Ranger Re-do 911 @ Guilty By Design

Edited: 11/9/2010 5:12:05 PM by Guiltybydesign

Edited: 11/9/2010 4:51:52 PM by Guiltybydesign



This truck was just bagged by an "infamous" shop that works on "customs" (not Nfamus) and kaleb brought it in for a total redo. He got it right before sparks 5 and i had talked to him at the show about what he wasnt happy with. We found the air compressors zip tied to the frame and the gastank was held in with a ratchet strap. When he got home after the show the compressors fell off and the driveshaft snapped due to the cab not being notched. I got it sunday and did my inspection... not good. We will start at the back and work our way foward.

The bumper is shimmed about 1/2'' on the pass side. Not sure is the bed is crooked or its the frame.

The auxillary battery is held in with a metal band used for securing shipping boxes, note the huge power wide located between the frame and strap.

The bed had been channeled 7'' and to make up the gap they welded in tubing on only the front and rear 2 mounts. These tubes are actually welded in so now the bed cant be unbolted.

The c notches are a joke. Also note the shocks that hit the bump stop perches that were left on the axle.

Kaleb said they could not put gas in the cell, i found out why.

Heres the $200 new exhaust with 50 series muffler

The driveshaft rubbed the cab lad out, hit the carrier bearing crossmember at full lift

Shocks

Front bags already rubbing due to frame not being cut out. They also used floater cups.

Front Z

Firewall shaved

Drivers side trailer fender rubs the booster, also note the harness not only not relocated, but just shoved through its hole. I can stick 4 fingers through from the inside.

Battery just laying there not mounted

The motor ran like shit, we found a major vaccum line taken off and have no idea where it went.

And remember the bumper being shimmed down on the pass side? The pass side of the hood is shimmed up.Neither one of the doors shut properly at the moment, were hoping the frame wasnt twisted.

All of this could be yours at the low low price of...

Plans are a total frame redo from the notches-back. Relocate air management, lever 4 link, notch cab for driveshaft, redo frontend, and get the motor running correctly. Ill be starting in a few days.

diggity damn...

Thats horrible. I really hope he didn't pay the guy almost 10k for that.

he proably got wat he paid for

what a dumbass comment^^^^^ this is the kind of stuff that happens all too much in our scene. let me know if you need any help kyle.

thats upsetting, what year was the work done? i have seen other work by infamous that was quality unless this is a different shop?????

Edited: 11/9/2010 12:34:23 PM by low99maz

Edited: 11/9/2010 1:41:48 PM by KAOSS

That's shitty. Should call out the shop, because your OP implies it's a certain shop with a very simular name, and it's not them.

Edited: 11/9/2010 1:55:20 PM by DougyFrisch

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KAOSS said:

I think that there is more to this story. Not excusing that work, but something else is up.

Is this the same truck?

http://www.nfamusairsuspension.com/fordlawrence.html

Not all the pics match, but some of them do.

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I'm with you, not tryin' to make excuses for the shady work, but somethin seems to be missing from this story...

That white Ranger on their site seems to be the same truck, but it looks like the C-Notch was all done and finished and it actually had a muffler...

[EDIT]Your post does imply a certain shop did the work, so you may want to balls up and call em out instead of spreading someone elses good name in the dirt...

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