- Joined
- Feb 21, 2012
- Messages
- 450
- Reaction score
- 554
- Location
- Northern Idaho
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- Solid Axle Swap 4x4
- Total Lift
- 8 inches
- Tire Size
- 37"
Well because of having to work last week, which'd days and had a solid week to mess with the bronco.... Got neutral safety switch bypassed since this thing was an auto. Got the clutch petal assembly pulled out of the parts rig and the bronco. Got everything swapped. New clutch master installed hooked up and everything! Got new starter wires ran, grounds ran, added more grounds. My 80 amp circuit breaker came in got it mounted and wired in. Ran new wires for my extra lights. glow plug solenoid wired in and a push button wired and working. Got fuel lines hooked up to the tank, put some fuel in it. and primed fuel up to the injection pump. Ran glow plugs and it fired first crank! Its a runner now! haha pretty stoked! ordered a few more parts. my used serpentine belt system came in. The whole thing is going to shave over an inch off.
So now for the issues. I dropped the radiator off to see what it would cost to have a new one built. Well the guy wants $700 bucks, not that i'm hating on him. But I don't like to use custom stuff if I don't have to. It just helps down the road.... So after seeing what @DRanger024 did, I'm just going to build a new core support to fit the radiator I need which is a 1965 mustang radiator which I already have one. I will be able to safe a few more inches and I can get a big old electric fan on it. From others i have seen this radiator will have no problem cooling the OM617. If I went down the current path, Id have to do some really funny things with the upper radiator hose. And I'm done dealing with it. Sucks, because I just bought this brand new core support But If I had done more research Id found build my own was the better move. Its like $130 bucks for a stick of steel. Ill just do that and be done with it. I guess ill keep this core support around for a rainy day. lol
Ordered a hydro boost unit from sweeting performance. Its around 10 weeks out. Olwell Going to order an Off road Design crawl box, so I keep a low low range. And because with the M5R2/205 I'm shorter that the stock setup so I can get away with adding a few more inches of powertrain. Idk Feels like a few steps forward and 4 back still. Haha But I'm still moving forward. If this whole radiator thing wasn't such an issue, Id be almost done by now. Olwell Swap's are like this, if it was easy everyone would do it.
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So now for the issues. I dropped the radiator off to see what it would cost to have a new one built. Well the guy wants $700 bucks, not that i'm hating on him. But I don't like to use custom stuff if I don't have to. It just helps down the road.... So after seeing what @DRanger024 did, I'm just going to build a new core support to fit the radiator I need which is a 1965 mustang radiator which I already have one. I will be able to safe a few more inches and I can get a big old electric fan on it. From others i have seen this radiator will have no problem cooling the OM617. If I went down the current path, Id have to do some really funny things with the upper radiator hose. And I'm done dealing with it. Sucks, because I just bought this brand new core support But If I had done more research Id found build my own was the better move. Its like $130 bucks for a stick of steel. Ill just do that and be done with it. I guess ill keep this core support around for a rainy day. lol
Ordered a hydro boost unit from sweeting performance. Its around 10 weeks out. Olwell Going to order an Off road Design crawl box, so I keep a low low range. And because with the M5R2/205 I'm shorter that the stock setup so I can get away with adding a few more inches of powertrain. Idk Feels like a few steps forward and 4 back still. Haha But I'm still moving forward. If this whole radiator thing wasn't such an issue, Id be almost done by now. Olwell Swap's are like this, if it was easy everyone would do it.
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