I love how when you pulled the tail light you said "oh the connector is brittle, I will have to replace that". we all know this means that you are going to rebuild the entire wiring harness for your gram's Truck. New connectors, new WIRES, new cable looms, yeah, we know how you are Sarah, and that is why we watch you!
Your ability to improvise is amazing. You have many experiences to draw on. Very impressive. Also, you're quite the soda blaster. Thanks for another entertaining video.
You are a bloody mechanical genius. I think you can look at an assembly and see in your mind a "cutaway" view of its parts. That's a real gift and one of many reasons I enjoy your videos so much. That and your absolutely off the wall sense of humor. Finally, you are very nice to look at!
Run a cargo strap around the front frame where the legs of the lift contact it. You could also put axle stands under the rear axle to prevent a bad event from occurring.
One of my favorite restaurants serves “butter snails” in a round plate with small concave indentations full of butter and snails with a little baked bread crown on top! Yum! Impressed with your shout out to a fellow car girl UA-camr… and especially her message we all need to remember. Thank you! 👍👍👍
The Ranger is coming along nicely Sarah !!! Mental Health is a serious issue and gets my support 100% I've watched to many of my friends and Brothers and Sisters suffer and sadly succumb to it, do not ever feel afraid to put your hand out and either ask for assistance or give it to someone. Even a smile can go a long way in making someone's day.
Happy Monday Sarah!!! So that's what you were up to Saturday evening. Saw the door open and vehicle parked with lights on, up against the shop, while passing on the main road. Would've stopped to BS, but don't want to interrupt your work. HF soda blaster works surprisingly well. Stay excellent!!!😎
I must admit that I follow several female automotive content creators and will add EvoMadi . Don't be jealous, you are my favorite! Are we going to take the Audi to the track someday? Love riding with you.
Hit the nail on the head right there, the entire purpose of supporting Madi and other Female creators is to squash that jealous behavior that is out there in the world.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for lowering the volume on the impact! When you put the bed on the donor frame, strap the frame to the lift before lifting it up so it doesn't fall off.
As to "tooth" for paint attearance, an abrasive blasted surface, IMHO it is better than any other method of surface prep. You should also try some of the other "less abrasive" (not sand) media, "Wallnut shells" are one that come to mind, I dont know what is avalable where you live.
Looks like the little soda blaster works quite well. You know all the tricks when it comes to detailing and making a vehicle like new again. You don't miss a thing. Great job as always.
Please try a sand blaster with glass beads. Not nearly as aggressive as sand but much faster and more aggressive than soda. It will actually remove the rust even in the pitted areas. It's a great tool for removing splotchy and discolored areas and creating an even appearance on many different metals as well. Plus you can use it to actually spray sand if you need that level of abrasiveness. Love watching your channel and your awesome sense of humor.
Love all ways on the vids , your one of the few who can actually get me to laugh out loud , nothing brightens my day better than to see a fresh vid of yours,,, rebuilding one of my bikes this winter sooo lots of alaminium parts and covers to clean up, and someone had previously use some wrinkle paint on parts of it might try the soda plaster myself,, an im affraid some of your cleaning habbits have rubbed off, i find some of my latest projects are coming out way better lookin than usual,, thanks🕶
Thank you for reviewing the soda blaster. I wondered how effective they can be for small jobs I have, definitely will get one. You're doing great on the truck.
I love that Ford Ranger and the ground up restoration you are doing to it is just amazing and the emotional connection you have to it makes its extra special.
I think anyone will agree that media blasting is one of the messiest, dirtiest jobs about restoration but the results are so effective and satisfying when compared to anything else. Just for reference I have to do the same wiggle to my 100lb sandblaster to get the last 25% of the sand to flow to the pickup. I think I'll get one of those soda blasters now that I see how well it works for stuff that needs less aggressive blasting . Something you might look into for cleaning smaller aluminum parts is a small blast cabinet to use with glass beads, it will make cast aluminum look brand new with a nice satin smooth finish. Love watching you go through your processes of figuring stuff out and discovering new methods to the madness!
If is the not too expensive yeah soda blasting is ok otherwise DRY-ICE blasting is way much effective because it has different nosses and is so much faster than baking-soda blaster it will not make any mess the only down side is it need electric current for the compressor, the noise is a bit too loud and must wear at least protection mask helmet & gloves.. DRY-ICE blasting is the best specially for cleaning intricate parts gearbox housing, removing rust and make the clean section looking like brand new..
