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Long time member.. not so many posts.. looking for saving grace in helping get my sons truck finished!! Starting basically from the chassis up. First the drive train and fuel delivery. Then working on the interior modifications.
Been in the process of building an 88 extended cab 2wd to 4wd conversion.
Swapped in the engine crossmember and front end from an 88 4wd. (fairly easy swap if the chassis is bare.) 2wd and 4wd frame rails are the same. The 2wd had factory rivet holes in it for the fitment of the 4wd engine cradle. Rolling chassis was blasted/primed/painted.
donor truck- 1999 ranger 4.0 with from what I can tell from the "D" code is a 5r55e(right?) and a BW1354 transfer case (still not sure on this).
Swapped the 2.9 motor mounts onto the 4.0 block.(engine and trans are now mounted on the chassis) Deleted the engine damper. Welded the upstream o2 sensor(x2) bungs on the y pipe. Cat/Exhaust piping/muffler/tailpipe is complete.
Working on driveshafts now.. this is the part that is where we slow down.
Flipped the factory carrier bearing crossmember over and bolted it back in. One piece driveshaft conversion for the rear. And onto the front..
The donor transfer case has the double cardan joint.. and the length from that to the yolk on the front differential is approx 34".. (how do I measure the length correctly??) Anyone know if there is a drive shaft that will work in this setup??
I'm looking for some direction here.. If there is anyone that has done this swap can you please chime in.. I'll post some pictures of this mess when I can.
Been in the process of building an 88 extended cab 2wd to 4wd conversion.
Swapped in the engine crossmember and front end from an 88 4wd. (fairly easy swap if the chassis is bare.) 2wd and 4wd frame rails are the same. The 2wd had factory rivet holes in it for the fitment of the 4wd engine cradle. Rolling chassis was blasted/primed/painted.
donor truck- 1999 ranger 4.0 with from what I can tell from the "D" code is a 5r55e(right?) and a BW1354 transfer case (still not sure on this).
Swapped the 2.9 motor mounts onto the 4.0 block.(engine and trans are now mounted on the chassis) Deleted the engine damper. Welded the upstream o2 sensor(x2) bungs on the y pipe. Cat/Exhaust piping/muffler/tailpipe is complete.
Working on driveshafts now.. this is the part that is where we slow down.
Flipped the factory carrier bearing crossmember over and bolted it back in. One piece driveshaft conversion for the rear. And onto the front..
The donor transfer case has the double cardan joint.. and the length from that to the yolk on the front differential is approx 34".. (how do I measure the length correctly??) Anyone know if there is a drive shaft that will work in this setup??
I'm looking for some direction here.. If there is anyone that has done this swap can you please chime in.. I'll post some pictures of this mess when I can.
