- Joined
- Aug 14, 2007
- Messages
- 505
- Reaction score
- 3
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Tooele, UT
- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
Just to get it out of the way, WHY do I want to do this swap?
Because I can get the whole running 91 Cougar for FREE! Thats why! And no, I don't need a car at this point so I'm stripping and scrapping the rest.
So the motor and electroncis are from a 91, the Ranger is a 1990 regular, regular bed 4x4, 2.3 and 5 speed.
So, my first question is how hard will it be to get the engine harness for the 3.8 to work with the rest of the Ranger harness? I do not expect plug and play, but the easier this goes the better.
Second, what auto comes in the Cougar? Is there a 4X4 tailshaft to match it to the 1354 electric Tcase?
Since this truck is getting a SAS with a D30 and y-link radius arm setup, I'm fabbing a trans crossmember anyway, and cutting/trimming/shaping the original engine crossmember too. I already built motormounts for the 2.3, I can modify/alter them for the 3.8.
Tips and advice appreciated. I've pulled this motor three times for motormounts (hence the fabbed ones) and we did a cab swap this past year with humorous issues along the way (88 cabs and 90 cabs have very little in common!!).
Because I can get the whole running 91 Cougar for FREE! Thats why! And no, I don't need a car at this point so I'm stripping and scrapping the rest.
So the motor and electroncis are from a 91, the Ranger is a 1990 regular, regular bed 4x4, 2.3 and 5 speed.
So, my first question is how hard will it be to get the engine harness for the 3.8 to work with the rest of the Ranger harness? I do not expect plug and play, but the easier this goes the better.
Second, what auto comes in the Cougar? Is there a 4X4 tailshaft to match it to the 1354 electric Tcase?
Since this truck is getting a SAS with a D30 and y-link radius arm setup, I'm fabbing a trans crossmember anyway, and cutting/trimming/shaping the original engine crossmember too. I already built motormounts for the 2.3, I can modify/alter them for the 3.8.
Tips and advice appreciated. I've pulled this motor three times for motormounts (hence the fabbed ones) and we did a cab swap this past year with humorous issues along the way (88 cabs and 90 cabs have very little in common!!).