Project TUKN, body dropping the ranger

I have been waiting for 8 weeks to start posting up pictures of my stockfloor build. My Army vet plates finally came in and now I can share with all you my progress. I am haveing Wesley Nelson (riddinlow99) on this site perform the work that you will be seeing, I would definitely recommend him to anyone wanting a any bag work done and for a fair price. Now mind you this started to be only a front clip swap but with some persuasion I was convinced that it was only alittle bit more steel and with the motor coming out. It only made sense to bite the bullet and go for it. Enough with the typing, on with the pics. JIMMY

The new plates:

The rims that I am going with Devino Flawless 22x8.5 and 245/35/22 tire

The day I dropped the truck off

All of this will be hidden under a made up bed floor until next year when I redo the bed with a stock floor look

The next day









When he sent me these pics I almost threw up alittle

What a mess but these will all be extended to hide as much in the dash as possible and under the wheel tubs



out with old 4 link

gonna be nice to see the bed lay on the ground

bye bye old friend

Start of the bodydrop



Wes filling in any holes and cleaning up the clip a little

Starting on the frame

Edited: 3/4/2012 7:06:12 PM by soccorjimmy

what you doing with the stock frame????

Edited: 3/5/2012 11:14:26 AM by soccorjimmy

i have the stock frame, but thats it has the notch welded in, upper rear bag mounts, tie rod notches and notches for the i beams for the engine cross member. Should also have the cross member right past the cab for the upper bar mounts and the mounts for the lower bars. Let me know. JIMMY

narrowing the rear end to center the pumpkin













Some nicely made crossmembers

Rear end nicely centered

todays progress got the fuelcell mount done and gusseted the clip to the frame and filled in some other holes

looks good man...