stuuberd
+1y
Hey everyone, I'm Stu, I'm located in ottawa canada and I own an 87 efi 302 swapped rx7 drift car, I've always loved mini trucks and more specifically the b series (and repu) line up from its debut until its demise, and recently picked up this 04 b3000 for my girlfriend to turn into a sweet street/drift truck and summertime daily (she drives a km to work)
There's a few little problems that I need to work out, some I can solve easily, some I need parts/advice.
I require both the passenger side marker and the passenger side tail light lens as both are cracked, anyone with spare parts or a part out willing to ship would be godly to me.
There's also a weird problem with the rear end/axle assembly.. when I test drove the truck seemed fine but on the way home I got a weird vibration when making a sharp turn and lightly accelerating. The mechanic didn't really go into depths with it but he said there was a lot of in and out play with both axles and he could see that the axle had worn a shiny spot into the hub area and there was a void around the axle almost as if the previous owner took something out before I picked the truck up (my theory).
There's play in the front wheel bearings and one of the balljoints but I don't think this caused the vibration, just made the truck feel bouncy.
Any insight into this would also make you a god in my books!
Some plans we have once we get this out of the way are a 4"/5" drop using the DJM kit, intake and full single 3" exhaust system using JBA headers, a junkyard supercharger using the morana kit, an lsd of some sort, a set of mustang rims I have laying around, a roll bar and bedryder truck bed seats for added seating and fun drift experiences.
I'll get her to make an account as soon as she becomes more comfortable with the ins and outs of the truck but she loves it so far.
Thanks so much!!
There's a few little problems that I need to work out, some I can solve easily, some I need parts/advice.
I require both the passenger side marker and the passenger side tail light lens as both are cracked, anyone with spare parts or a part out willing to ship would be godly to me.
There's also a weird problem with the rear end/axle assembly.. when I test drove the truck seemed fine but on the way home I got a weird vibration when making a sharp turn and lightly accelerating. The mechanic didn't really go into depths with it but he said there was a lot of in and out play with both axles and he could see that the axle had worn a shiny spot into the hub area and there was a void around the axle almost as if the previous owner took something out before I picked the truck up (my theory).
There's play in the front wheel bearings and one of the balljoints but I don't think this caused the vibration, just made the truck feel bouncy.
Any insight into this would also make you a god in my books!
Some plans we have once we get this out of the way are a 4"/5" drop using the DJM kit, intake and full single 3" exhaust system using JBA headers, a junkyard supercharger using the morana kit, an lsd of some sort, a set of mustang rims I have laying around, a roll bar and bedryder truck bed seats for added seating and fun drift experiences.
I'll get her to make an account as soon as she becomes more comfortable with the ins and outs of the truck but she loves it so far.
Thanks so much!!
dan woodland
+1y
Welcome! Your B3000 is a re-badged Ford Ranger. The parts are interchangeable between the Ranger and B series after 93 so that should help widen your possibility to find parts.
stuuberd
+1y
Way ahead of ya buddy! My boss was throwing out a 2000 ranger which would have the same chassis, this would have helped me with the rear problem but I want to know what the problem is, or if anyone's had this problem and to what extent I have to go to to fix it. Unfortunately for me the lights seem to he the only difference between the two as the rangers taillights seem to be a similar shape but upside down. Also the side markers are a different shape and colour from what I can tell.. tho the colour doesn't really matter as long as its not cracked.
Thanks for the advice and warm welcome tho!
Way ahead of ya buddy! My boss was throwing out a 2000 ranger which would have the same chassis, this would have helped me with the rear problem but I want to know what the problem is, or if anyone's had this problem and to what extent I have to go to to fix it. Unfortunately for me the lights seem to he the only difference between the two as the rangers taillights seem to be a similar shape but upside down. Also the side markers are a different shape and colour from what I can tell.. tho the colour doesn't really matter as long as its not cracked.
Thanks for the advice and warm welcome tho!
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