Another New Guy
Posted: August 31, 2010, 11:33 pm
Hello – I’m brand new to the group and I just got my truck a couple of days ago. I had a 62 slick when I was in high school and I made a lot of great memories with that truck. I also learned a lot about working on cars keeping my truck going. Now I’m 56 and my brother called me from Oregon last week saying he found a truck like mine for sale and he wanted to know if I was interested. After a lot of research and talking with the wife, we decided to get it. It’s pretty much stock and it’s a custom cab, camper special, and a Ranger (I think all that’s true). But, it’s got a lot of rust. There aren’t any rust holes, just a lot of rust.
It runs really well. Even though it was sitting for a couple of years, my brother drove it from southern Oregon to Sacramento and I drove it home to Reno over the mountain.
So I have a few questions and I hope you guys can help me out.
Here’s where the pictures are:
http://dt9.com/pics/thumbnails.php?album=6
And here’s the warranty tag:
Originally, the interior was all red. The seats, carpet, tank cover, visors, headliner and upper dash were redone in black. The carpet is really dirty, but it looks okay otherwise. The seats will have to be recovered again.
My questions:
1. It’s a legit Ranger?
2. What’s the origin of the name, “slick?” Was it coined by this group?
3. What’s the button above the ignition key hole for? Windshield washer?
4. You can see from the pics that one of the auxiliary tanks has been open to the elements for a long time. It’s probably rusted inside. Is it still usable?
5. The turn signal arm is really loose and falls down into left turn mode just from driving down the road. Are the turn signal mechanism parts available anywhere?
6. I would love to get stock wheels and hub caps. Available?
7. What kind of differential do I have? Why are the "9 inch" diffs so popular?
Thanks. I found this group when I was trying to decide if I should buy the truck and I read a lot of your posts. It really helped me make an informed decision.
David Turner
It runs really well. Even though it was sitting for a couple of years, my brother drove it from southern Oregon to Sacramento and I drove it home to Reno over the mountain.
So I have a few questions and I hope you guys can help me out.
Here’s where the pictures are:
http://dt9.com/pics/thumbnails.php?album=6
And here’s the warranty tag:
Originally, the interior was all red. The seats, carpet, tank cover, visors, headliner and upper dash were redone in black. The carpet is really dirty, but it looks okay otherwise. The seats will have to be recovered again.
My questions:
1. It’s a legit Ranger?
2. What’s the origin of the name, “slick?” Was it coined by this group?
3. What’s the button above the ignition key hole for? Windshield washer?
4. You can see from the pics that one of the auxiliary tanks has been open to the elements for a long time. It’s probably rusted inside. Is it still usable?
5. The turn signal arm is really loose and falls down into left turn mode just from driving down the road. Are the turn signal mechanism parts available anywhere?
6. I would love to get stock wheels and hub caps. Available?
7. What kind of differential do I have? Why are the "9 inch" diffs so popular?
Thanks. I found this group when I was trying to decide if I should buy the truck and I read a lot of your posts. It really helped me make an informed decision.
David Turner
nice looking truck you have there... wish mine would have had all that rust... 
... guess I'm not that lucky... oh, thats right, mine didn't have rust because it had holes... no place for the rust to settle... 
NW Pennsylvania. Good looking Slick. I would say you can get just about anything you need on our parts request forum. If it was made for a Slick, someone has extra. Good luck and welcome again. Buckeye football rules!
Great looking find you got there.