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For some time I've been meaning to create a Ranger (I know, I need to get on with it before the inevitable re-release version appears) so have been gathering together bits towards that end - Blackfoot III body, H parts (tailgate & sunroof), G parts (windscreen), J parts (grille), vintage blackfoot driver, Pajero wheelie wheels & tyres, homemade front bosy post extension, MCI racing decals, and shapeways Ford hood letters:
I'll make my own letters for the tailgate, & hope to cut the wrong grille out of the front end, replacing it with a home made one closer to the original: Extra holes on the bonnet (hood) are easy enough to deal with (though I'm not 100% sure the central one is in the right place?). Rear load bed cover is a complete mess after the moulds have been used on so many cars (Ranger, Blackfoot, Super Blackfoot & Blackfoot III) so there's a lot of work to do there... What should be there is a single bodymount hole (I'm hoping the rear most of the two on the centreline is correct?) a big rectangular hole for the on/off switch forward of that, and a slot for the metal whip antenna at the rear (possibly indicated on the underside, althought manual shows it as right in the corner?). ... |
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Thanks Tommy that's a big help - between your pics & the artefacts on the underside of my shell I can see where the holes need to go
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Rear bed holes bunged & filled (still need rubbing down), new holes cut, Ford letters made for tailgate:
More holes on the front in progress, bogus grille Dremelled out and working on a new one: Chassis arrived, it's way filthier than the photo shows: Front wheels appear to be proper "deep dish" ones so I'll use those in preference to the Pajero wheelies fronts I've got, but the rears are incomplete: Servo saver is broken, the bumper has two big cracks in it, chassis plate has a crack in it, plate underneath is surprisingly bent: Underside of gearbox is free of gouges & scrapes:
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Hey JR I'm pretty sure I have some of those outer rim parts at home, I can have a look tonight and take some pic's if you like
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem mate
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That would be cool - I only need one rear outer |
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Are they the same than the grasshopper? or a little bigger?
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They're quite different - bigger diameter. And 8-spoke |
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