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87 turbo ranger


kamshaft

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did that come with manual brakes stock im doing a v8 swap and i want to convert to manual
 


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ok i take back what i said...do to financial reasons....im parting it out...or someone can buy the whole truck for 2500...theres a lot of parts in this thing
 

stevealvey24

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What about the dash? Lol if your parting it out.
 

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wanna trade for my stock 96 ranger 4.0
 

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so i was slightly bi polar about what i was going to do with this truck. well i was offered a ranger that had a good cab for 100 bucks so i have been rebuilding it, just haven't really posted anything so expect a huge turbo ranger take 2 thread to be started up, ill post a teaser though. whole truck is 2 inches lower then before, will be satin black, on black crawler rims with a burnt copper accent color. heres what the "new" engine bay looks like as of tonight.
its not done I'm still cleaning up the wiring
 

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how wide do you have the tires for the cobra rims? and do you know how wide a stock ranger can handle on the front?
 

cody93

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glad your fixing her up!
 

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new updates coming soon....long story short, black ice+40mph+turbo spooling=upside down in ditch in december at 1am....but the rebuild is almost done....satin black, 3 inch pulled bedsides, 15x10s in the rear with 6 inch dish, new fuel system, 42lb injectors and a standalone....should be 300+rwhp and the goal is to have it at stancewars on july 7th...anyone wanna help make sure i make it there? heres a teaser of the engine.





finally got my PiMP!
Just studying everything and becoming familiar with it before i put it in!
Features/Capabilities:
-VE Analyze Live "Auto Tune" (More Info)
-Ignition Spark Control
-Fuel Control
-Idle Control
-Table Switching
-Electronic Boost Control
-Rev Limiter Control
-Launch Control (2-Step)
-Flat-Shift (Maintains boost between shifts)
-Two Stage Cooling Fan Control
-Nitrous Control
-Supports Low Impedance 4 Cyl Injector Control
-Supports High Impedance Injector Control
-4 Bar (44psi) Internal Map Sensor
-Full Datalogging
-DB-25 Internal Expansion Connector
-and many other features and capabilities...
Includes:
-PiMP ECU
-1GB USB Flash Drive (containing all required software, startup instructions, base tune, etc)
-Licensed TunerStudioMS Tuning Software ($69.95 value) (More Info)
-MegaLogViewer Datalogging Software (More Info)
-Serial Communication Cable (Serial RS-232)
-Silicone Vacuum Hose with zip ties
-PiMP Engine Management Sticker
-Startup Guide
-Software Setup Guide
-Online Technical Support Forum
-Online Tuning Guides
-Online Tutorials



anyone on here good at tuning megasquirt systems? i need a hand getting this thing tuned this week so i can make it up to stance wars

heres some more photos of the progress








sanding and prep for a fresh paint job...satin black!

 

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she has glass!!!! and a bit of paint. satin black and burnt copper accent





 

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Sweet ride!:icon_hornsup:
 

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so did you swap cab or replace the roof?
 

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so did you swap cab or replace the roof?
umm put simply i did a body/cab swap with a bunch of other work...tore the truck down to a bare frame and rebuilt
 

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