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3rd Gen 2wd Ranger/mountaineer V8 swap (WIP 2022)


2Krngr

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V8 Engine Swap
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Vehicle Year
2000 Supercab
Make / Model
Stepside
Engine Type
V8
Engine Size
5.0L GT40
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
2WD
I'm not sure yet but I'll be using the automatic for now, along with (if it fits) entire mountaineer dash and steering column.
Steering columns do interchange, only reason you would swap that one with your ranger is if your ranger didn't have the Tilting column, otherwise there would be no difference.

The dash comes out pretty easy, and if your reasoning for swapping them is for the wiring the entire harness is bolted to the back of the dash and comes right off and swaps over back onto your grey dash.

If you are doing that to transplant the entire explorer wiring to the ranger to eliminate how to figure out any wiring, the explorer has WAAAAYYYY MORE interior/dash harness than a ranger, and it's more work than it is worth. If it's a concern about PATS, you can easily add just that part to your truck or send the 5.0 ecu out to get PATS deleted for like $100.
 


Merc4now

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U.S. Military - Active
V8 Engine Swap
Joined
Apr 14, 2022
Messages
18
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7
Points
3
Location
floirda
Vehicle Year
1998
Make / Model
ford Ranger XLT
Engine Type
V8
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
2WD
Welp sorry guys changed plans picked up a miata so the 5.0 is probably going into that and range is getting parted out
 

bobbywalter

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V8 Engine Swap
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Joined
Aug 9, 2007
Messages
23,470
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4,667
Points
113
Location
woodhaven mi
Vehicle Year
1988
Make / Model
FORD mostly
Engine Type
V8
Engine Size
BIGGER
Transmission
Automatic
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
sawzall?
Tire Size
33-44
My credo
it is easier to fix and understand than "her"
you will have that.......
 

scotts90ranger

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Location
Dayton Oregon
Vehicle Year
1990, 1997
Make / Model
Ford
Engine Type
2.3 (4 Cylinder)
Engine Size
2.3 Turbo
Transmission
Manual
2WD / 4WD
4WD
Total Lift
6
Tire Size
35"
plans going sideways, happens to the best of us...
 

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