2.3 4WD Transmission and Transfer Case

[Soda-Bread]

I found a holy grail piece for me today- A 2.3 Lima 4WD M5OD with a manual transfer case, 40 minutes from my house, for 80 bucks. This is a big step towards my long term plan of building the world's first 4WD 2.3 extracab ranger. Seems like it sat outside for a while but I figure even if i need to rebuild it it beats my original plan of cobbling together a 2.3 4WD transmission from a 2.3 2WD and a 3.0 4WD. Overall, Im stoked.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Sweet! Good find, I would have grabbed that too if I saw it! Even with the 1350 T case it's a reasonable start with the linkages and such

 

[SenorNoob]

That 1350 shifter will work on a 1354 if you take the bends out of it and cut the slot deeper. A vice makes taking the bends out easy, but it could be done with a hammer and a flat surface. A 4.5in angle grinder is perfect for cutting the slot deeper.

 

[Soda-Bread]

That 1350 shifter will work on a 1354 if you take the bends out of it and cut the slot deeper. A vice makes taking the bends out easy, but it could be done with a hammer and a flat surface. A 4.5in angle grinder is perfect for cutting the slot deeper.

Whats the issue with just running the 1350?

 

[SenorNoob]

None outside the different driveshaft. Most here prefer the 1354 style shaft with the slip in the middle rather than at the transfer case.