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some progress on my 86 ranger and some info is its a 86 ranger chassis short bed 4x4 I started with I rolled it and put on a 87 cab just beat the crap out of it and decided it was time for a build, I ended up with this so far I lowered the floor 4" to make more head room hole new tubed front clip , 2.3t engine and wiring harness , roll cage , 33x12.50r15 tires , 3" exhaust and a lot more I cant think of at the moment just ask
 

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some progress on my 86 ranger and some info is its a 86 ranger chassis short bed 4x4 I started with I rolled it and put on a 87 cab just beat the crap out of it and decided it was time for a build, I ended up with this so far I lowered the floor 4" to make more head room hole new tubed front clip , 2.3t engine and wiring harness , roll cage , 33x12.50r15 tires , 3" exhaust and a lot more I cant think of at the moment just ask
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the front of the frame is boxed in
linkin locked front and rear diff since I have manuel hubs I locked the front
monster tach
touch screen navi
sat speedo
jegs cage in 1 5/8 DOM tube
homade bed
drill steel 4" bumper
3" turbo back exhaust
4 point harnesses
new glass
ricer exhaust tip for fun
87 TC 2.3 swap and entire wire harness swap
front mount intercooler
mustang 5.0 injectors
gutted intake and port matched intake and exhaust
removable steering wheel,
duel core tig welded aluminum radiator
just a few of the things I an think of it is 230 am im at work thinking about it so figured id throw up some pics
 

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I like it. How do you like the 2.3t in an off-road truck? I'm putting one in mine.
 

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I like it. How do you like the 2.3t in an off-road truck? I'm putting one in mine.
thanks yea was going for something different other than a 4.0 swap or a 5.0
swap, I ripped the cam seal the other day when I replaced the cam so I gotta fix that next but slowly coming along
 

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This is a pretty sweet thread anybody get ahold of this guy?? I wanna read more

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This is a pretty sweet thread anybody get ahold of this guy?? I wanna read more

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Its my thread what else would you like to know about it?
 

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Im a fan of your interior and dash setup can u post up more pics. I think im gonna do the same style setuo in my 1st gen but my cab is wasted idk if its saveable

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Yeah give me about 15 min so i can get to my computer i have about 6000 pics of this truck lol
 

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Im trying to get this tapatalk thing to work make it easier
 

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Sweet i like the open engine bay ill be gettin to mt truck some time garage needs finish painted and i have 2 other trucks that need work bushings and random stuff
 

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Tapatalk is gabage lol i can never figure it out
 

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yah tapatalk sux but I don't have a home computer just this one at work right now , yeah I wasn't expecting to go this far with my build I actuelly pulled the truck in to change a fuel pump and this is what happened haha the joys ill post some pics in a sec
 

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Well thats a bit different but its gonna be sweeet i love built up truggy rangers cause nobody really builds em like they do jeeps and sammys and the like.
 

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