IS THIS THE MOST EXPENSIVE FORD RANGER EVER BUILT?? - WE BUILD THE ULTIMATE EXPEDITION VEHICLE...
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Have you ever wanted to know what is involved in building the ULTIMATE OFF-ROAD expedition vehicle? Well search no further, we run through our FORD RANGER 2020 WILDTRAK 4x4 build from scratch with ARB Accessories to modifications of both our Wildtrak and Ford Ranger Raptor 2020 utilising our factory and technology. We catch up with Hi Cat Marine who build us an impressive custom 3mm Aluminium canopy and share an insight into what technology we use in our offroad caravans.
This is what dreams are made of for touring the Australian Outback.
Is this the most expensive FORD RANGER BUILD? Come along the journey, strap in and check this out!
Thanks to everyone who helped out with this build:
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NOTE - the specifications detailed in this video are correct as of MAY 2020. Please consult with your local dealer for more up to date information.
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And now you’ve put 6,000km on it and are selling it for $130,000
We are getting ready for our next build. The lead time on ordering this build is over 12 months.
i got the same truck l like what he is doing thank lot JD
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I like very much keep it going thank
It's really good value. Considering the time and headache involved with parts and labor shortage if you were to do the exact same build.
definitely appreciated the cost breakdown, as a lot of people won't give a price on each thing.
@@a04a27 do you understand English?
Everyone appreciates the cost breakdown.
if you watched until the end of the video you’d know by now
Huh, they could have used a bog standard 4x4 diesel Ranger with no rear end tray/tub and built their entire custom chariot on that base vehicle including Lift, bull bar, snorkel, rear canopy etc etc. This coulda saved $30ish k of crud that was removed anyway.
last name you’re smart aren’t you
@@antoniofilippone7720 hahahaha
So you know how much you’ll never be able to spend lol
Good to have a bloke who ain't ashamed to give you the cost of his build. So many are in denial.
Just buy an old Hilux, a shovel, and a blanket and you will be alright 👍
Ayrton Senna Fan Damn right!
Nah I’d rather have a Triton but the Ranger would be my ultimate.
@@andyaitken4243 I'd like this tray setup on a chopped 1hd-fte 105 cruiser with 6speed auto conversion. That would be my dream.
but how would they run the coffee machine they mentioned 34 times?
exactly. 👍🏻
Nice ranger. Like the way you tell everyone the cost. Not many do that. On the cost, wow, but it is fully loaded.
The detailed cost breakdown somehow makes me to trust to deal with his company if I ever need
Thanks! We like to be transparent with everything we do!
@@MountainTrailRV hicat knocked it out of the park.
I aggree... something comforting about people who tell you straight they spent 66k on truck because of the heated seats.
@@jeffreyulery2182 Dude be fair - the double-cab XLT costs $58K and the Wildtrak costs $71K (now in 2022, ugh) so they only spent $13K on the heated seats.
Good build. I especially like knowing the cost. No one else discloses that. Great job.
Thanks! Appreciate the great comment and watching
I suggest you consider a wrap for both the car and canopy. It keeps the setup looking great after bush touring and keeping clean is very easy. We only wrapped the car and not the slide on camper. The difference after 5 months touring was very noticeable. Next time I will get both done. Keep up the good work!
Any wind that thing will shake like hell, what puts me off these tents is the lack of shelter getting in and out. Having spent a few nights in a rooftop when the wind is blowing I am looking at an alternative. This great rig would be perfect towing a good camper trailer and you make them. Nice Job on the Ranger looks wonderful.
I appreciate how transparent you are with the price and everything you do. Great work
Thanks Shaun, we appreciate you watching and the support!
@@MountainTrailRV cant wait till the rear diff shits..no new 4x4 is any cop..all for the city w/ender. garbage..
Yep, appreciate the transparency of the cost breakdown. Great video.
What an incredible vehicle, love the way costs broken down and vehicle weight given. Saved asking the question.
Thanks Shane, we really appreciate your view! Stay tuned we have some epic videos coming soon...
