Just bought a truck!!

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Just bought a truck!!
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So as I can't let JJ and Tom own more cars than me this year again and I felt a bit poor only having one car on the drive I had to go out and buy something new.

I wanted another diesel and I wanted something that could tow the rallye and also I quite fancied something 4wd for a bit of green laning so I have bought myself a 2001 2.5TD Ford Ranger king cab World Rally edition (although sadly someone has resprayed it black so its lost the decals)

I've paid a grand for it and TBH I've seen them in worse nick for twice the money. Fuel economy is worse than the rallye, 26mpg on the motorway at 70 on the way home LOL

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#2
Well that's different!
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#3
Why?
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(23-01-2015, 07:36 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Well that's different!
It is indeed Smile


(23-01-2015, 07:36 PM)Niall Wrote: Why?

Why not Smile

Also, smash it into 2wd mode, 2nd gear, roundabout and basically I'm a drift king LOL
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#5
A grand. Worth it want one. Need it for..... Hmmm..... Intimidating Gary boys
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#6
I like that.

Swap for a 206 gti 180?

Wink
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#7
26mpg from a diesel ??? !!!
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(23-01-2015, 07:41 PM)bashbarnard Wrote: A grand. Worth it want one. Need it for..... Hmmm..... Intimidating Gary boys

I'd like to but sadly 109bhp and a gearbox that makes it top out just past 100mph means I'm unlikely to catch anyone up to be intimidating.

That said the fuel pump is basically a Japanese copy of a Bosch VE and yes it has a max fuel screw, LDA and throttle stop




(23-01-2015, 07:43 PM)JJ0063 Wrote: I like that.

Swap for a 206 gti 180?

Wink

Not a f*cking chance, Love my pikey truck.



(23-01-2015, 07:44 PM)7057sam Wrote: 26mpg from a diesel ??? !!!

Yep Big Grin its obscenely low mpg but its doing 3200rpm at 70mph and has the aerodynamics of a small bungalow.

Service, fmic and a de-cat should bring that up to nearly 30mpg
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#9
It's too low for anything other than very very light green lanes though, that'll get stuck in a boggy field as its got road tyres
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Ahh bosch,can it run veg?
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(23-01-2015, 07:46 PM)JJ0063 Wrote: It's too low for anything other than very very light green lanes though, that'll get stuck in a boggy field as its got road tyres

The tyres on it are 65 profile and they should be 75s which would raise it an inch however you appear to be assuming it'll be remaining standard which it wont. Once I've had it through an MOT I'll probably be buying a 3" body lift and some 32 or 33" tyres. With a bit more money a suspension lift is on the cards.



(23-01-2015, 07:47 PM)7057sam Wrote: Ahh bosch,can it run veg?

Fake Bosch lol but yes it can run on veg.

It looks like parts are actually gonna be interchangeable between this and a real Bosch.
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#12
We can be truck friends! Mines just a ranger with jdm badges for extra scene points
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#13
I actually saw one of the movistar Ford WRC edition trucks this week!
need a part number? http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/ and http://service.citroen.com/ will sort you out.
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(23-01-2015, 07:41 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote:
(23-01-2015, 07:36 PM)Niall Wrote: Why?

Why not Smile

Also, smash it into 2wd mode, 2nd gear, roundabout and basically I'm a drift king LOL

Cant argue with that! lol
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Looks decent and a decent price too!
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WL lump in this, im assuming for the fake bosch pump.
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#17
lmao

That's brilliant, trust you!
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at-least he should manage to mount the bollard properly this time Smile

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Of course, planning for the inevitable. So when's its first visit down this way?
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I'll see you that and raise you l200 warrior walks share

Can't wait to be bringing one of them home a shave found out the new company I work for have an off road woodland to demostrate the cars in!
Bring it on!
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#21
Had a fair few Jap 4X4s, mostly Pajeros.

Yeah, all the stage one tuning stuff applies to these engines and it'll be a hoot when you have done it, my snorkel used to whistle like hell next to my window when it was wound up.

Often can't put too much boost through them as they have a pressure relief valve on the inlet mani, check if it has one and blank it if it does.

Then the usual wastegate/max fuel/LDA/gov mods all work the same.
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(23-01-2015, 08:15 PM)Slam Wagon Wrote: We can be truck friends! Mines just a ranger with jdm badges for extra scene points
Didn't realise yours was a Ranger too. I take it you have the 2wd one? You know it'll be a piece of piss to slam with blocks at the rear and torsion bars at the front

(23-01-2015, 08:15 PM)welshpug Wrote: I actually saw one of the movistar Ford WRC edition trucks this week!
yeah this is one of them but painted over.

(23-01-2015, 08:17 PM)Eeyore Wrote: Looks decent and a decent price too!
looks can be deceiving, its a bit of a shitter but the floor price for a 4x4 ranger seems to be about £1500 so its a bargain.



(23-01-2015, 08:18 PM)Slam Wagon Wrote: WL lump in this, im assuming for the fake bosch pump.
they only come with one engine in this country



(23-01-2015, 09:48 PM)Poodle Wrote: Of course, planning for the inevitable. So when's its first visit down this way?
erm, wanna do me an MOT first thing Monday?
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#23
I can see why you bought this, so that you can role your trike off it the back of it,
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Rofl I'm not 100% we can do them tbh, too big, what's the gvw and wheelbase?

Regarding drifting one of these; not sure if the king cab is any better, but the standard 2wd 2 seater job is a tad sketchy - when it goes it f*cking goes lol. No doubt a v8 and mud tyres didn't help mind. Big Grin
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Next to no suspension on it now, should be interesting.
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(24-01-2015, 08:10 AM)Slam Wagon Wrote:  

Next to no suspension on it now, should be interesting.

Ian you absolute hero! that is gonna look ace Big Grin


And dum dum well done mate Smile get ti lifted and get green laning!
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Thank you. I do love it already, hopefully on the road next month. And then plans are to make it even more undriveable
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You guys might like this, its been my step dads project for the last couple of years
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(24-01-2015, 08:10 AM)Slam Wagon Wrote:  

Next to no suspension on it now, should be interesting.

What a beast,where have you been hiding this!!
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(24-01-2015, 10:51 PM)7057sam Wrote:
(24-01-2015, 08:10 AM)Slam Wagon Wrote:  

Next to no suspension on it now, should be interesting.

What a beast,where have you been hiding this!!

In plain site on my drive. Only had it a couple of months. Having a proper nightmare at the minute with sorting the brakes out. I suck at build threads but i use instagram for updates @b2500build
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