1990 Ranger Rebuild

[DirtWorshiper]

It was decided that when we got back from the 1000 this year, my 1990 Ranger would go into the shop (Solo Motorsports) for a rebuild. I bought the truck right here on Race-Dezert. I bought it to replace my first Ranger that I really regretted trading off a few years back. Origional build- the cab cage, engine cage, and front suspension was done by Solo, the rear bed cage was done by Desolate, and I believe the 4.0L was installed by the PO.

1990 Ranger standard cab-long bed
1993 4.0L/ 5 speed/ 8.8 rear end
Solo 1 ton king pin beams/radius arms
3" King coil-overs/ SAW bumps
Deavers/flipped shackles/ 2.5" SAW's
Hannaman 2000+ update glass
Glassworks Stroppe bedsides
Custom sheet metal dash/ Beard lowback seats
35" Baja T/A's

Here are a few pics of it when I first bought it-

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[DirtWorshiper]

The guys at Solo made several needed repairs. They added my race radio, GPS, and intercom. They also added a few other things I wanted- front skidplate, light rack, jack mount, and a storage box mount. I bought set of matching wheels and performed a bunch of much needed maintenance. All this was in preparation to take it down to the 1000 on my vacation. Here's a few more pics after we went through it-

[DirtWorshiper]

Here are a few of it down at the 1000 this year, it ran like a champ. I had a lot of fun with it-

[DirtWorshiper]

Here's how it looks now, there's no turning back at this point. Major upgrade plans include-

Solo back half/four link
New cab cage
450 hp TurnKey LS1/ TH400
35 spline 9"
Complete re-wiring








I'll try to keep this thread up as progress is made on the truck.

[DirtWorshiper]

Finally got some update pics to post. The rear end is getting finished up now, lots of TIG welding by Tony at Solo.

[DirtWorshiper]

A few update pics. Progress is slow right now, but will hopefully pick up soon as things start to come together.

[DirtWorshiper]

The cage is starting to take shape.

[heman]

damn that was a nice looking truck cant wait to see the finished product now

[heman]

can you email me some pics of the light rack and mounts. i want to make one for my ranger but just no decided if to go in the rear or up front

[Dezertpilot]

Looking good but just one question, why the semi-floater with all that power and travel?