It was refreshing to see a video on this topic that had full disclosure. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for watching, we appreciate the great feedback
I just love how the vehicle is self sustaining. Also great work for the cost breakdown.
Thanks!
Passion, Enthusiasm and an Eye for detail is a winning combination, not to mention Honesty!
I was so close to buying a ranger. I am outdoor guy, but I love cars. Instead of 30k-45k new ranger I bought a certified 2016 jeep wrangler for less than half the price so I can't complain that much. Still good looking truck. Glad they brought it back.
Right on! Awesome stuff!
I’m from Los Angeles CA. Being that I’m a city guy, I’m not really sure what you do with this truck. But whatever it is I want in.
Well, seeing how you live in a state that is trying to implode on itself, this vehicle can scoot you right outta there no matter what kinda chaos they throw at ya. I lived in Santa Monica and Venice for many years. But I got out.
There's a ton of outdoor places to go in SoCal. Nearby too
The” like” for the breakdown, helps a lot
I don't know why people are getting butt hurt about the cost. I really do appreciate the fact that this video was so educational and informative. I dream of one day building my own rig to tour Australia with and although the sum here is a quite a lot I think it helps people gauge the cost especially if you want to budget. Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching and appreciate the great comment!!!
Good on you for truthful transparency with the financials ! nice to see something other than a 70 series Toyota designed for the third world
And on that bombshell, I hv decided on a minimalist approach! ...amazing build
lol yer esp since the stuff added to the car is worth more than the car.
As a landscape photographer...that Wildtrak build is the stuff of wet dreams! Leave it to the Aussies to master the craft of overlanding!
Great video and information. The fact that you plainly explained the price and how it came about was as honest as it gets. As a soon to retire and travel person, I found this information invaluable. Thank you for taking the time.
Glad it was helpful!
Owning a rig like this is my dream. I probably won't fit as many luxuries (I mean who wants a coffee machine and a toaster in the bush?), but that ARB kit, the canopy and a decent rooftop tent, all on arguably the best looking UTE currently available in the market. Maybe one day I can save up enough to build me something similar, until then I will make the best of my stock fourby going where I can with a swag and a cooler box for the weekend.
Yay a ranger for a change. Love it.The bonus is you told us how much it cost. Not many reveal this. Will definitely be looking into this canopy set up. 👍👌
Thanks for watching! Can't recommend Hi Cat Marine enough!
I love this. I love particularly the most rugged off roader ever has an electric blankie for bediboes!
rugged off roader,???.with IFS,,your a joke,,yes.??.
One of these days I hope I will be able to understand why people still fit chest-type fridges on heavy drop slides, in lieu of the more sensible idea of a conventional front-opening fridge. It is fixed in position and requires no heavy slide...and stuff inside is MUCH easier to access. My Silverado came with a drop down fridge slide and aluminium cage. The 60 litre Engel + slide + cage was removed and weighed-in @ 100kg. I junked the whole lot and replaced it with an upright Engel (I got a cheap 55 litre unit off Gumtree) which weighs 23kg.
I'm hoping you'll tell us how much that Ranger weighs with all that stuff on it (including passengers etc when fully loaded) and see how that compares with the GVM.
The tare weight is now 3000kg, we have a GVM upgrade to 3500kg.
Originally able to tow 3500kg, however, due to GCM of 6000kg, the most we could tow is now 2500kg. Our main priority was to make this a self-sufficient expedition vehicle and towing was not necessary.
My reasoning would be securing of items in the fridge and chest style fridges are more efficient. Upright fridges while easier to access allow the contents to move around a hell of a lot more especially on rough tracks, where as chest style you can tetris every thing in to keep stuff from moving around. The second reason is efficiency, chest style fridges use less power than uprights which is important if you are running off batteries. Chest fridges dont dump out all the cold air every time you open the door like an upright does, so no having to cool down the air again. You can fill a chest fridge to the brim which you just cant do with an upright, this means greater thermal mass which easier to keep cold once its at temperature. I am sure there are other benefits to uprights, but for me the benefits of the chest fridge out weigh the cons
@@seventytwo1001000 thanks for the explanation, was clear, concise and also rare for the internet, free of insults
Sean Pereira , no problem at all, always happy to have a constructive conversation.
seventytwo1001000 lol I totally agree. I seriously found this little back n forth very useful and insightful. I’ll stick with my chest fridge and slide...!