Lol, I just started following you on Instagram because of this ranger, then looked for a review on the portable soda blaster, and you were one of the first videos to pop up with the ranger included👌
Sarah you can put the truck bed on your frame if you support the rear axle with jack stands to help distribute the added weight from the lift to the floor.
Hey 👋 Sarah I have a tip for you. If you have a pressure washer and you can get an adapter for sandblasting but this time with water and it comes with a bonus. It doesn’t even warp the metal! 😉 I have had auto body repair in high school and college. Keep up the great work and have a blessed day!
Soda blasting is great. I had a mobile media blasting company come and soda blast my last project car so that I wouldn't have to do all the sanding by hand. It was awesome, they did the whole car in about an hour and it saved me so much time by not having to hand sand the intricate surfaces like the door jambs, and the under the hood areas like the firewall. It cost me about $500 but was so worth it in the time savings by not having to sand all of those areas. It doesn't deteriorate the metal like sand blasting does, and the cleanup is really easy.
I took our '98 Ranger XLT bed off a few weeks back. It's probably 200 lbs max. My 16 year old son and I can lift it ourselves (but not really maneuver it well). 3 of us can easily remove it. I'm not sure if yours is a long bed, that one might be heavier. BTW, it's the easiest way to change fuel pumps (taking the bed off). Way easier than draining the fuel and dropping the tank, so you might want to replace the fuel pump before putting the bed on (or you can replace it the same way later when it fails). Kudos for the content Sarah, always a fan!
I am so glad to see you spending all of this time on your grandmother's pickup. Big respect to you for honoring her memory in this manner. Plus, I like those old Rangers. They were still fairly small back then. I remember the first foreign Ranger I ever saw was in the very late 70s, I think it was made in Taiwan. It was smaller than the Toyota small pickups. I had a 1980 Chev Luv (Izuzu) in 1985. That thing run forever, it was easy to fix. I wish Toyota would make small pickups again. Tacomas are NOT small. It freaked me out that the parts truck you got from Farmington was the same color!!
I know I'm several years late, but I use wheel and tire cleaner to remove oil and road grime with a stiff brissle brush. Decades of crud and grime will melt off with this stuff. Rinse with water and dry with air gun. Hope this helps in future! 👍
Sarah…. love your quirky sense of humor. You are fun to watch. Love to have a couple of the cars your recently completed. The Quatro and the TT. I had a 02 TT roaster, but always wanted a coupe. The one you gave away was a great snag for someone as you have already gone all the way through it. As I don’t have the knowledge, skills, tools or shop that you do, acquiring an older TT coupe is always going to be a roll of the dice. Cheers….
Great video, and seeing the mistakes and figuring out what you did wrong is a great service to anyone doing their own auto work. Also props on the t-shirt very sweet!
Seeing this danger Ranger get some love really makes my day. Might I suggest for anyone with long hair to tie it back if they're ever working with powered rotating equipment. Getting your hair snagged in an impactor will ruin your day.
I looked at Soda blasters Great for certain small applications! Rust on Vehicles Sandblasting with 36# Black sand gets the job done quickly and effective !
Sarah, if you had your own shop I’m sure you would have many many customers for you to fix their rides. You are thorough, clean, and you don’t cut corners.
I bought the pressurized habor freight unit that works great.. it seems the weld that are panted rust. Thats great for soda blasting. Cleans rust stains off chrome really well!
Oh, that’s the difference! Sarah, I noticed the rear sway bar mounts are timed differently in your Grams Ranger as opposed to the new chassis’s rear axle, perhaps that’ll correct the short end link problem Nice work, I knew you’d stay later and get some work done !
Excellent work as always Sarah; always love your sense of humour :D I'm sure you're going to anyway, but please show the basic maintenance tasks on the engine? I would find that very helpful :)
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I love how when you pulled the tail light you said "oh the connector is brittle, I will have to replace that".
we all know this means that you are going to rebuild the entire wiring harness for your gram's Truck. New connectors, new WIRES, new cable looms, yeah, we know how you are Sarah, and that is why we watch you!
I love when Sarah says I'm just going to freshen this up. That means all new stuff.
Yeah, I said that once with a 1981 Harley Shovelhead I had. Let's not talk about what happened over the next 18 months.
It’s an understandable kind of mania.
I used to work at a can recycling plant. It was sodapressing.
Small Jedi consuming carbonated drink: Soda Yoda.
What’s wrong with you ? Lol !!!
I’ve really come to loving your sense of humor. Your content is always entertaining and enjoyable.
