Project 84 Ranger

[88mudder]

Bought the truck for $900. 84 Ranger 4x4 std cab shortbed. Solid truck except for the driver door and cab corners, no big deal. Came with a 289v8, C4 with C5 tailhousing, 1350 manual and stock axles..along with a 3" body lift.

Decided to swap in a 302 with a cam, 4bbl intake and carb etc..swapped the C4 for AOD and added a 208 tcase.

Swapped the d28 front out for a d35 out of a Ranger, and added 5.5 superlift brackets, 4" coils with a 1" spacer. Also swapped in a 8.8 rearend with a couple added leafs to the pack and a tapered block to fix the pinion angle.

What is looked like after the lift and axle swaps..

All the work about took place last year. I have now acquired an Early Bronco d44 front axle with 3.50 gears. I picked up a set of 4.10's for it. Currently d35 is ripped out and the d44 is being torn down and ready to be geared. Plans are 3.5 EB springs and coil buckets, 79 Bronco Radius Arm mounts and Outers..a few pics below to show my recent progress within a month.

 

[88mudder]

wow..47 views and nobody likes it?

79 Bronco brackets on and moved parking brake cable up.

 

[7.5L_STX]

i like it...you need some bigger tires though

 

[88mudder]

i like it...you need some bigger tires though

yep going to hunt down a set of 35's when im all finished

 

[kevinsranger]

that truck is pretty clean. i like it, def need bigger tires tho

 

[88mudder]

deffinetly need bigger tires from stock size..those 33's rubbed on turns but this truck is gonna be bigger than that so im sure 35's will workout.

 

[Branman]

Wow I didn't see this post. Looks great man. If I could start all over again I would have just done the short bed ranger.

 

[88mudder]

Wow I didn't see this post. Looks great man. If I could start all over again I would have just done the short bed ranger.

thanks. Yeah i searched hard for this truck and found it. I had an extended cab model before this one.

 

[martin]

It's not that nobody liked it, they were just speechless. nice truck

 

[88mudder]

thanks everyone

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Dang it I wish my 84 was like that... maybe soon. Little too much lift for me though, maybe just bigger tires though.

 

[88mudder]

currently waiting on a friend to finish regearing my d44, should be done within a few days.

 

[88mudder]

modified trans mount, finished it today

 

[88mudder]

Mocked up axle in place. Taking measurements to get the new coil buckets mounted in place. Axle is coming out once the coil buckets are in. Axle is going to get regeared and coated black.

 

[88mudder]

5.5" Deaver Superflex coils