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In the process of currently building a ranger truggy. I have the cab
completely stripped down and I'am building a completely new frame up. I was
thinking about just rebuilding my little 3.0 with a small service and
maintenance to keep it running (has been leaking coolant and oil for quite sometime now).
I got the bug of maybe doing an engine swap while I have everything out.
I know I can swap in a 4.0 easily from the same year 04 05 06 ranger. But I
want to make sure I have the right thought process or if Iam missing something????
If I got a complete donor vehicle with a V8 (preferbaly a 2001 explorer 302 AWD with low miles)
I already planned on running a np203/205 with an adapter from nwfab. I know the doubler will bolt up to the 4r70w with little mod to the extension housing.
----Can I just swap over the 5.0 to my cab without any wiring issues? If I swap over the speedometer cluster and steering column? I don't see why I would need to rewire anything. Am I missing something???
Axles are dana 60 front and sterling rear. It would potentially just be like a cab swap right? I dont mind losing AC I was already going to delete it from the 3.0
Thank you for time and response in advance
completely stripped down and I'am building a completely new frame up. I was
thinking about just rebuilding my little 3.0 with a small service and
maintenance to keep it running (has been leaking coolant and oil for quite sometime now).
I got the bug of maybe doing an engine swap while I have everything out.
I know I can swap in a 4.0 easily from the same year 04 05 06 ranger. But I
want to make sure I have the right thought process or if Iam missing something????
If I got a complete donor vehicle with a V8 (preferbaly a 2001 explorer 302 AWD with low miles)
I already planned on running a np203/205 with an adapter from nwfab. I know the doubler will bolt up to the 4r70w with little mod to the extension housing.
----Can I just swap over the 5.0 to my cab without any wiring issues? If I swap over the speedometer cluster and steering column? I don't see why I would need to rewire anything. Am I missing something???
Axles are dana 60 front and sterling rear. It would potentially just be like a cab swap right? I dont mind losing AC I was already going to delete it from the 3.0
Thank you for time and response in advance
