'85 Ranger Restomod

[Jim Oaks]

Damn you're old.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Thinking more about it last night, my truck was 15 years old when I got it. The original 2.8 was in pretty rough shape and I nursed 11 years out of it.

So I go snag a $200 302 out of a fencerow, change some seals and timing set and here we are 15 years later and I would still drive it anywhere.

It doesn't seem like it was that long ago I did the swap. It is really strange to think if I went back that far from when I got the truck... it was a new truck.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Its been sitting for like two weeks now but it finally warmed up to above 20*. My accelerator pump thing has been bugging me so I went out to try it.

Kicked it in neutral, turned the key on, "pumped the throttle" by hand to confirm good accelerator pump shot and that the choke set. Spurred the old girl with the remote starter trigger, I had spark right away and it started very nice.



Pretty sure I will revisit the float level, I wonder if it is right on the line.

I pulled it out and let it idle/warm up while I did chores, I threw my new fuel pump in the tote in the back with the injection kit and backed it back in the garage.

 

[Curious Hound]

Its been sitting for like two weeks now but it finally warmed up to above 20*. My accelerator pump thing has been bugging me so I went out to try it.

Kicked it in neutral, turned the key on, "pumped the throttle" by hand to confirm good acceleratior pump shot and that the choke set. Spurred the old girl with the remote starter trigger andI had spark right away and it started very nice.



Pretty sure I will revisit the float level, I wonder if it is right on the line.

I pulled it ut and let it idle while I did chores, threw my new fuel pump in the tote in the back with the injection kit and backed it back in the garage.

That looks like something that arrived at my house yesterday.