Hagan's '86 Ranger build!

[Hagan]

Oh man! Tapatalk won't show me half the pictures you've posted but I sure am glad you're a few steps ahead of me! I'm going to steal your design for the mounts!!!! Thanks ;-)

That 205 is much more compact than my 208, but I'll make it work.... Looks like you're doing a swell job. Any ideas on exhaust yet? Will factory manifolds not fly? Gonna try to run the ones from my donor until further notice....

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Yeah the exhaust is going to be a disaster! That's the reason i chose a 205 over any other tcase. I don't think the manifolds I have will work. I'm probably going custom headers.

 

[BronKitis]

That's what I think my route will be. Going to stay with factory fead, too.

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[Hagan]

I got my tcase in this weekend. One snag was the np205 was never offered behind a zf5. I had to notch the transmission to make it fit. I've read elsewhere this is how you have to do it.

I made a simple cardboard template so I would know what I had to cut.

This is how much material that has to be removed.

Here is the material removed

Np205 is in!!!

I was going to start working on building crossmembers for the transmission and tcase but I have very limited room for the transmission crossmember.

 

[jhammel85]

Nice, clean cut! It looks good!

So no one has had a flange break or anything by doing this? Removing material on something like that would make me nervous but I think I'd be over it once I put the truck through it's paces, you know?

 

[Hagan]

Yeah I know exactly what you mean. I couldn't find a flange or anything for it. I didn't really like the idea either but I'm just glad I'm not the only person who has done it.

Surprisingly I used my angle grinder with a cut off wheel and then switched to a grinder.

 

[RockRanger]

Nice build. Always a fan of the first gens.

 

[BronKitis]

Thing is coming along! Got mine dropped in over the weekend. Motor is mounted, tranny is next. It's in, but not mounted. Soon!

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[Hagan]

Thanks! I've been following your thread but i haven't posted in awhile.

Anyway, I took a break to figure out my transmission mount. I found out my engine sits at a bad angle to the drivers side and i didnt want to build the crossmember with everything at an angle. . 3/4" would fix that problem. I decided to modify my engine mount 3/4" down. It sits level now.

 

[BronKitis]

That's a good idea! Mine was leaning to drivers side, I used a 1/2" worth of shims to raise it up. No pics, but just goes to show every build is different!

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[Hagan]

Yeah no kidding! I needed 3/4" and then with the 1/4" thick plate I couldn't bolt it down. The stud is only 1" long!

 

[BronKitis]

I noticed! While shimming the ds, I found I actually needed to notch the shim and place it under the actual mount vs under the plate. It worked, but man oh man! A manual would be so nice right about now!

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[Hagan]

Well, I was in the process of building the trans crossmember and decided to stop. I decided to go with a doubler. I ordered a Strong Box from Behemoth Drivetrain and I also ordered a 2" body lift. I didnt want to but not having one over complicated everything. I think I will have enough room to clock the 205 up and get it above my radius arm crossmember. If not I'll be shortening my Radius arms and building a new mount.

 

[Twister]

My np205 was a bitch to put in. Make sure you got another person there with you for safety.

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[Hagan]

Yeah without a doubt! I feel like if it fell on me I would be stuck!

 

[Grunizzle]

How are your radius arms brackets on the frame? Instead of shortening them, why not just incorporate the crosse member into your radius arm brackets? That's what I would