Same here. Her humour and, dare I say it, awkwardness is what made me subscribe. Her one liners and double entendre's are hilarious. 👍
Your ability to improvise is amazing. You have many experiences to draw on. Very impressive. Also, you're quite the soda blaster. Thanks for another entertaining video.
I appreciate the trend toward more adventurous musical choices! 🎼🎹🎶
You are a bloody mechanical genius. I think you can look at an assembly and see in your mind a "cutaway" view of its parts. That's a real gift and one of many reasons I enjoy your videos so much. That and your absolutely off the wall sense of humor. Finally, you are very nice to look at!
Love the ladies' great automotive content on youtube, Faye Hadley is another fav of mine. Will check out Madi.
Love Faye! Hopefully her and I will hang out again soon.
Run a cargo strap around the front frame where the legs of the lift contact it. You could also put axle stands under the rear axle to prevent a bad event from occurring.
top tip
Loved the mental health focus in this video. Always important, especially this year.
2022, the year Sarah and Madi collab?! 😏 Love you! Thank you for being you!❤️
One of my favorite restaurants serves “butter snails” in a round plate with small concave indentations full of butter and snails with a little baked bread crown on top! Yum! Impressed with your shout out to a fellow car girl UA-camr… and especially her message we all need to remember. Thank you! 👍👍👍
Thank you for sharing your expertise
The Ranger is coming along nicely Sarah !!! Mental Health is a serious issue and gets my support 100% I've watched to many of my friends and Brothers and Sisters suffer and sadly succumb to it, do not ever feel afraid to put your hand out and either ask for assistance or give it to someone. Even a smile can go a long way in making someone's day.
Happy Monday Sarah!!!
So that's what you were up to Saturday evening. Saw the door open and vehicle parked with lights on, up against the shop, while passing on the main road. Would've stopped to BS, but don't want to interrupt your work. HF soda blaster works surprisingly well.
Stay excellent!!!😎
The whole package, a drop-dead gorgeous automotive enthusiast with extensive knowledge. WOW.
Hey there “watch pengi” keeping an eye on the shoppe! Glad Sarah’s decided to keep ‘em in her videos!
I assumed she's a Linux fan!
Just found the channel. I'm glad you're supporting more female automotive content! I love it. Thanks again.
Talented, funny, and easy on the eyes. What more do ya need! Great channel.
I love that you say "aluminium" properly! Brilliant!
I’m loving this truck, GRAM would be so proud. 👍👍❤️❤️
I must admit that I follow several female automotive content creators and will add EvoMadi . Don't be jealous, you are my favorite! Are we going to take the Audi to the track someday? Love riding with you.
Hit the nail on the head right there, the entire purpose of supporting Madi and other Female creators is to squash that jealous behavior that is out there in the world.
@@SarahnTuned you're absolutely right. The projects are being built, the records are being broken and the examples are being set by you and them.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for lowering the volume on the impact! When you put the bed on the donor frame, strap the frame to the lift before lifting it up so it doesn't fall off.
You’re so sweet calling out EvoMadi & her social stuff BUT no IG stuff.
Great job as always Sarah 💕🐸👍🏼
It was on the screen in the video
How can someone not fall in love with this motor head 😍 ... Well done video. 👏🏼
The bed goes on last! Trust me, retired Toyota MDT here, I'm quite familiar with frame swaps. The bed goes on last.
16 minutes and 32 seconds of innuendos and saying what pops up in your head.. i love it!
Sarah having a blast.
Soda really works great on aluminum. It cleans the oxidation off without leaving abrasive marks.
i love this series. my 93 is the same exact color with the pink/purple pinstripe. i’m actually restoring mine currently so this is awesome to see
As to "tooth" for paint attearance, an abrasive blasted surface, IMHO it is better than any other method of surface prep. You should also try some of the other "less abrasive" (not sand) media, "Wallnut shells" are one that come to mind, I dont know what is avalable where you live.
Or dry ice ;) Basicaly the most delicate for sand blasting used on vintage cars
Looks like the little soda blaster works quite well. You know all the tricks when it comes to detailing and making a vehicle like new again. You don't miss a thing. Great job as always.
The blaster was brilliant. I love EvoMadi's message, glad you shared the info.
Please try a sand blaster with glass beads. Not nearly as aggressive as sand but much faster and more aggressive than soda. It will actually remove the rust even in the pitted areas. It's a great tool for removing splotchy and discolored areas and creating an even appearance on many different metals as well. Plus you can use it to actually spray sand if you need that level of abrasiveness. Love watching your channel and your awesome sense of humor.