Thank you for the cost breakdown, not enough videos do this 🙌🏻
If I could only describe how much I appreciate the cost summary at the end.... For the first time after watching hundreds of videos can I get any idea of how much things actually cost. Great Job.
Thanks Leigh, glad the cost summary was helpful!
WOW!!!! Thankyou for someone finally breaking down the cost on a bottom to top build on an on road 4wd. Unfortunately I'm out. My 1998 Rav 4 and a tent will have to do. Ford Ranger fit-out after I win Lotto. Thanks for the vid all the same. Loved it!
Thank you so much we really value the positive feedback and will be looking to do more build videos in the future!
The tare weight is now 3000kg, we have a GVM upgrade to 3500kg.
Originally able to tow 3500kg, however, due to GCM of 6000kg, the most we could tow is now 2500kg. Our main priority was to make this a media/recovery vehicle that would self-sufficient expedition ready. Towing was not a priority as our other vehicles are better suited for towing our vans.
I noticed that you purchased the 3.2l over the 2l why is this since in a previous video you choose the 2l as the better drive line?
@@trentneumann5788 so well perceived. I saw that video as well and I thought this 2.0 liter can't do that for 100.000 km without any issue. Downsizing has limits :/
Now where is the giveaway of this absolute beauty of this car? 😍😂
3 million subscribes maybe :P
@@trentneumann5788 We purchased the 3.2L before we did the comparison! We will be def looking at the 2.0L next time we purchase another Ranger
You convinced me , I'm buying a ranger , a tube notcher, a metal brake and a TIG welder.
Beautiful work .👀👍👌
the video production crew, what a great job!!
Thanks so much!
Worthy of 23mins time. Great job right thier mate
Stunning vehicle, love from Pakistan.
And yet the double cabin space is there to make you feel that you have plenty things to figure, amazing!!
BLOODY AWESOME RIG !!. THE RANGER AND CARAVAN TOGETHER ARE A DREAM RIG .
Thankyou for the cost breakdown and parts used for a perfect build. Any work coming for extra power hauling the extra weight?
BEAUTIFUL AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK 4X4 ❤.....WELL DONE !!!!
LOVE FROM GERMANY
If anyone was wondering for us Americans its $94,126.27 USD
Love the build 👍
Something like this is what I dream about when I close my eyes but due to cost(s) that is where it will remain. Nice build even better fantasy. Thanks for sharing!
I have zero intentions of ever spending this much to get out 4WD camping (the missus would shoot me!) - but its a great video showing a brief glimpse of the process and I appreciate the cost breakdown. No other bastard will tell you what it costs - for a reason! LOL! Great video!
I like the orange on black with the drawers n stuff.
are you yuppie,or female.???.
This is a phenomenal build and I truly appreciate the cost breakdown.
At last someone prepared to give true costs..expensive, but nice....100% right off this years tax... few things to reduce costs. Exit James Baroud roof top, have Driftas new one. Exit most of Redarc toys ( it's camping guys, not Bondi )...can't wait for the camper expo.
Thanks Mark!
Man, you Aussie’s sure build some magnificent vehicles. To bad no one here in the USA make stuff like you do. Beautiful work. Cheers from America.
Wow, thanks for the great comment! Thanks for watching!
Great video, especially listing the cost. Very rare, thank you.
Thanks for watching! :)
Looks nice, you could have added cargo bars to those flip up doors for your smaller items like the trax and the jack so you could have mounted your solar to the top of the cab!
Wow... Top notch production value here.
Thanks Nick!
Nice work looks cool
Can we see what the weight is full loaded to work out gvm
Also what about a wagon comparison to see the cost of setting one up as a tourer maybe a cruiser dual cab to see the cost and the gvm so people towing vans etc can understand gcm and what the vehicles actually carnt legally carry when van is hooked up.
