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Here is what I have planed (sort of), I am taking the engine/trans, all wiring, front suspension, rear axle, dash and seats from my 97 2.3 5 speed super cab ranger and transplanting it into my 84 (2.8 originally) auto standard cab long bed ranger.
Now here's the backstory. The 84 was converted to a 5.0/ AOD about 11 years ago. It ran great and I drove it every day for about 4 years. When gas got above $4 a gallon I decided to get something more economical to drive so I parked it in the barn. I sold the trans (AOD) out of it a few years ago and the brake line for the rear rusted in two. Three years ago I got the 97 and was driving it every day until about a little over a month ago some decided to sideswipe into the passenger side of it and totaled it.
So the real plan is to make a nice daily driver out of my 84 by transplanting as much of the 97 I can into it. I am also going to be doing a little customizing along the way like lowering it about 3" in front and 5" in rear, roll pan, fiberglass hood and a smooth front bumper.
The only thing that might be a challenge is that I am going to cut out the firewall from to 97 and put in the 84, just because it should make putting the 97 dash in the 84 a little easier. 97 had A/C 84 did not.
Does anybody see anymore hurtles that I would encounter from swapping all this stuff over?
Now here's the backstory. The 84 was converted to a 5.0/ AOD about 11 years ago. It ran great and I drove it every day for about 4 years. When gas got above $4 a gallon I decided to get something more economical to drive so I parked it in the barn. I sold the trans (AOD) out of it a few years ago and the brake line for the rear rusted in two. Three years ago I got the 97 and was driving it every day until about a little over a month ago some decided to sideswipe into the passenger side of it and totaled it.
So the real plan is to make a nice daily driver out of my 84 by transplanting as much of the 97 I can into it. I am also going to be doing a little customizing along the way like lowering it about 3" in front and 5" in rear, roll pan, fiberglass hood and a smooth front bumper.
The only thing that might be a challenge is that I am going to cut out the firewall from to 97 and put in the 84, just because it should make putting the 97 dash in the 84 a little easier. 97 had A/C 84 did not.
Does anybody see anymore hurtles that I would encounter from swapping all this stuff over?