Love all ways on the vids , your one of the few who can actually get me to laugh out loud , nothing brightens my day better than to see a fresh vid of yours,,, rebuilding one of my bikes this winter sooo lots of alaminium parts and covers to clean up, and someone had previously use some wrinkle paint on parts of it might try the soda plaster myself,, an im affraid some of your cleaning habbits have rubbed off, i find some of my latest projects are coming out way better lookin than usual,, thanks🕶
Thank you for reviewing the soda blaster. I wondered how effective they can be for small jobs I have, definitely will get one. You're doing great on the truck.
I love that Ford Ranger and the ground up restoration you are doing to it is just amazing and the emotional connection you have to it makes its extra special.
Another awesome video Sarah!
The rad support bushing has threads in the top washer/sleeve. Hold the top with a pipe wrench and zip the bolt out with an impact.
I think anyone will agree that media blasting is one of the messiest, dirtiest jobs about restoration but the results are so effective and satisfying when compared to anything else. Just for reference I have to do the same wiggle to my 100lb sandblaster to get the last 25% of the sand to flow to the pickup. I think I'll get one of those soda blasters now that I see how well it works for stuff that needs less aggressive blasting .
Something you might look into for cleaning smaller aluminum parts is a small blast cabinet to use with glass beads, it will make cast aluminum look brand new with a nice satin smooth finish.
Love watching you go through your processes of figuring stuff out and discovering new methods to the madness!
If is the not too expensive yeah soda blasting is ok otherwise DRY-ICE blasting is way much effective because it has different nosses and is so much faster than baking-soda blaster it will not make any mess the only down side is it need electric current for the compressor, the noise is a bit too loud and must wear at least protection mask helmet & gloves.. DRY-ICE blasting is the best specially for cleaning intricate parts gearbox housing, removing rust and make the clean section looking like brand new..
I've never heard of Soda Blasting, thank you Sarah for the education!
One of the reasons I follow you is exactly what you said. There are not enough of you ladies here on the UA-cam that so car stuff! Great video!
Nothing like garage science experiments with Sara!🤘
Love that you explained the difference in driving environments ❤
Lol, I just started following you on Instagram because of this ranger, then looked for a review on the portable soda blaster, and you were one of the first videos to pop up with the ranger included👌
In the next episode; Sarah soda blasts everything, but has very fresh hair.
And new nails!
Wish you were here Sarah I need help fixing my Stretched lincoln town car limousine if ever u fancy a holiday in England!!
Sarah you can put the truck bed on your frame if you support the rear axle with jack stands to help distribute the added weight from the lift to the floor.
Hey 👋 Sarah I have a tip for you. If you have a pressure washer and you can get an adapter for sandblasting but this time with water and it comes with a bonus. It doesn’t even warp the metal! 😉 I have had auto body repair in high school and college. Keep up the great work and have a blessed day!
Soda blasting is great. I had a mobile media blasting company come and soda blast my last project car so that I wouldn't have to do all the sanding by hand. It was awesome, they did the whole car in about an hour and it saved me so much time by not having to hand sand the intricate surfaces like the door jambs, and the under the hood areas like the firewall. It cost me about $500 but was so worth it in the time savings by not having to sand all of those areas. It doesn't deteriorate the metal like sand blasting does, and the cleanup is really easy.
Story of life, spend 3 hours of learning and failure on the 1st attempt, 5min for every subsequent item. Amazing! This is so cool
Well , l did enjoy this video , thank you for asking ! 🤗💜
I DIG that soda blaster. I WANT TO get one. Thanks for showing me.
Hi Sarah, please look into fluid film for under coating. I live in Maine and I used it on my new used xterra, and it's great!! Take care. Looks great!
I love your channel. I really appreciate you doing your Gram's truck. GREAT tribute!
I had one like this bought new in 93'. Mine was bright calypso green too. Too cool to see this.
Soda blaster for $100. Damn, there's another tool I need!
Cannot wait to see this li'l pup done up!✌❤🙂
Nice job on the Ford ranger it definitely deserves the love you’re giving it. 👍🏻
I bought a really small blaster. It was a “Mini-soda” blaster. It shot cheese curds. It didn’t too Squat.
Sounds yummy?
An inline water separator is a must especially in humid climate..
I took our '98 Ranger XLT bed off a few weeks back. It's probably 200 lbs max. My 16 year old son and I can lift it ourselves (but not really maneuver it well). 3 of us can easily remove it. I'm not sure if yours is a long bed, that one might be heavier. BTW, it's the easiest way to change fuel pumps (taking the bed off). Way easier than draining the fuel and dropping the tank, so you might want to replace the fuel pump before putting the bed on (or you can replace it the same way later when it fails). Kudos for the content Sarah, always a fan!
