My little Iron Ranger {Part 2}

[Iron Ranger]

Well, the truck is in the garage, all fluids bled, and a butt load of connectors, um, disconnected.
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And here's whats going into the truck, oh she is a BEAUTY!!!!
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Ford 302 no smog, no a/c, and no lack of power, sweet! The tranny is a NWC Borg Warner T-5 from a Mustang GT, fully rebuilt and ready to go.
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And this is my custom made engine lifting mount, 5/16" steel lifting plate and 1/4" stainless steel lifting base. All cut and welded by yours truly

[dude772]

What kind of intake is that?

[rangerbum]

OH MY GOD!!!! Its beautiful! I plan a 302 swap for my ranger, just need to get my lazy, broke ass too my grandpa's wrecking yard and pick one up to build.

[Iron Ranger]

Originally Posted by dude772

What kind of intake is that?

It's pretty much a copy of the Edelbrock performer intake from a Mustang. Better clearance, more power, and not speed density like the intake from the f-150.

[Iron Ranger]

Originally Posted by rangerbum

OH MY GOD!!!! Its beautiful! I plan a 302 swap for my ranger, just need to get my lazy, broke ass too my grandpa's wrecking yard and pick one up to build.

I am in the same boat. The "broke" part that is. All of this was around $5000
so far over a year and a half. The key is knowing the right people:

Engine rebuilt by Ernie Brottem, famous NASCAR motor builder in the 60's-now
Tranny-ebay
intake-ebay
ford 9 inch-guy I work with
95% of the other parts-ebay

If you're broke, ebay is your best friend.

[240cubes]

Originally Posted by Iron Ranger

It's pretty much a copy of the Edelbrock performer intake from a Mustang. Better clearance, more power, and not speed density like the intake from the f-150.

typhoon?
did you ever run it on anything before you put it on that motor? i ran the performer on a h/c/i car and loved it, always wondered if that was really just as good for $200 less...

[Iron Ranger]

Originally Posted by 240cubes

typhoon?
did you ever run it on anything before you put it on that motor? i ran the performer on a h/c/i car and loved it, always wondered if that was really just as good for $200 less...

TYPHOON, that's the name! I have not run it in anything yet. Blue Oval Industries told me that it's an almost exact replica of the edelbrock, but it's cast in China. So, some porting had to be done, but it looks legit.

[240cubes]

thats cool, i saw one on ebay before i got the performer but i didnt want to take my chances and have it be bum so i had to suck it up and throw the extra green for the edelbrock. i had heard that the same company that makes that intake makes a set of cylinder heads identical to the victor jr's for like $700

[Iron Ranger]

Originally Posted by 240cubes

thats cool, i saw one on ebay before i got the performer but i didnt want to take my chances and have it be bum so i had to suck it up and throw the extra green for the edelbrock. i had heard that the same company that makes that intake makes a set of cylinder heads identical to the victor jr's for like $700

Yeah, my brother and I splurged on Edelbrock heads just because thats the one area you don't want to go cheap on. I wanted a good brand name that was reliable. Not saying Blue Oval is bad, but I am not a risk taker.

[240cubes]

its always safe to go edelbrock in my opinion, theyve never let me down

[Iron Ranger]

Well, the motor and tranny are removed, the motor brace cleaned up and ready for some VERY EXPENSIVE POR-15.
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I don't know if any of you guys had to do this, but I had to do some custom fab work on my inner support. The bottom front was almost rotted completely out.
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Can't even tell, can ya?!

A body lift and some 1/8 steel plate for frame-boxing is on the way........

[mayito]

And here's whats going into the truck, oh she is a BEAUTY!!!!
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Ford 302 no smog, no a/c, and no lack of power, sweet! The tranny is a NWC Borg Warner T-5 from a Mustang GT, fully rebuilt and ready to go.
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And this is my custom made engine lifting mount, 5/16" steel lifting plate and 1/4" stainless steel lifting base. All cut and welded by yours truly[/QUOTE]



you are going to use the tranny Borg w t-5 with transfer ???