BURNT FORD!!!.....and this is why i needed a new truck!!!
 

this was my toy. 88 ford ranger that went anywhere. believe it or not it was lifted with 32" tires

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That sucks, what happened? It looks like you need a new garage too.

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Dayum..... Ya can't post pics with no story, Spit it out !

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well.....had a fire in garage. truck was in there. also had approx. $10,000 worth of tools. not to mention time and money i had in the truck. never got a cause of the fire because an oxygen tank let loose and made everything worse. i got a new garage(out of my own pocket). and another truck(out of my own pocket) currently sueing insurances

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That sucks!! Looks like the engine hoist is still usable. Might need the cylinder rebuilt on it though...

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here is a couple pics of truck before the fire

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actually i used that engine hoist and it lifted up the whole front of that truck. was pretty suprised that it worked

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Hate to see that. Losing your garage, tools and truck is a tough blow. Glad you are rebuilding. Best of luck in getting a fair shake on the claim.

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Man that was a hot one...sorry about your lose good luck with the ins.....

get some CLR put it in a 5 gallon pail with some water and throw what ever wrenchs and sockets into it..it will clean them up very well...

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Wow sorry about the bad luck.

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hey if you have quality tools you can alllways contact the distributor! and get new ones traded in!

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a shop/garage fire is like having your man card taken away. very sad deal no matter how you look at it.

I would be devastated if my stuff went up in flames. I have over $40K in tools (yes, I am a toolaholic) at least my boss has my stuff covered for replacement cost.

on a good note at least the garage was unattached and the house survived

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Holy crap man that sucks. Good luck with the insurance battle.

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YES IT WAS!!!!! i was collecting those tools for around 15 years. I have my own contracting business and didn't even have a screwdriver. I bought the truck 3 years ago for $300. I had over $5000 invested and countless hours in the garage working on it. The day it happened I sat in my back yard and cried like a little b@%$ for a minute. But on a better note the garage was detatched from house. I have 5 kids here, me, the woman, a bunny and 2 dogs and we were all home. No life was lost. everything that was lost is very replacable. now i bought a way better truck, built a way better garage and some day i will have the way better tools. IT IS WHAT IT IS, JUST SMILE AND GO ON!!!!!;)

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i wont use that hoist after the heat got to it cheaper get a new one IMO

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i agree. cant risk serious injury. i used it to help load burnt up truck and then recycled it along with everythimg else

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My dad had an 88 Fraud Ranger 4x4 too, that thing was the biggest piece of junk. Luckily he got smart and sold it to some poor schmuck. He got himself a newer Dodge fullsize.

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i have to agree. was the first and only ford i ever owned. truck was a lot of fun. mechanically was prety sound but it was riddled with stupid other problems. was rusty but trusty. went ANYWHERE! was nice to have a truck i could beat the crap out of. new truck doesnt go off road. too nice to beat up!

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Man sorry to hear of your bad deal. At least no one was injured or lost. So where's the pics of the new garage and rig? :lol: And I'm sure the this was the toughest part about it for a few days. "IT IS WHAT IT IS, JUST SMILE AND GO ON!!!!!"

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well here is the new rig. for some reason pictures of new garage fail to upload.

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Excellent upgrade!!!

The 88 Ranger my dad had, the engine blew at 60K miles (around 20K after he bought it), then the rebuilt/replacement engine blew again after 40K more miles and he is not a hot rodder by any means. He has spent more on those 2 engines than he paid for the entire truck, not to mention all the other parts and pieces and repairs that were needed in the 6 years he had it. Now in the 3 years he has had his Dodge, it has not needed a single repair and handle the severe South Dakota cold winters and extreme hot summers like a champ.

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I thought you said he got smart! ;)

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hahahahahaha LMFAO!!!!! dodges are ok i guess. my dad still has a 97 he bought new when he gave me his worn out 87 chevy. the dodge has been a good truck for him but im not impressed. i had a 95 gmc that took me beating the living crap out of it for 10 years and 375k miles. sold it 5 years ago (still running) that was one hell of a truck. as for the ranger.....it had original motor when i got it and i beat it really good for 3 years. drove the truck every day and did tons of offroading. motor took it well. it did have alot of smaller problems but concidering it was 20 years old when i got ahold of it.......i could not have expected better. another great truck.

oh yeah, as for the dodge thing.... i also own a 2000 dodge durango and a 97 jeep grand cherokee laredo. dad has 97 dodge ram 1500 ext. cab. mom has 2001 dodge durrango. sister has 98 dodge durrango. not a chrysler family per say but all have been prety good vehicles