Just picked up a 1993 Ford Ranger that's been beat up and abused. It has some issues that I'll need to address before I can get it inspected, and others I'm hoping that can wait till after the inspection (and maybe even not bother with).
A. It's currently missing a muffler (sawzalled off behind cat). My plan is to bolt on a Cherry Bomb or Thrush Turbo with a turn down in front of the rear axle. Not sure on the legality of the turn down. Also not sure on whether I HAVE to have a muffler. The only verbiage I can find just says it can have no leaks.
B. It's missing a rear view mirror and mounting bracket. I have a rear view mirror out of a minivan, just no bracket. I was under the impression that because it's a pickup truck, it is only required to have outside mirrors, which it does.
C. The driver's side front turn signal was missing and the bulb was crushed. I replaced the bulb and the turn signal works, but the parking light does not come on like the passenger side does. I replaced the bulb with the exact bulb that came out of the socket (3157). Do parking lights have to be on all 4 corners?
That's all I've found so far, but I'm sure there will be more.
