step side bed

[glenn201]

i saw a step side bed on a 87 ranger i wish i would have got a pic the owner told me he did know if it came on the truck or not but it was fiberglass does any one know where i can find one it looked good im sure it was after market

[Dave]

Good luck finding one, kind of rare. Found this on another site:
"I asked my brother-in-law about that Shadow Edition since he has worked at Ford at three different locations on the assembly lines for over 25 years now and I figure he would know about that Ranger. He told me that back in 1986 Ford did a market test with 15 Ford Rangers. The truck cabs were sent to San Kar Fabricating company in Indiana for a one piece fiberglass bed conversion. Ford wanted to test the 'glass bed for gas mileage and durability. Most of them started to crack and became brittle after normal wear and tear use and Ford did not again pursue it until later on (Sport Trac with composite bed came out from testing on other vehicals). Composite is so much better made and last longer. But that truck if it is the fiberglass bed then it it rare. Not really worth a ton of money though. But rare!!"
Dave

[Grumpy]

wouldnt a bed off a Splash or Edge work ???? ... i dont see why it wouldnt fit tho .....

[ranger50toy]

I have been tossing aroung the idea of a F150 stepside bed on a Ranger.

[Teddyzee]

The '93+ stepside works.

[faststang90]

i had a 1982 f150 that was step side and it had a wood bed not sure if the ranger would be the same but i think the newer step side bed looks better than the older one.

[glenn201]

Good luck finding one, kind of rare. Found this on another site:
"I asked my brother-in-law about that Shadow Edition since he has worked at Ford at three different locations on the assembly lines for over 25 years now and I figure he would know about that Ranger. He told me that back in 1986 Ford did a market test with 15 Ford Rangers. The truck cabs were sent to San Kar Fabricating company in Indiana for a one piece fiberglass bed conversion. Ford wanted to test the 'glass bed for gas mileage and durability. Most of them started to crack and became brittle after normal wear and tear use and Ford did not again pursue it until later on (Sport Trac with composite bed came out from testing on other vehicals). Composite is so much better made and last longer. But that truck if it is the fiberglass bed then it it rare. Not really worth a ton of money though. But rare!!"
Dave

the truck i seen looked just like that one but was all black i really want that bed

[Grumpy]

faststang90
LOVE the truck man !!!!!!!!!! .... im JEALOUS now !!!!!!!!!!

[faststang90]

thanks

[Grumpy]

faststang90

if i could find one like that.... around here that i could afford.... just the body not a running truck ..... i would junk my 90 and start all over !!!!! i LOVE that body style..... its just something about a lowered extended cab step-side that i just cant resist DREAMING i had !!! .... i did find one here... a 99 but it was burnt from the door jams forward... EVERYTHING was burnt up !! .. and he wants $1200 .... i told him i would give him $200 for it... he laughed... then i told him.. hell man it would take another $1000 - $2000 to get it back to where i could stuff my v8 into it ... he said.. oh well... guess ill hold onto it for now then ...lol

so ... my quest continues ... lol

[glenn201]

i think the guy is going to sell it to me he want 1200

[faststang90]

i seen my truck years ago and liked it back then. just something about it i liked. it came up for sell or trade and i trade my 93 mustang roller for it. it has a 347 in it now and would like to see some low 12 or high 11 out of it. there are a few beds on ebay but about 700 for 1

[Dirt Farmer]

Look what followed me home

[Grumpy]

faststang90

if i could find one like that.... around here that i could afford.... just the body not a running truck ..... i would junk my 90 and start all over !!!!!

@Faststang ........ i found one... and im doing like i said i would so if i found one..... i found a 96 extended cab here... so im junking my 90 out and starting over....lol ..... if ya dont mind .... do ya have pix of ya build online anywhere ??? if so... can ya link me ?? so ill know if there is any diff's in the 96 and 90 .. as in clearance... and stuff like that .... TY in advance ..

[faststang90]

i have photobucket with pics on it but nothing thats not been on here. its a faststang902000 page. my truck was done by a few people that did not do a good job. they cut the window motor out so the windows dont stay up.