Randall Reynolds
Parma, OH
1997 Ford Ranger
Original Cost of Vehicle? $13,000.00
Cost to Build Vehicle? A lot
Why did you build your Ride? I started small, just screwing around with it, then it got out of control.
How Long to Build your Ride? 5 Years
Name of Vehicle and Why? Kut 2 Tuk
How Long Have You Been in the Sport? 9 Years
What would you like to build next? Pre 93 Ranger

Engine
Make: Ford
 
Year: 1997
 
# of Cylinders: 6 Cylinders
 
Displacement: 4.0
 
Engine Modifications: 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.
 
Any Chrome or Polish? Everything I could.
 
Engine Builder/ Shop: Owner
 
 
Chassis
Stock or Custom? Custom
 
Mods to the Frame: Notched front and rear filled, smoothed and painted
 
Inches of lift or drop? Please specify! 4.0” dropped
 
Who did the Mods to the Frame? Owner
 
Front Shocks: Nitro
 
Rear Shocks: Nitro Drop Shocks
 
4-Link: Parallel with Panhard Bar
 
Compressor model and Brand: Viair 550c
 
Number of Valves and Size: 4 ˝ “ Valves
 
Air Bag Size/ Model; Front and Rear: Contitech Front and Rear both have 2600# bags.
 
Other Chassis Mods: Custom Cross members, Boxed
 
Any Chrome, Polish or Paint: All smoothed and painted
 
 
Wheels and Tires
Front Wheel Type: Neeper Haaz
Size: 18x7
Tire Size: 235/40/18
 
Rear Wheel Type: Neeper Haaz
Size: 18x7
Tire Size: 235/40/18
 
Paint
Paint Color: G.M. Yellow
 
Type of Paint: Matrix / Tinted
 
Describe Graphics, including paint colors and types: General Motors Sunfire Yellow custom tinted
 
Painted By: Barry at Auto Body Specialist
 
 

 

1997 Ford Ranger

Body
Body Drop: Traditional
 
Hood: One-off with Billet
 
Grille: Billet
 
Bumpers: Smooth Chrome
 
Add On 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
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 / Bed : Bed has all new panels with Beads
 
Describe Upholstery Material/ Color Scheme: Sheet metal floor, smoothed and painted
 
Any Other Interior Mods: Fiberglass Head Liner
 
Upholstered By: Painted by Greg Jancar
 
 
History of Vehicle - Anything you'd like to add?
It was featured in Gauge in February of 2002, before I really tore it up.
 
Special Thanks
My future wife, Lauren, my parents, Auto body Specialists, Greg, Timmy, Kevin, Chris, Barry, Jimmy, Stan and Everyone who never doubted me.

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