2006 Gordita Blanca V8 4x4 "Penelope" Build Thread

Obviously it's @tymeson

 

I would have to say split, you've been in more situations where it's wet I believe... Mine are just rock and dirt down in Arizona we don't have too much rain

 

If you have a locker you should thrive then. Yeah we get a lot of rain here. I've been stuck in mud and sand plenty of times.

 

No locker on mine, I wanna get one though... Might be my next mod

 

For sure man a locked prerunner will do better than expected on rocks.

 

We're all subbed for the ban. This is turning out to be a longer wait than initially estimated.

 

And when they had acres of 'em that wouldn't sell, dorF quit making 'em. Ranger plant was about 2 miles from where I work. They had (literally) a hundred acres of 'em that they couldn't GIVE away. Took years to clear 'em out. They build Escapes there now.

 

Makes sense. They didn't update much since 1993 lol was basically the same truck for 18 years. That beats the second gen tacoma and the frontier for longest run without major updates lol

 

My last stRANGER was a '92. 2 things come to mind. Bogus manual transmission. High gear exploded 3 different times. And....Avoid mud. It would get stuck if you got it near a muddy rut. Did NOT like the "twin I beam" 4wd front end. Other than that, not a bad truck. Oh....and the AC didn't like to make cold air. Ever.

 

Yeah my 99 2.5l had 8 as well. Was a decent truck. No balls or AC. Manual everything. It was lowered so it cornered like a mustang lol. Went thru alternators like it was going out of style. 3 in ~100k miles

 

I'll definitely look into the new rabger when it comes out before i do a turd gen lol

 

Sold mine to s kid in Baytown

 

Wide?

 

Now if they'd only bring back the Pinto and the Vega.

 

I haven't seen it lol

 

Wood

 

I owned a Pinto at one time, and "almost" bought a Vega wagon.

 

So I uh traded the prerunner...



















































It's not a real TRD but it is a 2006 limited 4WD V8