1985 2wd 302 ranger

[iceracer60]

oh, sorry everyone ill take it off private

 

[iceracer60]

alright just got back from a mornin at the body shop and heres todays progress thus far

got the wiper cowl prepped and ready for primer

got the new tailgate ready for primer, just filled all the spot welds and the few dings from shipping.

got the holes drilled and emblems lined up for the fenders, fenders are next on the fix list

i snagged these emblems off a 55 f100 ranger package

 

[Mac]

Looking good! F-1 in the background?
Dave - in Point

 

[iceracer60]

actually thats a old international that my buddy is doin the body work on for jim schwalbach that has elderon truck, i guess he has a handfull of old internationals

 

[iceracer60]

hey everyone i started a photoshop rendering of what the paint scheme is gonna look like when the truck is done. its not done and i know it looks like shit i just ran out of time with it had to go do some more work on the truck. and its been about 6 years since ive been in photoshop, but its the general idea of the paint.

going black on tops and bottom and the middle part where its kinda orangish is gonna be black with silver flake sprayed over it then a candy orange on top of that. and the white stripes wont be that wide and those are gonna be layed with pear white. enjoy and let me know what you think of my paint scheme, ive had it stuck in my head for a while now and finally had the time to put it down and get a close visualization of it

 

[Mac]

Not sure about the black top, maybe the color on the bed you have now? Like the orange. Lots of different options out there if you can do PhotoShop. I'd love to learn how to use it.
Dave - in Point

 

[iceracer60]

well, havnt done much lately, but i got a box of goodies today from jegs. got a new water pump, a edlebrock victor series. so if anyone is looking for a electric pump, its up for sale. its a brand new proform pump. only reason im not running it is cuz of clearance issues. also got 2 electric fans from jegs, im gonna mount them in the radiator support openings, so i wont have any overheating issues

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

What would you want for the pump?

 

[iceracer60]

jegs is selling them for 195 plus shipping so id say bout 145+ shipping

 

[iceracer60]

but if somebody has a reasonable offer it wont be refused. the pump is brand new.

 

[4x4builder1]

If you want electric go with meziere Ive got the 55 gpm on my tahoe (daily driver) and one on my LT1 the tahoe one is pretty blurry but Ive gone to florida virginia north carolina with that truck no issues it runs lower temps even at idle on a 383HT

 

[iceracer60]

i wanted to but im gonna save my self the headaches with the clearance issues and just put a mechanical on.

 

[iceracer60]

just left the body shop and we just started laying down the clear. ill have pics up by sat

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Tempting........but I would have to change the belt setup on either truck...........Thinking about it.I like the idea of having one belt,but when I put the new 351 in the F-100 I want to got to an E-fan and I could change pulleys.

 

[4x4builder1]

I use march performance brackets, pulleys and goodyear belts without the a/c and water pump/mechanical fan the 383 has incredible throttle response. Thats a lot of rotating mass your throwing in the scrap pile