"PCKNPLL" BUILD THREAD! NA @ 180hp!

[ShotnVA777]

I wouldn't bother with those rims. I have never been a huge fan of multi-pattern wheels. They just never seem to ride right to me.

Thanks for your input... I HATE chrome anyways, as you can tell from my truck NOW! lol

I still need to finish filling the holes from the Debadge aand then move on to the primering BLACK of the whole truck! That said, if I did wanna ride the "Bling Bling" 16's, I could ALWAYS can em down or plastidip them for next to NOTHING!

We'll see what happens... I'm not too worried about wheels right now anyhow, until I get my 6-5(+-) drop and all 4 shoxx installed!

 

[ShotnVA777]

So.... I didn't have time to catch a daylight shot of the tinted tails! All good though, they're still glowing GREAT in pitch black, so I know its a LIGHT tint. JUST what I wanted... And me covering the reverse lights didn't make it look "weird" or anything. Just MORE "professional"!

Here's the nighttime photos...

Regular running lights...

Brakes applied...

Blinkers/flashers with brakes applied...

Reverse lights with brakes applied, nice and bright still!

I always seem to spray tint way too heavY...I think this time I hit it on the head!

 

[ShotnVA777]

HERE'S MY "BUILD THREAD LIST", THAT I'LL BE ORDERING SOON! IF ANYONE HAS ANY INPUT, SHOOT!

Here's EVERYTHING I'm grabbing for the SCREAMING Ranger! This doesn't include suspension, fuel, OR transmission "junk" (IE: Lightened flywheel, better Clutch, Holley 350 Carb.) I will have a 4.10 rearend from an Explorer or 4wd Ranger as well!

180-200hp NA 2.3L Ford "Lima" Build w/ 1988 Mustang Block n' Head....

BLOCK:
- Sealed Power - Speed-Pro Hypereutectic Pistons (.030 over Flattops w/ valve reliefs)
- ARP 151-6002 - ARP High Performance Series Connecting Rod Bolt Kits
- ARP 151-4702 - ARP Pro Series Cylinder Head Stud Kits
-Cometic C5369-040 - Cometic Head Gaskets

HEAD:
- Cam, and followers from a 1989 - 1994 2.3L Ford Mustang/Ranger
- "NEED HP" Ford 2.3 Round Tooth Pulley Conversion Kit
- "NEED HP" Underdrive Pulley Kit (MAYBE!)
- Bigger valves
- 7 degree valve locks
- Chrome moly retainers
- Dual valve springs so it rev without floating the valves

"The head will need to be machined for the bigger valves, and the dual valve springs, any good machine shop that does race engines should have no problems doing the needed work. All that should keep the valve train happy. When the engine is done I should be able to surprise some people with it!"

^ that is what im told!

 

[ShotnVA777]

Here's the finished pics of paint job (getting rid of CHROME!!!) and painting the wheels black as well... I'm not too worried about looks, other than a rollpan and the OBVIOUS drop/wheels. It's a Ratrod feel! Straight SLEEPER!

 

[ShotnVA777]

Well atleast I'm finding a few "fun" things to do to the truck!

All that chrome covered black, the tinted tails, blacked out wheels and now the front blinkers are making me think of a flat black murdered out scheme!

Would look RIGHT with the windows tinted, some bucket seats, Hurst short throw shifter (performance as well!) and flatblacking the ENTIRE truck. (Gotta get that rollpan as well!)

Sorry, it got dark on me, so they look kind of dark... They're VERY lightly tinted, like my tails!

 

[ShotnVA777]

Here's with the lights off.... I'll have a FULL DJM Suspension by the beginning of the year...

Including "Dream Beams" and springs up front (with a thicker swaybar). Then rriding outback will be a 4.10 rear axle w/ DJM Flip Kit, DJM Shackles and a notch kit.

Obviously I'll have DJM Shocks on all 4 wheels! AND to top it all off, DJM sway bars ffor the front and back! Riding smooooth./B]

These are just night time photo's of the newly tinted side markers, clearly visable! I'm starting to impress myself with the spray tinting!

Can't wait to flat black it, get it standing right and then get my Diamond Racing Steelies (in flat black)

MUUURRRRDDDA!

 

[Mylesofsmyles]

How's the motor build coming?

 

[ShotnVA777]

How's the motor build coming?

Its coming along SLOW! Works been slow but were about to get a GOOD bonus and with Christmas coming up and all.... My birthday is RIGHT after Christmas too on Jan 4th.

So I'm hoping I can have it FULLY built and IN the truck by Spring, I HAVE TO! Haha...

Trust me, I'll let y'all know how things go and update with pics aas I do things to the truck.

Bet on it!

 

[ShotnVA777]

Got a lot of cool ass "little cheap projects" coming up soon, from bucket seats to license plate lights!

