Project dropzone.. 91 reg cab short box 4.0 aut

[Toomanycars]

few updates ... for a top end gasket kit from felpro and head bolts as well ... my heads are back from the machine shop.. complete and clean.. had a 3 angle valve job, new valve gides , new springs and retainers they machined everything smooth and put a coat of royal ford blue on them ...

started cleaning and sandblasting everything and coating it all with some duplicolor engine enamel.. the valve covers will be replaced latter on as I have to clear the roller rockers that i ordered ..

I found a 97 merc mountaineer 5.0 in the you pull yard and grabbed everything off the front of the motor power steering pump and bracket . alternator and bracket .. also got the upper and lower intake and the heads .. Brought it all home cleaned it and painted it all ...

 

[Toomanycars]

the motor is finally in for the last time .. I put the new valve covers on and slid the motor in and there was a few places were I had to do some mods . When I made my motor mounts i made it so the motor was as far down and back as possible .. the new valve covers are bigger so they contacted the fire wall .. few cuts latter some welding and a small amount of bondo to make it look alittle better and it fits like a glove.

here you can see where I cut to gain some clearance

I made some patch panels and welded them in..

A little bondo to smooth things out a bit..

and some paint to finish things up..

Now the motor is in and everything clears... time to start wiring things up..

 

[Toomanycars]

after a short break I finally am getting back to working on the ranger ..

still weighting on a few parts for the engine so I started working on the body again .. pulled the box off tonight and got the hole for the old tail handle closed and now im trying to figure out what to do with the gap between the pan and the tail gate..


hears what I started with ..



And hears where im at now.

 

[jovibuilt]

What are you doing for a handle now?

 

[Toomanycars]

well since the tailgate is welded and molded shut i dont need a handle

 

[Toomanycars]

got alittle done today.. decided that while I wait fore the supply's i ordered to get here i would mount my mirrors ..

 

[Toomanycars]

been working on getting the box ready for primer ...

 

[Toomanycars]

ordered my new headlights ..

 

[Toomanycars]

got home today to find a present from the ups man ..



wow a plain brown box i wonder whats inside..


I spose the only way to find out is to open it .




ohh those are nice .. good build quality

 

[emcpowell]

I love those mirrors. Where did you find them

 

[94xlt4.0]

first off i love this build, your attention to detail is amazing. second, i love the way those headlights look but the actual output on them isnt that great, i ended up buying a pair of harbor freight fog lights to supplement them. otherwise the look and quality is better than i expected for ebay lights.

 

[Toomanycars]

first off i love this build, your attention to detail is amazing. second, i love the way those headlights look but the actual output on them isnt that great, i ended up buying a pair of harbor freight fog lights to supplement them. otherwise the look and quality is better than i expected for ebay lights.

I have a friend that had the same problem with his chevy 1500s aftermarket lights.. we found two things the different light colors matter .. with his the blue sucked the purplish ones were ok the white was ok as long as it wasn't raining but the yellow ones had awesome output and good light spread .. so I will be trying a few just to see if theirs any difference .. and with the front bumper that will be on it I can use factory ford fogs to up the lighting ..

 

[Toomanycars]

I love those mirrors. Where did you find them

the mirrors are off a Harley .. I was at a swap meet and saw a guy with a box of them cheep . so I bought a set and threw them on .. I love the look but wish they were alittle bigger..

 

[Toomanycars]

got some time to work on the truck today .. threw the front end together to see what i have to work with and this is what i got...







I dont like the grill so thats gona go.. havent figured out whats gona replace it but ill figure something outt. and I plan on making a filler panel for the space between the bumper and grill sash..