Love the video, great to see you promoting fellow female makers. You're pretty funny too!
You’re simply amazing
I am so glad to see you spending all of this time on your grandmother's pickup. Big respect to you for honoring her memory in this manner. Plus, I like those old Rangers. They were still fairly small back then. I remember the first foreign Ranger I ever saw was in the very late 70s, I think it was made in Taiwan. It was smaller than the Toyota small pickups. I had a 1980 Chev Luv (Izuzu) in 1985. That thing run forever, it was easy to fix. I wish Toyota would make small pickups again. Tacomas are NOT small. It freaked me out that the parts truck you got from Farmington was the same color!!
Great sun set
The very fact the someone is willing to frame off restore a family vehicle is worth a 👍
Awesome Sarah!!
I know I'm several years late, but I use wheel and tire cleaner to remove oil and road grime with a stiff brissle brush. Decades of crud and grime will melt off with this stuff. Rinse with water and dry with air gun. Hope this helps in future! 👍
That rear suspension and drive train you showed from your previous video look practically factory. That is AWESOME work.
I love her shop, tools ,equipment, cars,& her.
I am really impressed with the soda blaster. For $99 it did a great job.
That realization countdown and your reaction was the cutest thing I ever saw on UA-cam! 🛻💨
Sarah…. love your quirky sense of humor. You are fun to watch. Love to have a couple of the cars your recently completed. The Quatro and the TT. I had a 02 TT roaster, but always wanted a coupe. The one you gave away was a great snag for someone as you have already gone all the way through it. As I don’t have the knowledge, skills, tools or shop that you do, acquiring an older TT coupe is always going to be a roll of the dice. Cheers….
It‘s always a pleasure to see her Videos.
Great video, and seeing the mistakes and figuring out what you did wrong is a great service to anyone doing their own auto work. Also props on the t-shirt very sweet!
Nice video - your's is some of THE BEST content on YT.
You’re one of my fav people in the world !
Your Grandma would be proud of you great work Sarah UK
Nice one wee Sarah, never dumb. Just keep making great videos.
Puns and innuendos are on point today ! thanks
best looking "rusty" Ford ranger I've ever seen !
I love being able to see this from start to finish🤗
Seeing this danger Ranger get some love really makes my day. Might I suggest for anyone with long hair to tie it back if they're ever working with powered rotating equipment. Getting your hair snagged in an impactor will ruin your day.
Very entertaining with your humor and editing.
Never heard any one prounce aluinum as you do, love your humor.
Sarah, you are truly a master of mechanic ingenious and interesting and silly jokes! Love all you do. ❤️🙏☘️
Sarah, you're friggen' funny and awesome! Swap out awesome for funny as fits your life.
Cool video thanks. It looks like it worked pretty well nice 👍🏻.
I looked at Soda blasters Great for certain small applications!
Rust on Vehicles Sandblasting with 36# Black sand gets the job done quickly and effective !
Very much enjoying this restoration/frame-swap!
Sarah, if you had your own shop I’m sure you would have many many customers for you to fix their rides. You are thorough, clean, and you don’t cut corners.
That soundtrack was very interesting! Well done Sarah.
I bought the pressurized habor freight unit that works great.. it seems the weld that are panted rust. Thats great for soda blasting. Cleans rust stains off chrome really well!
I can't wait to see the finished product. I'm already ready for the next Ranger video, or three.
Sarah flexin’ her blaster freckles 👌🏻
Hi Sarah Such a joy to watch your channel.very fresh an enjoyable content also a bit cheeky.Keep it up,looking forward to the next installment.
Oh, that’s the difference! Sarah, I noticed the rear sway bar mounts are timed differently in your Grams Ranger as opposed to the new chassis’s rear axle, perhaps that’ll correct the short end link problem
Nice work, I knew you’d stay later and get some work done !
Thanks for showing us the cool soda blaster! That may be a new tool for me in the very near future!👍
Amazing work on the ranger can't wait to see the finished job love the fact that it was Grandma's truck and you treat it with such respect
For some reason content involving bushing removal snafus always make me smile, because let’s be honest, it happens every-single-time!!
Sarah i just frickin love your content!! Thank you so much for making me laugh and Yet informing me at the same time.
Excellent work as always Sarah; always love your sense of humour :D I'm sure you're going to anyway, but please show the basic maintenance tasks on the engine? I would find that very helpful :)