91 Ranger bodied 5.3 ls swap

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@bodied91ranger
What is your plan for Door panels???

I kinda like the vise grip look

 

[bodied91ranger]

@bodied91ranger
What is your plan for Door panels???

so I plated the bottoms of the doors inside with steel that comes up like 6 inches from the bottom because of the body drop. also I want to keep that painted strip up top so I think I'm going to get some mdf and make some flat door panels. and make some kinda armrest/handle for the inside and maybe take some dense foam to make some kinda accent in there somewhere. who knows !!!

I kinda like the vise grip look

hahaha maybe I'm gonna keep the vice grips!!!!!

 

[bodied91ranger]

progress from tonight ....... had to of course cut shorten and re weld the brake pedal. it wouldn't be right if I didn't have to cut and re fit everything that touches this truck. installed Lokar floor shifter as well. getting closer night by night

 

[Vindictus]

You call yourself a back yard faber
Bud you missed your calling
I love watching your progress

 

[bodied91ranger]

more progress tonight. had to remove grill and radiator to install the crank pulley. unfornuatley it was misplaced....I found it on one of my diver duck decoy long lines as a weight . cleaned her up painted it and installed. then reinstalled the radiator and installed new electric fan and trans cooler..ran lines for trans cooler as well. pulled the rear bed wheel well supports back off and finish coated them black before reinstalling as well..tomorrow night plan on making brackets for alternator. as the ones I thought would work didn't. also waiting on water pump spacers. getting her buttoned up day by day. thanks for following along

 

[bodied91ranger]

not much progress today but some is better then none!!! got my water pump and water pump spacers all tightened up. also installed the trans dipstick. I was scratching my head as to what to use for a dipstick bracket on the firewall. when I ordered my lokar shifter it came with a few diff tail shaft brackets for diff transmissions. my father picked the bracket up off the floor and was like....hey why don't we use this! I did a little cutting and grinding and drilled an extra hole and whalaaaa. still need to pop it back off and paint it. planning on pushing hard this week and trying to fire the engine Friday night. and if I do you guys will be the first to see the video...fingers crossed

 

[bodied91ranger]

well fellas....here ya go. after 3.5 years or whatever the hell its been. the ranger is living and breathing. its been a hard push the last three months this thing has gone from a shell to a running rig.

she lives <---------click that and turn volume up

 

[Vindictus]

It's ALIVE !!

 

[bodied91ranger]

It's ALIVE !!

yea man. its getting there. buttoned up the cooling system tonight and started on the brake bleeding process. hope you guys enjoyed the video. any ideas on interior I would appreciate it? I am thinking trying to keep the 50s style material mixed with the light tan leather. any other ideas? looking for input.

 

[bodied91ranger]

Finalized fitting of alternator tonight last peice to the running puzzle. Alternator, belt, tensioner, lower radiator hose. Coolant. Can’t explain how good it feels to be getting so close. Enjoy

 

[Gregin30655]

anyone have any ideas for a head unit that will fit into that space that maybe only does bluetooth ? that doesn't cost 400 bucks? I really don't even want a stereo but don't want a hole in the dash either

Retrosound sells that style radio but they are bluetooth receivers with modern preouts.

RetroSound. Modern Sound for Your Classic.

Modern Sound For Your Classic. The leading manufacturer of classic car stereos and audio equipment for the restoration marketplace.

www.retromanufacturing.com

 

[dvdswan]

I like what you did with the access to the rad cap. What did you do for mounting of the radiator?

 

[bodied91ranger]

I like what you did with the access to the rad cap. What did you do for mounting of the radiator?

I made some base brackets that mounted on top of a crossmember we fabbed In. Then made two side brackets each mounts off left and right side of core supports. And of course they all have rubber inserts in them. !! I’ll try to remember to take skme pictures next time im
Over there.

 

[KH96B2300]

Keep it up! Great work you are doing with this build.

 

[Vindictus]