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getjuiced92 Feb 8, 2011 12:19 AM

nice work so far. subbed

FD_RICKY Feb 8, 2011 12:28 AM

looks awesome.
is it just me or is there a small ding on your driver side door??

Fortune_Seven Feb 8, 2011 12:29 AM

Very interesting project, you've done a lot of work so far, looking good!

muibubbles Feb 8, 2011 01:21 AM

awesome thread. i like pictures =)

Force13B Feb 8, 2011 11:42 AM


Originally Posted by robertstadnick (Post 10454276)
Well I started to scrape that stuff off (sound deadening??), but burning it was more fun and successful... then i just sanded it down after... paint stuck well

For future reference the sound deadening material comes off much easier when frozen. Get yourself some dry ice, cake it on there let it freeze, whack it with a hammer and it will just crumble off. Then all you have to do is vacuum it up.

robertstadnick Feb 8, 2011 09:28 PM


Originally Posted by FD_RICKY (Post 10458843)
looks awesome.
is it just me or is there a small ding on your driver side door??

Yes there is, do to some 15 y/o helpers... Don't remind me... lol


Originally Posted by Force13B (Post 10459330)
For future reference the sound deadening material comes off much easier when frozen. Get yourself some dry ice, cake it on there let it freeze, whack it with a hammer and it will just crumble off. Then all you have to do is vacuum it up.

I didn't know that but I will be trying that soon... That's awesome...

robertstadnick Feb 8, 2011 11:32 PM

New shirt... :icon_tup:

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/e55947bf.jpg

Force13B Feb 9, 2011 10:40 AM


Originally Posted by robertstadnick (Post 10460216)
I didn't know that but I will be trying that soon... That's awesome...

There are a few threads about it on 7club.

EvanchiX Feb 10, 2011 04:06 AM

Looks sick!

robertstadnick Feb 17, 2011 12:29 PM

K so here is a update... I'm just working on little things while I work on the wiring, and saving up for the haltech... Here are some pic's of progress...

Painting calipers...
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/82154b4a.jpg

Sanded down the mazda (Idea i found on the forum thanks)
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/89f39534.jpg

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/093b8613.jpg

Looks like a mess, but i know what im doing... I think...
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/686fe0c6.jpg

I lowered it back down, Don't know if you can tell but I think it looks alot better... Sadly even though it doesn't run yet I pull it to a wash rack and wash it with my soap and dry it with a shammy... gotta love the car for that...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/0c2474f7.jpg

kalinakona Feb 17, 2011 12:45 PM

Build looks good man. Looks like a lot of fun....and frustration. But I have that same ranger. 2000 white 4L v6 with the 4.10 rear end. That truck can pull. Keep up the work!

robertstadnick Feb 23, 2011 09:23 AM

Ok so here is what im working on now...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/f2e479fa.jpg

I'm pretty much rewiring the entire car... I've had some issues before, plus everything will be alot more simple...

Every different section will have its own color, and wired separately... Lights in black, Fuel in orange, ignition in blue, battery alt and starter in red... ect...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/73146382.jpg

They will all be wrapped separately also instead of everything in one bunch so if i do run into a problem i can find it easy and fix it.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/616bea46.jpg

My tiny work station... Making what I have work for now...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/892d3eca.jpg

robertstadnick Feb 23, 2011 09:50 AM

And hopefully I'll be picking up the harness for my ps1k friday...

muibubbles Feb 23, 2011 11:02 AM

omg are you working in a dorm room?!?!? lol

XLR8 Feb 23, 2011 11:08 AM


Originally Posted by muibubbles (Post 10484658)
omg are you working in a dorm room?!?!? lol

Hell yeah! Back in the day I rebuilt an FB carb on my AF dorm bed frame with the matress removed. Go Macgyver on that shit. ;)

Good looking build btw!!

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...DSCN0469-s.jpg

robertstadnick Feb 23, 2011 12:11 PM

I'm actually in a marine corps barracks room, but I'll have my own garage in a couple months when I get out :D... But hopefully my gunny doesn't see the mess!!! Lol

muibubbles Feb 23, 2011 02:24 PM

lmao wow. you guys are CRAZY i though i was bad packing my living room with stuff but man that doesnt compare to working on a harness in such a tight room lol... good luck build thread looks great

KKMpunkrock2011 Feb 23, 2011 09:05 PM

ha ha awesome! Glad I'm not the only one that's done FD work in my dorm room!

robertstadnick Feb 24, 2011 02:19 AM

Ok so here is what the new harness and fuse box for the alternator and starter cables looks like... The battery will be where the rear bins would be, with all the other stuff in the passenger side... Hopefully I'll have some of it in soon and I can take pictures of some of it together... Im hoping to pick up my wiring harness for the ps1k friday and that will give me a better picture of what I'm looking at.... All advice welcome at this point, I don't know what I'm doing really but I'm learning as I go... And alot of thread searching...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/bddcb979.jpg

teddyrx2 Feb 24, 2011 02:50 AM

Good shit bro...

muibubbles Feb 24, 2011 07:54 AM

i like the camo... molle backpack?

robertstadnick Feb 24, 2011 09:35 AM

camel back actually... lol

robertstadnick Feb 27, 2011 05:42 PM

Haltech ps1k harness... I'm so excited to get started...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/08282216.jpg

robertstadnick Mar 3, 2011 06:52 PM

Ok so here is what i've been working on between work and the girlfriend...


You already kinda saw this harness... The red is for power, charging and starting...
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/d299a8fe.jpg


This is the cooling fan relays... All the cooling system is done in green...
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/60721a3c.jpg

This is going to the ignition switch and the combo switch for the lights.
It was a royal pain in my ass to do this... I ran all new wires, and made everything work the way its supposed too.. Plus i wired in the lights for towing...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/fa56f9bc.jpg

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/d1df35fa.jpg

This is kinda an idea of what it will look like... I still have to clean it up some more. I'm going to hook up the bat and see if everything works tomorrow,.. so cross your fingers...

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/3cbafec0.jpg

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...7/2bcea804.jpg

MR_Rick Mar 3, 2011 07:05 PM

^That is something I will have to do to my car one day, but I plan on doing the whole car with a painless wiring kit.


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