1997 Ford Ranger Custom

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Issue

May 2007

Owner

David Duchnowski

Ride

Kut 2 Tuk
(1997 Ford Ranger)

Photographer

Randall Reynolds

Ride Details

Original Cost

13000

Build Cost

A Lot

What was the inspiration?

I started small, just screwing around with it, then it got out of control.

How long did it take you to build?

5 years

How long have you been building?

9 years

Your future plans?

pre 93 ranger

Vehicle history

It was featured in Gauge in February of 2002, before I really tore it up.

Thanks to

My future wife, Lauren, my parents, Auto body Specialists, Greg, Timmy, Kevin, Chris, Barry, Jimmy, Stan and Everyone who never doubted me.

Engine Details

Make

Ford 1997

Cylinders

Displacement

4.0

Engine Mods

All S.S. hardlined, Custom Billet Shroud, 20 Gallon Polished Fuel Cell, All braided lines.

Engine Add Ons

ZEX Nitrous, 66mm Throttle Body, Electric Fan, 2 Yellow Top Optima’s Relocated under the Bed.

Chrome or polish

Everything I could

Chassis Details

Chassis

Custom

Mods to Frame

Notched front and rear filled, smoothed and painted

Frame Builder

Owner

Drop or lift inches

4.0” dropped

Front Shocks

Nitro

Rear Shocks

Nitro Drop Shocks

Four Link

Parallel with Panhard Bar

Compressor Info

Viair 550c

Valve Info

4 1/2" Valves

Airbag Info

Contitech Front and Rear both have 2600# bags.

Other Mods

Custom Cross members, Boxed

Chrome, Paint, or Polish

All smoothed and painted

Wheels Details

Front Wheel Type

Neeper Haaz

Rear Wheel Type

Neeper Haaz

Front Wheel Size

18x7

Rear Wheel Size

18x7

Front Tire Size

235/40/18

Rear Tire Size

235/40/18

Paint Details

Color

G.M. Yellow

Paint Type

Matrix / Tinted

Graphics Description

General Motors Sunfire Yellow custom tinted

Painted By

Barry at Auto Body Specialist

Graphics By

Body Details

Body Drop

Traditional

Hood

One-off with Billet

Grille

Billet

Bumpers

Smooth Chrome

Addon Accessories

Street Scene Mirrors, Air Horn

Body Mods

Suicide Doors with Gas struts, one off hood and taillights, sideways tailgate made out of a skin, Frenched antenna, in the floor of the Bed there is a pop up gas filler, motorized license plate out of the body line, shaved core support, door handles, body line, gas door, roof seams, whole bed, Including back wall of the cab.

Body Mods by

Owner, Barry and Greg