I'm looking into swapping a 95 explorer dash into a 94 ranger. I have the entire explorer. I've thought about swapping the entire harness. Explorer is a 4.0 auto(bad trans) Ranger is 4.0 5 speed (bad engine) I want to keep the 5 speed. Any pics show in the difference between mounting would be great. Fabrication isn't an issue
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Dash swap.
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Anyone?
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i dont have limits in this concern. but if someone is asking most of the time they have limited experience...so on a shade tree level 1-5....its a solid 4.2
since you have fabrication experience...this should just be a parts swap. the explorer harness is a bit more complicated pillars back though for obvious reasons.
i dont have limits in this concern. but if someone is asking most of the time they have limited experience...so on a shade tree level 1-5....its a solid 4.2
since you have fabrication experience...this should just be a parts swap. the explorer harness is a bit more complicated pillars back though for obvious reasons.
Thanks. Are shapes different or just where Holes are located? Trying to not get surprised when I start
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shape/form. you can adapt or cut weld/section it in.
those were the mods necessary for the v8 option to keep reasonable ac.... which we learned in the 80's
those were the mods necessary for the v8 option to keep reasonable ac.... which we learned in the 80's
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You can keep a 5 speed but you can't keep THAT 5 speed.
Too bad you don't have a '95 Ranger...
Too bad you don't have a '95 Ranger...
Why couldn't I keep that 5 speed?
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Why not. Saturday I was sitting in a stick Ranger with a full length center console.
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Because I read it as the ever popular question about keeping the stock V6 trans with an Explorer 5.0 V8 swap. The dash/harness swap played into it (some guys do that when they do engine swaps)
4.0 to 4.0 carry on.
4.0 to 4.0 carry on.
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