May 03, 2011, 06:13:07 PM
Quote from: rangerwheelinmike on May 03, 2011, 05:15:43 PM
wow theres alot higher trucks on the road

thats what i told him.... my rear bumper is 2 inches too high.... everything else is fine

Time for a nice drop bumper or just make a removable bumper for the receiver hitch (square stock welded to an old receiver).

well i was plannin on makin a nice big HD winch bumper sometime this year that dropped down lower anyways. just gonna have to do it sooner lol im gonna take some 2 1/2" tubing and weld some tabs on it to mount it to the bottom of the bumper for the time being. that way if they stop me again i can at least say i did TRY and do something about it

Quote from: rangerwheelinmike on May 04, 2011, 04:38:05 AM
the front bumbers to high on the ranger and havent had a problem

he never measured my front(he did have me measure the frame tho) even tho it is literally at the limit. maybe my truck just looks bigger than it actually is?? idk or theyre just more concerned bout people not stopping and getting real aquainted with the rear diff than you just driving over them

Kyle · May 04, 2011, 07:45:30 AM

Quote from: rangerwheelinmike on May 03, 2011, 09:58:40 PM
wow he just wanted to get you for something

yea he was being VERY thourogh with his inspection on my lift. all the way down to how big my rear lift blocks were even after he measured me....

rangerwheelinmike · May 04, 2011, 03:55:51 PM

yea he was being VERY thourogh with his inspection on my lift. all the way down to how big my rear lift blocks were even after he measured me....
[/quote] wow good thing i dont have 2 3in blocks stacked it it anymore

Kyle · May 04, 2011, 04:06:59 PM

Quote from: rangerwheelinmike on May 04, 2011, 03:55:51 PM

yea he was being VERY thourogh with his inspection on my lift. all the way down to how big my rear lift blocks were even after he measured me....

wow good thing i dont have 2 3in blocks stacked it it anymore

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o yea! they woulda definately woulda been all over you with that one!

Kyle · May 09, 2011, 03:22:09 AM

i may not have my motor back yet but i picked up a few parts for it.... i thought this may help kick it up a notch

OHEARN.2012 · May 09, 2011, 03:54:45 AM

wats up with the old motor run good??

Kyle · May 09, 2011, 05:00:10 AM

Quote from: OHEARN.2012 on May 09, 2011, 03:54:45 AM
wats up with the old motor run good??

runs just fine, no problems at all. its just gettin old. its got 242k+ on the odometer so its about time to get replaced

rangerwheelinmike · May 09, 2011, 05:06:26 AM

shes just getin broke in!

OHEARN.2012 · May 09, 2011, 02:13:30 PM

Quote from: Kyle on May 09, 2011, 05:00:10 AM
Quote from: OHEARN.2012 on May 09, 2011, 03:54:45 AM
wats up with the old motor run good??

runs just fine, no problems at all. its just gettin old. its got 242k+ on the odometer so its about time to get replaced

wat are your plans with it?? thinking of selling it?

Kyle · May 09, 2011, 03:34:48 PM

Quote from: rangerwheelinmike on May 09, 2011, 05:06:26 AM
shes just getin broke in!

im not sure i wanna find out what happens when she is broken in lol

Quote from: OHEARN.2012 on May 09, 2011, 02:13:30 PM
Quote from: Kyle on May 09, 2011, 05:00:10 AM
Quote from: OHEARN.2012 on May 09, 2011, 03:54:45 AM
wats up with the old motor run good??

runs just fine, no problems at all. its just gettin old. its got 242k+ on the odometer so its about time to get replaced
wat are your plans with it?? thinking of selling it?

sorry not gonna be selling it. its gonna get torn down, rebuilt and then dropped in my sisters truck probably

Kyle · May 13, 2011, 06:25:48 PM

well went and picked up my motor today AGAIN and brought it to ANOTHER machine shop! this time they miced it up with me standing right there.... turns out the first shop had rough bored it to exactly 4.155" so theres no room ro hone for the .030 over pistons and then one bore has a major gash in it and wasnt even bored right! all the first shops fault! the guy gave me a rough quote of 500 bucks to fix the mother f-er....

its freakin rediculous it took this long for somebody to tell me!!! the owner said hed check into their stock if they had any suitable 400 blocks i could buy and im back on craigslist again.... kinda rediculous that i buy a whole damn motor top to bottom complete and i will only be using the crank and rods(if the rods are even still good now!!!)

and on top of all that i didnt sleep at all today just so i could do all the running around and figure crap out in between shifts..... GREAT FRIDAY THE 13th!!!

anybody wanna buy a boat anchor? would make a good stool too! or paper weight

Kyle · May 27, 2011, 12:06:05 AM

been diggin round on craigslist tryin to find a new 400 block. possibly found another 509 block that i can use....

Kyle · June 05, 2011, 02:30:57 AM

well picked up another 400 today! this one seems to be in a little better shape than the last one so far. didnt have acess to a cherry picker to get it outta my truck at the time so we did the next best thing, welded a couple chunks of steel together, mounted it to a tree and found all the chains we could(THANK YOU 7d9 z28) and used a chainfall to get it outta the truck. put it on the engine stand in the dirt and used the tractor to drag the engine on its stand through the dirt and onto the pavement. it was a rediculous, entertaining, and fun time!

rangerwheelinmike · June 05, 2011, 02:54:45 AM

sweet!

7d9_z28 · June 05, 2011, 11:02:12 AM

its the next day, and it still scares me..... theres no way that should have worked!

Kyle · June 05, 2011, 03:54:47 PM

Quote from: 7d9_z28 on June 05, 2011, 11:02:12 AM
its the next day, and it still scares me..... theres no way that should have worked!

that means ya learned somethin right? lol