1990 ford ranger 300 swap in progress

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I’m not finding his thread on the car or his crawler Ranger…

Did find this though

Thread 'R.i.p r.b.a.c.'

Nov 4, 2011

well,it's finally happened.the 2.9l ranger engine i've had running my air compressor for the last 5 years(and the one that was thoroughly beaten on before driving my butt up to these islands)has finally done it.

it's started puking coolant out the overflow,even when cold...and i've got enough experience with these motors to know what that means.

cracked head

well,i'm not wasting time or money on a worn out 2.9,so i looked around the yard to see what was lying around to replace it with.

here's one...

• gwaii
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• Forum: The Garage - Vehicle Discussions

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Totally understand that but going flat or negative is just gonna create more issues of rely on some ugly and interesting frame brackets I don’t mind some arch. It’s a ranger on 32s not a belly dragger on 40s

I’m not saying how easily or feasible it is, I was just commenting on the YJ springs aren’t exactly great even in a YJ, lol

 

[Thatbrokeranger]

I’m not finding his thread on the car or his crawler Ranger…

Did find this though

Thread 'R.i.p r.b.a.c.'

Nov 4, 2011

well,it's finally happened.the 2.9l ranger engine i've had running my air compressor for the last 5 years(and the one that was thoroughly beaten on before driving my butt up to these islands)has finally done it.

it's started puking coolant out the overflow,even when cold...and i've got enough experience with these motors to know what that means.

cracked head

well,i'm not wasting time or money on a worn out 2.9,so i looked around the yard to see what was lying around to replace it with.

here's one...

• gwaii
• Replies: 34
• Forum: The Garage - Vehicle Discussions

Yeah I’ve seen a few bmw powered rangers. lol if they weren’t so raspy and produced torque or looked cool or even had a decent 4x4 trans option I could see the appeal

 

[Thatbrokeranger]

I’m not saying how easily or feasible it is, I was just commenting on the YJ springs aren’t exactly great even in a YJ, lol

Agree to disagree lol your friends the only one I’ve heard complain or hate em. I know plenty running and loving them as far as flex and ride goes most only swap to waggy springs for “the stretch” but these are just a starting point. In my opinion given the budget and rangers frame layout it’s a great choice.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Yeah I’ve seen a few bmw powered rangers. lol if they weren’t so raspy and produced torque or looked cool or even had a decent 4x4 trans option I could see the appeal

IIRC, he made a bmw engine into his air compressor.

Dude was nuts (in a good way). His build threads were insane.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Found em.

Gwaii 1986 Ford Ranger 4x4 - The Ranger Station

Gwaii 1986 Ford Ranger 4x4 is an amazing rock crawling beast with a Dana 50 TTB, 10.25-inch rear, and three transfer cases.

www.therangerstation.com

read dis

Thread 'ranger refit/build thread'

Sep 12, 2010

from the beginning.

i wanted to put a good,economical wheeling machine together-something i could use for exploring and camping,that would be tough enough to beat on a bit and still get me home.

it had to be a ranger,but all i was worried about finding was a solid frame and body,as i was expecting to change out pretty much everything else.

this is what i found.

a 1986 ranger 2wd 4cyl 5 spd,$500.needed a little tweaking to get it running(it was a lawn ornament for a couple of years where it was)but i drove...

• gwaii
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• Forum: Members Off-Road Trucks & Builds [1983-2011]

 

[SenorNoob]

Ya'll need Google-Fu classes. Literally the 1st result of my search...

Thread 'Gt-12'

Sep 2, 2010

it's september now,so i need to start planning the winter projects.among the usual stuff,i also need an indoor project as it gets dark and cold very early here.
so this is my winter evening time-burner.

it's a 1970 triumph gt6 i aquired some time ago.i was going to go full resto on it,but there are too many hard to find(expensive)original parts i would need to source.if i go hot rod,i don't need to worry about the parts all being correct.
but for power,i don't want to go with the usual over done V8,ford or otherwise.

• gwaii
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• Forum: Other Vehicles

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Proof of the Google results.

 

[Thatbrokeranger]

Well this got way of course lol. Some neat stuff. Not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the work and efforts lol

 

[SenorNoob]

You're newish still so forgiven for not understanding our ability to thread drift better than they do cars in Japan.

Damnit, now I wanna watch Tokyo Drift again...

 

[Thatbrokeranger]

You're newish still so forgiven for not understanding our ability to thread drift better than they do cars in Japan.

Damnit, now I wanna watch Tokyo Drift again...

I guess lol part of why I generally don’t post in forums anymore . Elsewhere it’s topic related. Forums is chaotic half the time with informant build threads mashed with 400 post of what they did last summer lol

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Well this got way of course lol. Some neat stuff. Not my cup of tea but I can appreciate the work and efforts lol

Gotta remember, a lot of us know one another IRL, so our threads tend to drift around like regular conversations.

Eventually we'll talk you into bringing that thing to a meet up.

 

[SenorNoob]

I see what you did there... LOL

 

[Thatbrokeranger]

Gotta remember, a lot of us know one another IRL, so our threads tend to drift around like regular conversations.

Eventually we'll talk you into bringing that thing to a meet up.

Good luck . I can count on one hand in my life how many “meets” I’ve been to. Not to mention being up in New York. I rarely travel anymore. Pretty easy to be a garage hermit when the world is the way it is now

 

[Thatbrokeranger]

Gotta remember, a lot of us know one another IRL, so our threads tend to drift around like regular conversations.

Eventually we'll talk you into bringing that thing to a meet up.

Guys been trying to get me to goto fb meets and Carlisle for as long as I can remember. All the way back to when I was first building obs ford trucks I build stuff/enjoy it and keep to myself generally. Granted holford86 is swinging by next month to either take me out or harass my work until I log off for good lol

 

[SenorNoob]

Come camping in October with us.

TRS Event Thread '2026 Fall Colors Campout'

Feb 19, 2026

TRS 2026 Fall Colors Campout !

Location; We are moving this event to the New River Gorge area near Fayetteville, WV.
This should be a picturesque and interesting area to visit with some unique things to see and do.

Dates; Oct. 8-11. see the poll above. Last year, some didn't attend because the dates interfered with Overland Expo East in Arrington, VA. The expo, this year is the weekend of October 23-25. So, earlier October weekends should be acceptable for our event. I chose...

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• campout fall colors new river gorge
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• Forum: TRS Events & Members Adventures

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