my new ranger jsut in time for christmas

[S & S]

My wife agreed to let me trade my mustang drag car for my newest ranger just in time for christmas and our local new years day mud bog so here is what i know about it so far since ive only had it two days and havent had a chance to take it out yet. I'll update after new years when i see how it does.
85 Ford Ranger Body on a 84 Chevrolet long wheelbase chassis cut down 25 inches. skyjacker 10 inch springs with 2 inch blocks in the rear. Dana 60 front axle with brakes deleted detroit locker and 4.88 gears. GM 10 bolt rear with spool 4.88 gears and disk brakes. 15x12 chrome modular wheels with 39.5 cut boggers. 454 ls7 BBC with 119cc heads fully ported and polished, 680 lift solid roller cam, comp roller rockers, all forged internals, 13.5:1 trw forged pistons, weiand tunnel ram with dual predator carbs 2 1/8 inch primaries through the hood headers. Turbo 400 tranny with full manual valve body and 4200 stall. np 205 divorced transfer case with twin stick conversion and pinion brake.

 

[Frank The Tank]

You need a 2.3 liter........... but other than that, it's a sweet sweet rig.

Frank

 

[S & S]

Thanks buddy we're thinking about a mild 302 fuel injection swap to make it more reliable and more trail capable plus 110 octane aint cheap either but im gonna play with the big block at least a time or two in the mud just for giggles.

 

[S & S]

engine pic

 

[snake]

4200 stall? Gonna blow up the engine before it moves? I didn't even think they made a stall that high! nice looking rig tho.

 

[S & S]

the builder said it was a 4200 it actually starts moving around 3800. it was built for one thing only and that was mud racing. it crosses the 160ft mud pit in 5 seconds at 7000 rpm.

 

[sholzy]

the builder said it was a 4200 it actually starts moving around 3800. it was built for one thing only and that was mud racing. it crosses the 160ft mud pit in 5 seconds at 7000 rpm.

Are ya tryin' to get through the mud before the mud has a chance to land on the truck?

 

[S & S]

yea almost. yall check out whiteheads red river mud bog here in texarkana. they have a pretty good website with lots of pics and videos. thats where we're gonna make our debut new years if everything goes as planned.

 

[adsm08]

Manual valve body is for sissies who want to drive stick but can't handle a clutch.

Go 5 speed or go home.

Beast looking truck though. Too bad it has so many Chity parts.

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

You need a 2.3 liter........... but other than that, it's a sweet sweet rig.

Thanks buddy we're thinking about a mild 302 fuel injection swap to make it more reliable and more trail capable plus 110 octane aint cheap either but im gonna play with the big block at least a time or two in the mud just for giggles.

And that's the problem with some people: they don't know humor when they see it.

 

[S & S]

so lets see i dont know humor and i have a truck with a sissy tranny thats built with chity parts. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.

 

[chrwilkins30]

real trucks are built not bought...!!!!!!

 

[S & S]

everyone that cant post good comments can kiss my ****in ass!!!! all of you are ****in posers who sit behind a computer and cut people down instead of praising them because your all jeoulous of what somebody else has. if you cant post good comments keep them to yourself. i dont go around cutting your shit down!

 

[adsm08]

Wow. Love it when people can't tell a joke from a serious criticism.

 

[ranger_mclaren]

OK Welcome to the internet buddy just calm down. There going to be lots of bullshit being throwen around. Not alot of people are fans of GM products on a Ford site nor do they like brand swaping. There are few member on here that do but they are few and far between, especially when it comes to the regulars. The most that chevy ever offers to the RBV world is it's older front solid axles and the front and rear leaf springs. You think you have it bad at least you didn't show a Jeep... You have a nice rig and be ready to take Criticism.