Great work
I'm absolutely in love with this build and vehicle. very nice job guys!! That canopy is mint !!! Cheers, Grant.
I'm not a Ford guy AT ALL, but this thing is pretty damn sweet looking!
So impressive but one wouldn’t expect any less from you guys.
Me: sees thumbnail... Hmm interesting.
Video: .....
Me: Ohhhhh! They're Australian!?
Appreciate the cost break down. Something alot of people don't do.
We thought it would be good to show some transparency! Thanks for watching!
Looks bloody good , we’ve got a wildtrak our selves. Thanks for informing us with the prises. The whole package is awesome mate ! 🤙🏽
Thanks Ronnie! Appreciate the feedback and watching
If you go to your ford dealership, you can get them to flash your vehicle to account for the bigger fuel tank. Will give you accurate DTE and fill level degradation.
All that for a heavy ass 1/4 ton.
Definitely a niche thing but props. You guys did a good job and made it clean.
Fantastic video! Bit bummed you didn’t go up into the tent as you promised. Looks a little small... Rest of the truck is a beast! Imagine doing these mods to a Ram Laramie 😎
That is decked out, I would still prefer my lifted JK for actual wheeling and crawling ;)
Its offroad, yes.. but I wouldnt say ultimate since JKs can probably cover more rock gardens and such.. feel free to help me make my JK the ultimate off roader :P
Pretty, but so many issues, why did you do the suspension first ? And one of my biggest bugbears with these, why do people think 200ah is a lot ? If your coffee machine pulls 3000w that's about half an hour of power ! It doesn't look like fun in the rain either, no awning or overhang on the tent which will make it hard to keep dry and clean inside. No point in having a snorkel, as to take it in water past the sliders your risking your electric heated seats and expensive interior. It's a really expensive show pony.
Ragga 23 i have similar build Wildtrek with canopy when it rains just hop under the door if its raining on a angle even a awning won't stop the rain coming in.
As for water crossings ive been to Cape York and done water crossings where the water was coming over the top of the bull bar and we didn't get water in the car or canopy the idea is not to stop moving in deep water and let it fill the car. I love my build fantastic outback touring vehicle and love the build they have done.
Looks like there's room for a tent/tarp/etc for rain camping, but this isn't an RV it's more of sustained offroader. Fair points though, and yeah the battery isn't probably used for much more than a charging + coffee station.
Its how people with too much money camp.
The point is that it is self sustained.... if need to hookup anything extra they can
Dont start up a coffee shop mate.
Great Work MV - Great content, transparency and always good to see Albury companies knocking it out of the park!
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!!
wanted to relocate to either canada or australia. me personally wanted to go to AU because i have lots of folks down there and my girl wanted to go to canda because she got her own folks there too.... of course you need to please your queen... we both love the outdoors and offroad. but because if this video i might need to convince her to change her mind and show this vid. wish me luck.
Cost breakdown is great! So many other people just skip it
Must of been nice spending all them cast for a great vehicle, got a 2019 wildtrak biturbo and certainly would love to see mine looking like that
Love it! Really do but I didn't think there was much storage. Like if you were to travel around Australia you would need a lot of stuff especially if you had kids!
Great content, love the break down of costs and what you sacrificed/added to make it fit for your purpose. That canopy and set up, wow. Straight goals there.
Great build, awesome video and appreciate the open and honest approach with costs. Can’t wait to see it in action.
Thanks for watching Jeff, we have a lot more videos planned stay tuned!
35° for a fan activation temp will have your fan on quite frequently I'd say.
great build! where can I get those dimmable and orange color switch light bars??
Korr Lighting
What a beautiful car and setup. I kind of guessed right that you pretty much spend another vehicle just with all the accessories. State of the art for off roading. Enjoy!
WOW! Just WOW! But crap that's expensive! Thanks for the cost break down.
