About The Guy:
Lee Hemmeter I have lived around Medina Ohio all of my life. I bought my '92 Ranger when I was 16 and immediately started modifying it in my Auto Body class at the Medina County Career Center. I did my first full paint job on it my senior year. I got into the auto body world after high school, and then went to Wyotech in Pennsylvania for a year to learn the craft more in-depth. Since I've graduated I've been doing custom upholstery at home and collision work full time. I helped a friend build his '94 Ranger in 2006, and bought it in 2010 as a long term project. I was asked to join the club towards the end of 2015. The club has rekindled my passion in the scene, helped me get more involved, and go to more shows.
About His Ride:
Year, Make and, Model:
1992 Ford Ranger
1994 Ford Ranger
Exterior:
(1992 Ranger) Shaved Tailgate with frenched license plate. Molded steel rollpan. Custom painted taillights. Suicided Ford Aerostar gas door relocated to rear of bed. Shaved Antenna. Shaved emblems. Two tone paint, stock Cayman blue bottom, black metallic top, red pinstripe. Aftermarket black one piece headlights. Ford Explorer Limited front bumper cover. Convertible (formerly Superdome, but it broke). Third brake light/license plate light license plate frame. 93+ Ranger street scene mirrors with custom brackets welded to doors.
(1994 Ranger) 3" chopped top. Shaved bodyline, handles, emblems, tail lights, wiper cowl. Cali combo. Molded LED tail lights. Frenched plate box in back window. Under construction.
Interior:
(1992 Ranger) 1987 Ranger STX power seats. Component speakers in kickpanels. Grant GT steering wheel. Aluminum gauge cover. Under construction.
(1994 Ranger) Under construction
Suspension:
(1992 Ranger) DJM Dream beams up front. Stock Ranger SPLASH 1" coil springs. Flip kit rear. 1995 Ranger knuckles with Custom bracket and hub to mount Mustang Cobra 13" rotors and calipers up front. Modified Fox body rear 11.2" disc brake kit. Stainless braded brake hoses. Summit Racing brake proportion valve.
(1994 Ranger) DJM Dream beams up front. Suicide doors bag brackets. Airlift bags. Suicide doors radius arm crossmember. Suicide doors triangulated 4-link and step notch. 10 gallon tank. 2 Viair 444c compressors. Lays frame with room for 20s. Under construction.
Wheels/Tires:
(1992 Ranger) 1996 Mustang 17" wheels, painted black with red stripe. 245/45r17 Sumitomo tires.
(1994 Ranger) Stock, under construction.
Audio/Video:
(1992 Ranger) Panasonic Head Unit. 2 Panasonic component sets. Kicker L5 10" subwoofer.
(1994 Ranger) Under construction
Powertrain:
(1992 Ranger) Stock 4.0l v6/5-speed. Custom side exit exhaust with magnaflow catalytic converter and gibson muffler.
(1994 Ranger) Stock 3.0l V6/automatic. Plans to swap a 1988 T-bird roller 302 and AOD transmission. Also plan to swap 8.8 rearend.
Favorite Feature(s):
(1992 Ranger) Paint job
(1994 Ranger) Chopped Top
Favorite Show Attended:
Camp n Drag
Furthest Show Attended:
Drop Em Wear? show in Winston/Salem, North Carolina
Plans For The Future:
(1992 Ranger) Finish Interior. Make new convertible top. Engine Mods.
(1994 Ranger) Shave inside bed. More suspension work/rework. Body drop. Engine swap. Interior.
What else do you have?:
2013 Ford F-150 Ecoboost
Shout Outs!:
My parents for letting me do all this work in their barn over the years, and my wife for wanting to go to shows with em and dealing with my passion for cars.