my 87 ranger so far

[okietheranger]

ok so I cant remember if i posted this already if i did its been a long time..
here it is when i first got it didnt run but that didnt matter to me

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And tearing it down to the frame cleaning it up getting ready for paint.

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after clean up and painted it with that rubber in a can. and with the axles and lift on

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8.8 rear end cleaned

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8.8 painted ready to run

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while i was cleaning and painting engine was cleaned

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and then painted

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then on to the tansfer case.. not cleaned

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then cleaned and painted

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then i wanted to put a cam in while i was in there new timing chain along with all the accessories went with the e303 i know its old but i need to smog this thing still.. also went ahead and relaped the valves with seals and new gaskets ect...

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next the np435 cleaned and painted

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and drivetrain installed

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the truck the way it sits in my garage.

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the engine bay still got lots of tidying up to do and what not

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i know u all seen lots of these and built plenty this is my second truck as some as u remember my first one

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what u guys think of the second?

 

[bduke23]

Looks awesome! Too bad about your first one tho...

It would look sweet painted black

 

[fords]

truck looks great man. I have a 87 ranger also and a 88 mustang with a 5.0 HO and iam trying to get some info on what trany i can use with the swap . the ranger has a V6 with a 5 speed trany, do you think the 5 speed from the ranger will bolt up to the 5.0 or should i use the trany out off the mustang and try to get atapters for the t case ?

 

[okietheranger]

truck looks great man. I have a 87 ranger also and a 88 mustang with a 5.0 HO and iam trying to get some info on what trany i can use with the swap . the ranger has a V6 with a 5 speed trany, do you think the 5 speed from the ranger will bolt up to the 5.0 or should i use the trany out off the mustang and try to get atapters for the t case ?

The ranger tranny is a bad idea Unless it's the mdr2 I know that's morning proper modle number the came behind the 4.0 rangers. Well what tranny is I'n the mustang? If it's the t-5 it will bolt up I'm not sure if u can buy a adptor if u can I'm sure it's lots and lots of$$$ it would ne netter if u use like a c-6 or np435 or any other full size tranny. Ur wanting to keep it 4x4 right?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

The ranger tranny is a bad idea Unless it's the mdr2 I know that's morning proper modle number the came behind the 4.0 rangers. Well what tranny is I'n the mustang? If it's the t-5 it will bolt up I'm not sure if u can buy a adptor if u can I'm sure it's lots and lots of$$$ it would ne netter if u use like a c-6 or np435 or any other full size tranny. Ur wanting to keep it 4x4 right?

I don't think the M5OD has a removable bellhousing though.

The best from what I have gathered is the 4.2 V6 97-03 (and maybe later) M5OD. They have the good old SBF boltpattern but need the holes enlarged. They have the shifter in a better place for a Ranger than the previous 300/302/351 F-150's

 

[sohc86-06]

the new truck looks a very clean install man keep up the good work

 

[Mac]

Truck looks good, sure sorry Ford quit doing the two-tone paint on them.
Dave

 

[okietheranger]

Truck looks good, sure sorry Ford quit doing the two-tone paint on them.
Dave

i loved my two tone truck i miss it but how im gonna love the ext cab
thank u for the correction on the tranny M5od was what i was looking for and thanks guys i figured i do a little more work to this one then i did the other.. still having a blast building another truck i would love to do a 4.6 swap

 

[Iron Ranger]

Well, well, well..... okietheranger lives again!


Still giving your ladyfriend a hard time about the wrecked ranger?

 

[okietheranger]

Ironranger what is going on my brother! well were not friends anymore not just cause that plenty of other reasons... but anywho been a long time scince i been on here man im a busy man how is you and your rig doing?

 

[fords]

ya i definetly want to keep 4x4 and i would like to keep it a manual trany. i dont know much about trany # is a c6 an automatic if a c6 would bolt up to 5.0 and the t case with no mods, i would consider it. maybe just have to change drive shafts length?

 

[okietheranger]

ya i definetly want to keep 4x4 and i would like to keep it a manual trany. i dont know much about trany # is a c6 an automatic if a c6 would bolt up to 5.0 and the t case with no mods, i would consider it. maybe just have to change drive shafts length?

A c6 is a auto 3 speed. No od it depends on what t case u plan on using. Yes I'm sure a driveshaft mod will be required

 

[Iron Ranger]

Ironranger what is going on my brother! well were not friends anymore not just cause that plenty of other reasons... but anywho been a long time scince i been on here man im a busy man how is you and your rig doing?

Been doin' fantastic! I got big plans for the ol' girl when the snow melts. I gots me some chrome roadster side pipes......

 

[okietheranger]

dude that is awsome!!!! i know u have been wanthing them for a while! gonna keep ur electric dumps? (still drooling)anything else u gonna do?

 

[Iron Ranger]

I'm gonna try to re-use them somehow. I want to put piping back into the sidepipes so that when I open the dumps, the sound will roar out of the sidepipes rather than under the truck.


What else..................? I got a chrome tailgate handle, Euro headlights, and a possible rear anti-sway bar on the way.

Engine/drivetrain-wise, I'm done. No turbos or superchargers or nothing like that. Raw V8 power is enough for me!

And larger collectors for a more free flowing exhaust!