This CEO is so on-point. He knows what he's doing
Man, that HiCat canopy is gorgeous,
That's one sexy electrical system install
100x Better than an RV. I live in Yukon, Canada. The best camping spots are 4 hours down trails with creek crossings, steep mountain climbs and lake front parking.
Great video and your production quality is amazing! Subscribed!
Yes that wildtrak is awesome...but why is no one talking about that SEXY raptor with that bar. Only suggestion is if the roll cover was black.. but that's no big deal. Awesome job!
As a Ranger owner in the USA, I’m very mad. I need, want, and must have one like that. Too bad we are hindered with the 2.3 liter turbo only. I have added a Stage 3 tuner to add 60 hp & 60 lb ft of torque. I love it.
20:36 Get inside? I noticed they cut to scene so we didn’t see anyone get in, look like you would need to pretzel to get in there 20:40 - $5k....... yer nah.... robbery.
Yeh i can't see how it would be long enough to sleep in aye
All of your 'Premium' hard shell roof top tents are around $3000-$5000 ... yeah, pricey ...
That tent, it doesn't look like you could sleep in there fully stretched out. Would have loved to see the inside and some details of the tent. Very nice video, I love the truck.
all that to bring a coffeemaker, the build is awesome.
About as Shmick as you can get! What a great add for all involved but have to disagree with you, the most exciting bits are the work HiCat and you guys did, not the tent!!!😁 That canopy looks awesome.Nice to know the costs as well. Good job.
Thanks, we agree, I think we were excited about getting the tent on as it was towards the end of the build. HiCat build great quality canopies and we put a lot of effort into the fit out. Thanks for your comments...
Sick build! Kudos to everyone involved 👍🏻👏
Thanks Toby!
Awesome video and your whole team did a wicked job, the videography is absolutely spot on. If I may say only thing was it was a little dark in some parts of the video even with brightness turned right up. Top job 😀
Thanks Brock! Appreciate the great comment and thanks for watching!
@@MountainTrailRV no worries at all anytime 😀
Wow What a nice build and love the fact he explained the cost of the build which is highly appreciated. However, If I have that kind of money I would go world tour :D
Appreciate you guys for the hard work, great build by hicat marine, ARB and MRV team.
Hopefully one day I will be your customer :)
Thanks for watching! World tour is a little hard these days, perhaps it was good timing to keep it local...
Mountain Trail RV sure thing , if You can help us with a build that would cost us 40k then we are so much happy to take the rig around Aussie.
Love your work. Cheers
Ooft shoudlve gone an Alucab rooftop tent for that price, wont break on a tree branch and you would actually fit in it.
The vehicle now begs to be taken out for the ride of its life-Another thing why is Australia doing badly in car manufacturing yet you do great builds like this.Anyway excellent work.
Super nice build video. i like that there's no secrets in the pricing here. Definitely a lot of cash for the total build. I live in Thailand and there's plenty of Thai sources for similar items, but when priced out exactly as this in Thai baht the total would be 3.2M baht. I think the point here is not to do all the same things, but all the Great ideas in a similar build is achievable for allot less given a few items left out that some people don't really need. Thanks for the video, definitely will be watching your channel again!
AWESOME!! from Oklahoma, USA
Whoa looks sick! Great work guys. Its good you are doing what you love and have plenty of cash to play with. Who needs to be a home owner when you can have this house on wheels
This man knows how to build a full off-road vehicles,,,
No that’s a very nice clean build be blessed
Great video and the truck looks awesome. Good on you for showing the prices because 99% of other videos will not show you
Glad you liked it!
Wow now that's a great looking truck.
The funny thing is that I can this work by myself and remove a full Electric Wildtrak Roller lid & tray liner and then fit it onto a new Raptor all within 2hrs flat. I don't drill any holes at all and I also make them watertight too. correctly.........
Zealand
Love to see a review of what looks to be a 2019 Ford F250 and your plans for it 😀👌
Stay tuned! :)
@@MountainTrailRV great looking forward to it 😀
Very nice! Well thought out
Appreciate listing the price! Damn that’s some sweet truck.