1984 Ranger, 351w, gasser style

[fomocoguy]

Interesting. Not the way I'd go with it, but I can't deny its unique. And you appear to do great work!

I'll take that as a compliment!

Finished the other header today. It only took about 3 hours, compared to about 5 for the drivers side.

 

[Grunizzle]

Headers look great!

 

[fomocoguy]

Headers look great!

Thanks! I wish I had a tig welder so I could makke the welds a little smoother, but my mig worked OK. I just had to stop every 1/4" or so and let the puddle cool for half a sec or it would blow right through. On the next heat setting down it wouldn't penetrate well so that was how it had to be done.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I agree, they look good. Don't beat yourself up on the welding ability. Practice makes perfect. I had a buddy that worked as a welder at a fencing company and he welded my exhaust with my lincoln weldpac100. You could hardly see the seam it was so smooth, mine looked like rabbit turds. Same machine, too.

Richard

 

[emcpowell]

Your headers look awesome. I'm in the process of dealing with the same with my 351C swap. Where did you get the kit from!

 

[96Indyram]

Tuned in and watching!! I love old Gassers!! This is sweet.
Now if you was doing this using a Bronco2 I would have questioned your sanity. LOL!
I have a old 66 International shortbed stepside truck I want to stick my 429 into and make it a FX Gasser.

 

[fomocoguy]

Your headers look awesome. I'm in the process of dealing with the same with my 351C swap. Where did you get the kit from!

I got the kit from summit. It was a sprint car kit and cost about 130 bucks if I remember right. It worked great, but figure on cutting and changing every tube in multiple places. I don't know if they have a kit with 351c flanges; you'll have to check.

 

[fomocoguy]

Tuned in and watching!! I love old Gassers!! This is sweet.
Now if you was doing this using a Bronco2 I would have questioned your sanity. LOL!
I have a old 66 International shortbed stepside truck I want to stick my 429 into and make it a FX Gasser.

Thanks! A binder with a 429 would be awesome, do it!

 

[fomocoguy]

Well the exhaust is welded, wrapped, capped, hung, and done! No I can focus on all the smalls.

 

[fomocoguy]

Oh yeah, I finished it out in 2.5" with a couple 36" Smithy glass packs and dumped past the cab. Should sound very old school!

 

[Ford78]

Awesome build! Glad u went with class packs, I love the sound from them!

 

[96Indyram]

love the build, need a tunnelram highrise dual quad intake ... to Get that true gasser look!
Oh yeah..gotta get Velocity stacks too!! LOL!

 

[kunar]

Any updates?

 

[midnight mudding BII]

Sounds sweet keep us posted

 

[fomocoguy]

Here's a video update from today-
I still have a few little things to do, like re-route the upper radiator hose and weld up the rear gears, but it'll be on a test drive soon. After I shot this video the dang shifter came apart somewhere so I have to figure out what happened there. It sounds amazing, waay better than the audio suggests. I guess my camcorder surpresses the noise when it's too loud for it to handle.