Update. Transmission back in with just replacing a gear slip ring and broken synchro dog springs. Trans works great so far and mysterious extra parts are still setting on my work bench.
The center shift rods use short fat pins and the 5th/rev use a ball and spring. Ends are slightly rounded on the mystery pins so that rules out roller bearing.
Chasing down part numbers for anything that looks like the pins I found and came across this. He has one of the pins that I found and never figured out where it goes ether. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1489365-m5od-top-cover-replacement.html
Finally got my under carriage pressure washed, truck put on the rack and transmission pulled out. When I opened up the trans I discovered the synchro collar for reverse and 5th gear was rounded off and should be a easy fix but what has me worried is the two small pins I found laying on the work...
I ended up finding a 1989 regular cab short box 4x4 with the 2.3 and going to fix that up instead. Will sell the explorer now that its driving good. Still a explorer truck conversion would be fun but early rangers are dirt cheep to buy. wonder how long that will last.
Hopefully I won't get to carried away with the ranger but it will get a quick restoration and paint. The bronco took me a whole year of going out to my shop every day before work and putting in several hours and weekends. I did a frame off on it and had to replace some floor panels.
Was thinking the same thing. Now that I have the explore driving good I can get a bit more money out of it to help fund the ranger project. This all started after I sold my old truck and got a new one then finished my restoration on my 76 bronco half cab and realized I had nothing to do rough...
Picked up a 1994 explore for $400 with the auto trans drove it home and was going to cut the top off to make a truck for around the property. Decided maybe to find a ranger and do a body swap or just runing gear swap. Actually found a very rare 1989 short box regular cab 4x4 with a busted stick...
Your probably right. Going to just cut the top off behind the seats for now for a gangsta truck until I fine the perfect parts ranger. Who knows I might loose interest by then.
The frames are the same until you get past the the front seats then the explore frame flares out and becomes a whole different animal. If I come across a 4x4 ranger then I will just transfer running gear over but most likely it will be a 2wd. The conversion to make a 2wd frame into a 4x4 frame...
Almost impossible in my area to find a 89 to 92 short box regular cab with 4x4 auto and 4.0. I paid $400 for my escape and drove it home. Should be able to pick up a busted 2wd for around $300 to $400. After doing the swap you have almost a whole pile of scrap that will get you $300 at the scrap...
I just picked up a 1994 explorer to do a ranger conversion for using around the property and runs into town for matirials that I dont want to put in the bed of my pristine 2017 f250. Looks like the cheapest and easy way is to get a non running 2wd short box ranger. Remove the cab and place on...
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