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larbut wrote:

Great looking Ranger!
Is that the early version with the "narrow" front wheel-well? (The front wheel touching the rear of the front fender)

Thanks Lars, yes it’s the narrow version

O_O awesome!

Yeah, that's the earliest version of the body, but the gearcase is not. Also, I see the Ujoints are from a Superchamp. Great truck!!

mongoose1983 wrote:

Yeah, that's the earliest version of the body, but the gearcase is not. Also, I see the Ujoints are from a Superchamp. Great truck!!

I wasn’t sure about the Ujoints, but almost sure it should be fitted with brass ones.
Does the gearboxcase has to be like the Mk1 Rough Rider and SS to match the body ?

Thank you

I can't see the difference between short and long wheele arches.

You have the correct chassis-bits to ,match the body.
Remember, the Ranger came out ~2 years after the SS / RR, when the reinforcements/upgrades made to the chassis would have been done.

As mentioned by mongoose, the UJ's are upgrades, from the Super Champ.

Excellent work Manotas, Agreed MCI do the Best decals I used them on my Rangerfoot

Progressing on the Ranger body...

Decals are all in place together with the front grille and the rear bed door.









Apologize for the bad picture quality

While the body is almost finished, the mechanical was very easy to do. Everything was clean, i just had to replace the front shock screws, put the 4 small screws of the reciever box in place and install the correct brass UJ’s.




In addition to that, i fitted the electronics, MCS and both servos. I’m still missing the small rods from the servo to MSC.

Replaced both UJ’s



Also replaced the front bumper... i had one in reserve that looks much better than the other one.

Pretty nice Manu. An old futaba inside?