Trucks

[Jim Oaks]

that sucks...hope some one on here had some input on it

I put them in contact with 281Ranger.

 

[rockin86ranger]

from what i figured out its an aluminator 4.6l, and cobra was mentioned so im thinking supercharged

and how about donating a trs window banner to them to get our name out there more

 

[MountainMike]

and how about donating a trs window banner to them to get our name out there more

Thaat would be kind of cool. I just set me DVR to record tomorrows Re-Run.

 

[01_ranger_4x4]

The front half of his truck is a tube chassis though, isn't it?

yes it is, but im not sure if he did the tube chassis for the motor swap or not. i think the height of the motor was a problem, he mentioned the stock hood isnt going to work. i think in a 2wd it may be better because you can drop the motor down in the engine bay a little. as far as the trucks build, im hoping they do a mod motor and from the sounds of it thats what there going to do. should be interesting, its about time the ranger got some attention on that show!

 

[kttrucks]

Jim,
My apologies for not giving you the word before the show aired.... They have shuffled our "new" shows around so much that we didn't even know that a new one ( especially that one) was going to be on this weekend.... it's kind of a hamster wheel at work. LOL! Maybe I can get you a copy? At any rate, the truck is not finished, but we have driven it! and believe me its fun! I cant elaborate that much on the entire plans for a while, sorry for that, but I can answer some questions. Once we get the first show aired, which will be in a few weeks) I can go into more detail. The engine is a 4.6 out of a wrecked 03 Marauder, and it actually fit without too much carving. We've both (Ryan and me) been surfing this forum group for a while and have gotten some very good info..... I remember more than a year ago we got an email from one of the guys here suggesting a Ranger V8 swap, and it really got us thinking, since we'd already gone full circle with the S-10, so we really do take outside suggestions seriously., and thank you for them. I hate to be evasive, but we have to be careful with the network when it comes to revealing the show content before they air, but we can definitely share info, just not pics, not yet anyhow.

Thanks for all the help here, and thanks in advance for future discussion. This build, in my opinion, is going to be the coolest truck we've ever built on the show! and it will cover all the bases from budget to full blown high performance before we're through. 300 HP Marauder powered B2500 is just the beginning!


KT.

 

[Casper98]

Please tell me your going to lower it a little!

 

[babytruck]

this is fricken awesome. so now i wonder if it will be 4x2 or 4x4? I would really like to see a 4x4 but a street truck would be cool too!

 

[Jim Oaks]

A B2500???

Oh well, close enough!

 

[ZMan]

Cool!

 

[organic]

A B2500???

Oh well, close enough!

In the show it looked like a white 4th gen ranger. Maybe it was just to give us something to look at.

 

[Ozwynn]

that white 4th gen is for something else ....... i hope ..... like the Ranger Vs Tacoma shoot out .....

 

[MountainMike]

that white 4th gen is for something else ....... i hope ..... like the Ranger Vs Tacoma shoot out .....

You are just chomping at the bit for that aren't you lol

 

[Hopman]

This may sound crazy, but any ideas on a paint job? Maybe drag one of the more oddball stock Ranger colors out, like purple?

 

[kttrucks]

Sorry to say but the White Ranger belongs to one of the producers of another show, besides it is an extended cab and we wanted a single cab truck, mostly for the shorter wheelbase. We will eventually do a cool paintjob. The reason we got the Mazda was that if fit our list of options and was much less expensive for some reason. There is literally 8 inches between the top of the tires and the wheel arch..... Im pretty sure it'll get lowered

As for the Tacoma VS Ranger competition..... sorry dude, not in the cards for now.

Thanks for watching..

KT.

 

[rockin86ranger]

i would love to see something like "doorgunner" did, done on tv it would be awesome.