Hagan's '91 Ranger

Hagan said:

Yeah a little far away.

I finished replacing the head gasket, head bolts, timing belt, and water pump. Seems to run great now. I finally have heat in the cab now! I've only got $200 into everything.

I only need to make it until mid next year until I tear it apart and start my v8 swap! And I won't be using a 302...

I put right around $200 into it so

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Whatcha gonna run?

blackwidow67 said:

Whatcha gonna run?

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Pretty sure I'm going to run a 5.3l Chevy.

Hagan said:

Pretty sure I'm going to run a 5.3l Chevy.

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Hagan said:

Pretty sure I'm going to run a 5.3l Chevy.

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NOW i like it even more!

Hagan said:

Pretty sure I'm going to run a 5.3l Chevy.

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I like your style, already have my 5.3l LM7 in the garage next to the t56 and 8.8 rear... man i need more time to work on this thing!

Z

proz07 said:

I like your style, already have my 5.3l LM7 in the garage next to the t56 and 8.8 rear... man i need more time to work on this thing!

Z

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Thats pretty much exactly what I'm going to do engine/trans wise. Have you done much research on the swap? I only saw 1 thread and it looked kind of half assed. He bent the lip of the frame rail so he could fit the stock exhaust manifolds.

I've been hoarding an engine for 3 years now and I think if I sell it I can buy the engine/trans

Hagan said:

Thats pretty much exactly what I'm going to do engine/trans wise. Have you done much research on the swap? I only saw 1 thread and it looked kind of half assed. He bent the lip of the frame rail so he could fit the stock exhaust manifolds.

I've been hoarding an engine for 3 years now and I think if I sell it I can buy the engine/trans

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I did a search around and only found the one thread as well. Ive done enough digging to know it wont be easy. If you add in an aftermarket radiator and E-fan its gonna be real tight front to back as from the heads to the waterpump pulley is about 28" and from the firewall to the core support is about 33-34ish. doesnt leave a whole lot of room up there. For width ill be honest im planning on a turbo build so ill be flipping the manifolds and welding my own setup in so itll be very different im sure. But I doubt theres any way the stock truck manifolds would work without some interesting fab work. simply put the frame rals are right at about 25" wide and the motor is about 24" at the widest part of the head and then the manifolds drop down from that and dont hug the block. Now if you could use some vette block hugger manifolds or the like it may fit without extensive custom work but i dont have any laying around to even guess.

Im pretty sure some mods will need to be made to the heater box or removed.

Ill be running a manual steering box to try and gain a bit of room. but im even contemplating relocating the box to the outside of the frame rail.

For the trans you'll most likely need this kit to relocate the shifter to the correct position and should be in the OEM spot. https://shiftsst.com/store/t56-front-shift-kit.html

And then a custom drive shaft of course.

Right now iv got the big parts and the little pieces will come this winter when i tear out the 2.9 to show horn the 5.3 in and ill be able to say more then im sure. Right now i need to semi restore the interior and seal up the exterior of the cab so im not dealing with that at the same time as gettting the engine sorted. I try to do projects in phases so they dont just collect dust.

Z

Bobbywalter has done a couple of them, you might bug him.

I think I've decided to sell my Ranger. Someone hit it today.and I'm extremely bummed out. I bought it because it was so clean and now I don't want to look at it anymore

That sucks. sorry to hear.

Hagan said:

I think I've decided to sell my Ranger. Someone hit it today.and I'm extremely bummed out. I bought it because it was so clean and now I don't want to look at it anymore

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How bad? It is still pretty much rust free (aka solid for a race truck barring structural damage)

85_Ranger4x4 said:

How bad? It is still pretty much rust free (aka solid for a race truck barring structural damage)

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Just a small dent on the fender and some scratches. Im just being dramatic

Let me describe to you how i am. In parking lots I park far away from people so i can't get door dings or runaway carts. I never ever park next to anyone unless all spots are taken. I always chose a parking spot that's at least a parking spot space between me and another car. I like to park against a curb and close to it so no one can get close to me. At work i park in a field my boss owns that he covered in gravel. I park in a very far corner next to a shipping container he uses for spare parts/tools.

My point being i avoid stupid people at all costs. Only 1 other guy i work around and he claims to not have hit my Ranger although admits he parked next to it. I swear my Ranger was perfect this morning when I went to work because there was dust on the scratches and it would have washed off in the rain.

A fender and a door. Easily repairable. A piss off for sure but not something to scrap the truck over.

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I park next to this container (came from a box truck). This is at the very corner of his lot. Its a 2 acre lot and at least 1 acre is all rock.

alwaysFlOoReD said:

A fender and a door. Easily repairable. A piss off for sure but not something to scrap the truck over.

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I just cant own anything nice. This shit keeps happening to me. I was driving my Dodge but apparently the most destructive force in nature (a.k.a. woman) broke her car. So she's driving my beater truck.

Hagan said:

I just cant own anything nice.

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I call BS on that, that crew cab is pretty damn nice.