The once black Ranger was my wife's first truck and had been sitting at a family member's land for years. Here's how we found her.
After buying the truck back, we got her on a trailer and took her home. A thorough inspection and a list was made. I separated the list into 3 milestones: Startable, Drivable, and Enjoyable/Reliable.
The largest item before starting the truck was the cooling system...this got replaced entirely. All the new parts and lots of cleaning had the engine bay looking great. After a month of engine work, she started right up and sounded great.
It was another full month of work on brakes, suspension, transmission, interior, electrical, etc, etc, etc. So after help from mechanically inclined family members, and spending tons of money on tires, she was finally on the road.
The last thing to do was get her prettied up. Not wanting to spend hundreds of dollars on paint, I took her to the local car wash and paid them $100 to polish and wax the entire truck. The result was amazing...here's a before and after.
Currently she's my daily driver and I absolutely love "Vernabelle". Couldn't have done it without my family's help; also the help of therangerstation.com, fordrangerforum.com, and explorerforum.com.
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