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1997 Ford Ranger Custom

May 1, 2007 By KZ Leave a Comment


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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
6
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

Interior Details

Dashboard
Fiber glassed
Gauges
Autometer/ NU-Image
Steering Wheel
B.A.D.
Console
Custom with Air Gauges and Valves
Head Unit
Pioneer
Amps
2 600 Watt Audiobahn
Speakers
2 10” Subs, 2 4” Speakers, 2 6” Speakers, 2- Tweeters by Audiobahn
Stereo Installed by
Owner
Seats
1967 Fast Back
Trunk or Bed
Bed has all new panels with Beads
Upholstery Description
Sheet metal floor, smoothed and painted
Upholstery Description
Fiberglass Head Liner
Upholstery By
Painted by Greg Jancar

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1997 Ford Ranger

Owned by David Duchnowski


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