Here's some pics as she sits... Just for reference, as she'll be dropped 6/4 here VERY soon!

 

[ShotnVA777]

Ordered flip kit and 3" drop springs last night! Shouldn't be too my much longer!!!!

Buying a rollpan off Craigslist this weekend for $40 (great condition!)...

ALSO, TONIGHT, going to grab some 1993 Mustang seats from a guy that was going to put em in his Ranger but "bailed out" for some reason???

Nonetheless, they're ONLY 100 BUCKS!!!! THEY'RE TOO CLEAN NOT TO GRAB FOR THAT PRICE!!!

I'll also be installing some fog lights behind the grill, some LED's. Also some LED rear license plate lights. Should make everything look a TAD BETTER! Oh.... And help me SEE upfront! Its like driving with no headlights on right now, because BOTH adjusters are broken!

 

[ShotnVA777]

TONIGHT, 3 GREAT THINGS HAPPENED FOR THE BUILD!!! HERE THEY ARE....

1. ORDERED DJM REAR FLIP KIT 5"
2. ORDERED 3" DROP COILS FOR UP FRONT
3. BOUGHT THESE!!!! 1992/3 MUSTANG SEATS! GOT EM FOR A STEAL TOO AT $100!!!!

NO..... THEIR ARE NO STAINS, THEY GOT A LITTLE WET WHEN WE PICKED THEM UP, BECAUSE THE TARP STARTED TO BLOW OFF IN THE RAIN! YOU'LL SEE, IN THE PICTURES, THAT I'M DRYING THEM AS WE SPEAK! HAHA... THEY ARE LITERALLY IN SUPER MINT CONDITION AND WILL BOLT RIGHT UP (PRACTICALLY - WELL, WE WOULD KNOW IF WHOEVER THAT DID THE "TRS SEAT FITMENT THREAD" DIDN'T JUST GET F****D BY A MAN, UNWILLINGLY, ON A MUSTANG SEAT! I MEAN WTF?!?! WHY WOULDN'T YOU PUT WHAT YEARS FIT N WHAT DOESN'T?! DUDE WAS SEVERELY BUTT HURT IN SOMEWAY, BY MUSTANG SEATS, BEFORE HE WROTE THAT THREAD... LMAO FOREAL!!!!

OH YEA! PICKED UP THIS SCOOTER (NONRUNNING) FROM A BUDDY, HE SAID HE JUST WANTED IT GONE AND GAVE IT TO ME! 2 HRS LATER I WAS DOIN 40MPH BY HIS HOUSE!!! LOL!!! CLEANED UP NICE AND ALL! THIS WILL EVENTUALLY PAY FOR SOME OF MY MACHINING WORK! HAHA! NICE!!!!!

BACK TO RANNNGER STUFF! Had to throw a small heater on them to dry em out!

PEEKY PEEKY!!!!

NOW SLEEPY SLEEPY!

EVERYTHING IS COMING ALONG SMOOTHLY ON THIS TRUCK SO FAR! I'VE HAD A LOT OF HELP AS WELL THOUGH, MUCH APPRECIATED - TO EVERYONE!!!

 

[tbird635]

I noticed in your first post the pic of the intake side of the head , 2nd to last picture. The intake gasket that is still on the head, it's for an early oval port head ( 1974-1981 or so) . If that was the intake gasket on the motor when you bought it, it's the wrong gasket. That motor has been apart before.

It also appears you port matched using that early oval port gasket. Bad idea. The D Port head won't respond well to it, nor will the intake. You'll probably hit a water jacket while porting.

I'd look for a new "D-Port" head and intake, or better yet, a 1983-84 Ranger round port 2.3 head (not the 2.0 variant) and intake and start over .

Take a look at the turboford forums for head info on what can be ported and some flow numbers.

 

[Mikel89us]

Third, gook luck finding the right gasket these days. Most rebuild kits come with the oval port because it fits both.

 

[Kenneth S]

Third, gook luck finding the right gasket these days. Most rebuild kits come with the oval port because it fits both.

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If you want a true d-port intake gasket you will have to make your own (that's what I do).

 

[ShotnVA777]

Third, gook luck finding the right gasket these days. Most rebuild kits come with the oval port because it fits both.

I've already found a new gasket set that'll fit @ my Local Auto Store AT THAT! But they literally have EVERYTHING! (BAPGEON).

Yea, I could tell it had been taken apart before... Not a real big biggy !

I'll have the Esslinger Intake matched to it, along with a 2bbl 350 Holley, and the head will be gone over and WORKED to what I BUY FOR IT! From the dual valve springs to the 7 degree Molly retainers. No one is touching the head until my "racing" machine shop, has a look at EVERYTHING (BLOCK TO INTAKE MANI TO EXHAUST!) and then I'll be going with what THEY say to do. Since they build these motors for the local mini-stock cars on a pretty much DAILY basis!