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- Gresham, Oregon
- Vehicle Year
- 1985
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
Do you have a build thread? I can't see on in your sig.
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That's because your rig is badass! In all seriousness if I hadn't seen your rig I'd woulda never known that rangers had that much potential I just wish you would post some good pics up so I can have some kickass screensavers.no.
i just fix the rotten junkpile as shit falls off or i get sick of rebuilding weaker stuff.
somebody offered to do a compilation for me a few years ago as i have a rule about discussing or showing shit i do for people that those who i do work for already know. i have my reasons for that because i seen the downside first hand.
i had plans for the rebuild, and would have recorded it better because my kids would do it for me. but i was seriously injured this year and those things are on the back burner for now. but from the stuff i have i may consider the compilation thing so i have a link. i do get asked about a build thread more and more often the last few years.
I think your rig either way would look sick. And I don't drive the truck often as it is and if I do it's around town or doing stuff around my gpas house. I have pulled a couple trailers here and there and the v6 kinda just didnt cut it. Granted gearing could have helped but I think a v8 would just make things easier. I have a buddy that has an old f150 with a newer 302 swapped in and I might see what he wants for it. Maybe ill just do a body swap and then ill have sas as well.my rig is horrendous to look at, pictures of it clean would frighten you.
i only interjected here because there was too much potential misinformation i seen with the v8 swap situation and wanted to open up the possibilities.
like i said, if the 302 is the best deal thats what i would do. but times have changed and fuel is a much bigger deal now as far as costs. you find yourself in a repower situation and thinking long term is not a bad idea. of course i am getting older...and lazier
i really think today if i were 17-21 i would drop a 3.7 from a mustang or 150 in my ranger and live with it. actually any of the v6 engines today...ford gm or dodge hell even toyota or nissan if i was drunk enough and the price was right.
BUT
this 18 mpg on 35's with a carb is worth considering as well. it sure as fawk would be the most cost effective swap initially when considering level of difficulty and time to study systems.
if i could have pulled 18 mpg from a 351 or 302 in my normal street configuration thats what would be in my ranger.
I used one out of a ford mini van. It was a dual fan so I cut it and I used the bigger fan of the two. It works fine till I'm going up a steep grade on a hot day. I was gonna get a new $139 fan that pulls 2800 cfm from summit. The fans that pull over 3,000 are like $289.gassers i use anything from minivan dodge to taurus.
particularly i like the taurus with a good 25x19 summit type radiator.
best compact cooling i had with the gasser.
even pushing 44's it kept cool just fine.
You are better off just holding off until you find a hpd44 and 9in for sale. Can usually find that combination for a few hundred dollars, at least you can in wisconsin.alright so its question time... my cousin told me that he bought a set of chevy axles and they had been flipped around to driverside drop.is that possible? a buddy of mine has a set for sale so would it be worth it or should i buy them clean them up and trade for a set of ford axles?thanks in advance