Ford Ranger Run

I did not get to see all the runs my Brother made at the Fredericksburg Fair, but they did post this run.

From what I was told, he had broke his shifter cable, and had to make the run in third gear, low lock.

Still not a bad run considering he could not turn the motor up in the first two gears.

He has it back in the shop this week, removing the steering linkage, and making it a complete hydraulic steering set up. He explained to me that he can save some weight, and make the front wheels easier to turn in the pit.

I am hoping to stop in for a look and some pics later in the week

Little Brothers Ford Ranger

I wanted to post a pic of my brothers Ford Ranger
A 460 powered toy he works on.
He took it to a mud bog up in Smiley Rock, that's near Orange Va, and had some tranny problems, but a new one will be ready on Friday afternoon.
That means an all nighter for him and a couple of his friends to get it back in, hook everything back up, and make a few test runs in the back field because he is racing Saturday morning at the Fredericksburg Fair.
Here is a clip from one of the guy's cell phone that was saved, I will use it as a before, and make the next post an after.............

Summertime

Only 3 weeks left till school starts, but we are still havin fun

Ranger Runs

It seems that the bugs have been removed from the Ford Ranger I have been showing in some past posts
Have a look

Here is his second run

And I had to share this Mercedes

And a sand drag car

Only in America !

More Mud

Some pic's and video of the mud races last weekend

Still Got A few Bugs

A fuel system problem kept us from having a good run, but it looks like that is the last problem to work out.
Have a look............

Little Brothers Beast

A few post's back, I told you about my brothers beast truck that he has built for the mud bogs we have around here
Well, the Ford Ranger went from this......


To this.
This past Saturday, he took it to a bog to test it out and get a feel for how it would do.
Unfortunately, the pit was not dug for speed, and it had no decent launch area in the entrance, so the hole was just for flat out digging
Here is his first attempt with 33' Super Swampers




Here with 36' TSL Swamper Boggers



And with his cut tires




He is making some modifications now, and should have all the bugs worked out before the next race this Saturday.
From what we have heard, the pit at the next event is a fast one so I hope he has some better luck next weekend

Back In The Day

Back in the day I used to hit any mud bog within a 100 mile radius of my house.
I had some good trucks and some bad, but I was not looking to be a big winner, I just wanted to get in the slop and root it up

My younger brother has taken up the mud racing now, and the big thing to do around here is to use a mini truck with a big motor

He took his ranger and put it on a full size Ford truck frame

Bolted in a 460 ci motor, and had a really lightweight truck with plenty of horsepower. He hopes to have all the bugs worked out in the next few weeks to make his first run of the year

The mud season has already started here, so he went to his original mud truck this past weekend just for fun

As for me, I have taken on the task of stripping out an old 5th wheel camper so we can fabricate a bigger, stronger trailer to haul his Ford Ranger beast around on

It is my contribution to the team I guess, and it gives me something to do

You can check his pics and story of the truck build here

http://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaygallery.php?userid=9303

Mud Bog

I got a few video's from the mud bog at our county fair this past weekend. The first is my little brother in his F-150. This is pretty much a stock truck, he has removed the independent front axle and installed a solid front. It has headers and exhaust, and the original motor. Can't beat a FORD !




This is one of of our friends trucks that ran later on. The bog went into the night, and I heard he was only one of a few that made a full run. Just thought I'd share

Beachy weekend

All the kids, except for our youngest, were scattered out among grandparents this weekend. So with one little boy in the house for a couple days, We thought that we could have a little quiet time together. Well, it didn't last long because my wife decided that we were going to babysit our niece for a few days. I thought it was a good idea, because she is only 3, and still needs a lot of attention, unlike our 2 boys who are very independent. We are only 5 minutes from the beach, and decided that we would take the little girl to the water and see how she would react. Last summer, she would have nothing to do with the water or sand.

Well as you can see, it was a whole new ballgame this year. She eased into the water a little, and then splashed and played with the sand. We were a little surprised, but when she saw her cousin jumping in the water, she had to give it a try.

The mud bog at the fair was Sunday. I could not run because of my auto accident, but my brother and my friends went and ran. I am hoping to get the pics together soon and will post them. I hope everyone had a great weekend, and got outside for a little while.