97 ranger engine swap

[sandman556]

Hello everyone, I am a new mechanic and I do towing on the side, one of my customers who is a personal friend had gave me his old 97 Ranger(3.0L 4 cyl RWD) and I’ve had it for a couple months and I want to swap out the old engine. I want to do a 5.0 swap so take the v6 out and put a v8 in. I have a couple of questions. What car should i get the engine from and will it need a transmission as well and what else would have to change in order for it to work. If i could get some options it would be appreciated, thank you

 

[bobbywalter]

Silverado 5.3 6l80

 

[19Walt93]

A 96-01 Explorer or a 5.0 T bird have the shortest front accessory drive, I used fox Mustang stuff and put my radiator inside the core support to get clearance. I used a C4 transmission because I had one, AOD's are popular,too. The transmission behind the 3.0 wouldn't live behind a 5.0 for very long.

 

[ericbphoto]

Besides that, the 3.0l bellhousing bolt pattern won't work and on the manuals (M50d) the bellhousing is integral - can't be replaced.