83' Ranger 351w Project

darkman · Sep 19, 2011

here it is all bolted in :icon_welder:

heres a link for video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUNm0ndsYxE&edit=ev&feature=uenh

ZMan · Sep 19, 2011

does it clear your steering linkage fine? What are you doing for exhaust?

dangerranger83 · Sep 20, 2011

Most that I have heard of doing this kind of swap have had to run the exhaust on the outside of the frame. Wonder what the gas mileage will be but then again I should be worried seeing as Im getting 10mpg with a 2.8.

Like where this is going, but why does everybody run an automatic transmission with these kind of swaps?

Need more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

darkman · Sep 20, 2011

i'm going to make some block hugger headers and then use lots of header wrap so it doesn't burn anything. auto trans are an easyer fit in, such as a C4 witch is very small so there for is an easy setup with a 302, i on the other hand am using a C6, mostly because thats what was bolted to my 351w when i got it.

dangerranger83 · Sep 20, 2011

I still want to put a non ranger engine in my truck, but being its the only vehicle that I own, I cant just take it off the road to do something like this.

darkman · Feb 27, 2012

well its in and all bolted down :yahoo:

Dan B. · Feb 27, 2012

dangerranger83 said:
Most that I have heard of doing this kind of swap have had to run the exhaust on the outside of the frame. Wonder what the gas mileage will be but then again I should be worried seeing as Im getting 10mpg with a 2.8.

Like where this is going, but why does everybody run an automatic transmission with these kind of swaps?

Need more!!!!!!!!!!!!!

351W swaps are easy to do. Nothing fancy needed just well selected tight manifolds or a trimming of the frame with long tube headers. I boxed my frame from the crossmember toward the rear for about 24" just to make things easier.

Gas mileage.....my 358W pulls 16mpg with a Holley 750 vac adv running about 12.5:1 AFR.

Automatic....the C4 is so light and easy to spin. I know several Mustang guys that swapped from T5's to C4's and only lost a tenth and 2mph in the 1/4 mile. But they gained big in consistency.

dangerranger83 · Feb 27, 2012

Since that post I have got a 302 and whatnot for an engine swap that I will be doing this year. I have read that guys have been getting easily 20mpg carbed with the 302 in a ranger.

SAY789 · Feb 27, 2012

Its all about power to weight and a light foot for mileage in a v8 in a small rig.

Looking good man on the swap good job

darkman · Feb 27, 2012

here is what i came up with for exhaust, i kind of suck at welding so bear with me here :dunno:

SAY789 · Feb 28, 2012

Hey man dont look too bad, better thn alot of other custom modded headers ive seen

darkman · Feb 29, 2012

ok now that i have learned how to post the large print pics. here is the pics i was unable to post before because of there size. they span from the start of my build to where i am now.

first time fitting her in with front slump oil pan :icon_confused:

after i was done being stupid by trying to fit her in with a front slump pan and lots of online reading of what to use, i ordered a new dual slump pan from jegs. :drool:

checking about where my core support will be

at the time hoping theres enough room for a C6 back there

after about two months of wait for my brother to rebuild and install a transpak kit from B&M in my transmission i got it back but i cannt complan to much labor was free :icon_thumby:

holy cow it fits :icon_surprised:

as you can see i went with the V6 mounts and home made plates :icon_welder:

Now for the exhaust on the passenger side i use the passenger header jegs sells with the 302 swap kit, just need a notch cut out of the frame to fit

the driver side header is a total different story, i made it out of an old 302 header that came out of my dads 93 f150 pickup that had been hit. this was my first time welding together any kind off header.

only sad thing about this header is it has to be putt in from under my truck :bawling:

all because of the ball flange i used.

After i bolted my core support and fenders back on

for my radiator i used one form a pontiac grand am and the fans from it

that sums it up to this point left on the todo list is

have drive shaft shorten
hoses and belts
battery and little more wiring
spark plugs and wires
install shifter
complete fuel system

just need more money and a job now :annoyed:

to finish her up :sad:

SAY789 · Mar 27, 2012

Hey man any more progress with the truck? I know when i got to that stage i didnt sleep for a cpouple days to get it running lol

Any pics of radiator and fans installed?

SAY789 · Mar 27, 2012

Oh and you may look into the hei dizzy to help clean up under the hood and add better ignition. I love mine i got and you cant beat 50$ for a stand alone unit.

darkman · May 13, 2012

had some time to finally upload these pics

hood pins anyone :headbang:

oh look tornado time to stop working on truck :shok:

power steering all hooked up

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