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My 84 ranger with a supercharged 5.0 and full width SAS


84ranger302

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List of some of the more major mods:

1984 Ford Ranger regular cab long bed
Full width 9 inch with 4.56 gears and detroit locker
Full width high pinion dana 44 with spartan locker and 4.56 gears
Warn premium hubs
super swamper TSL 36x12.50 on 10" wide cragar soft 8 chrome rims
3 inch body lift
63 inch chevy leafs
4.5 inch wild horses early bronco coils
Ballistics fab adjustable coil buckets
Full heim joint steering linkage and trac bar
c5 auto transmission with stock BW1350 transfer case
Hughes 1800 stall converter
Kenne bell supercharged 5.0 efi currently @ 8lbs of boost
Edelbrock performer flat tappet cam
custon 2 1/4" exhaust into single 3" flowmaster super 40 series
accel billet distributor
autometer ultra lite gauges
100 amp alt
Optima red top battery
Factory A/C!

and the list goes on!






There is the kenne bell supercharger.




5.0 engine with the kenne bell on top. Puts out 8 lbs of boost. I did have it pullied at 10 lbs.




closer pic of the bypass valve.







The truck complete with the sas out of a 79 f150. Tires are 36x12.50 on 10" rims.


Inside the truck. Nothing extra special.






Full width 9 inch rear. 4.56 gears and detroit locker.




Full width HP dana 44 with all heim joint steering linkage. Notice the angle of the drag link and trac bar. Both are the same length.





Another view of the axle.





View of custom trac bar bracket.




Ballistics fab coil buckets.




The custom crossmember

Some wheeling pictures



 
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gorgeous truck, man, very clean! the SAS is beautiful
 

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Thanks! I put a lot of work into it of course. I still need to get you guys some pictures of it flexing. I will try to do that next weekend when I test it out!
 

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That is one bad ass truck ya got there!
 

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BADASS!
:icon_welder:

Love the custom work, plus the supercharger, unGodly!
Amazing truck brother!
 

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the dude i got my spindles from had a kenne bell SC on his mustang and says it was the best he had used and was quiet as hell
 
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yea man that is a kickass truck:headbang::icon_cheers:
 

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the dude i got my spindles from had a kenne bell SC on his mustang and says it was the best he had used and was quiet as hell
Really? all the kenne bell mustangs I have heard were ear splitting loud. :D

That is an awesome and clean truck man!
 

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Really? all the kenne bell mustangs I have heard were ear splitting loud. :D

That is an awesome and clean truck man!
Thanks again guys. Yeah the kenne bell has a little whine to it but nothing like they do on the modular motors. I hear this has to do with the intake design. Either way it sure does pack a punch and love the low end torque!
 

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Great looking ruck.. Its great having a 4x4, But having a SC 4x4, thats a whole other world!!
 

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Ooooooooooooooh-eeeee! That's one beautiful truck you've got there. Such a nice job on the SAS as well. Get some off-road pics into the Show-Off section... I smell ORTOTM!
 

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That is dang nice. You should post a vid so we can hear the supercharger...I love the whine of superchargers
 

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