Rangers from PNW

[Fawks761]

Helloooo ranger station from the pnw wet coast of WA. I joined up because I have ambitions to put a ford 300 I6 in my ranger one day (this engine is still on a stand and in progress will upload the build later)

 

[franklin2]

Have you measured this yet? That is a very long engine and the ranger engine compartment is very short. I think it has been done before, but it's not easy.

 

[Rick W]

I think @bobbywalter is working on a plan to relocate the radiator to the right rear cab window. Might help.

 

[bobbywalter]

Fits no problem going with carb or aftermarket Induction. Factory efi needs hacking of the intake or everything else.

Depending on year you have up to 40 inches to work with.

The second gen sport trac will eat a 6bt no problem. The 300 ford is about the line on the ranger.

 

[franklin2]

Fits no problem going with carb or aftermarket Induction. Factory efi needs hacking of the intake or everything else.

Depending on year you have up to 40 inches to work with.

The second gen sport trac will eat a 6bt no problem. The 300 ford is about the line on the ranger.

Is an electric pusher fan mandatory? Moving the radiator forward? Do all the 300's use the larger flywheel/bellhousing? If so, hammer work on the floorboard or a body lift required?

 

[bobbywalter]

well...if i were to do this for me....

i prefer at least a 2 in body lift.. regardless.


yes i would relocate the radiator forward...maxed out like my current ranger....electric puller fan.


induction would/could be tricky depending on what one wanted to do. if i wanted it for a 4x4 that would see decent wheelin...pre 85 ish head....big cam...4 bbl offy and basic fi tech efi with a dui distributor....thats about 2 g worth of goodies.....so i would really want to have a 300 to do that. and none of its necessary....a2100 2bbl will do fine but the 50 hp that is there and flatter with the money parts will be nice.


for just a meh mobile....just a stock 1 or 2bbl setup and get it awn. with a later efi engine....i would hack up the intake and log/bread box it low and leave the stock tune... you will lose mid range tq...but still be better then any 2bbl engine.


for a bug out ride.....motronic setup with a 2bbl and a mechanical fan....manual trans...

a cleaned up stock exhaust manifold for a stock cam situation....and create from there.


oil pans vary a bit. the later pan massaged is the one i have seen in the ttb chassis.




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[Fawks761]

Have you measured this yet? That is a very long engine and the ranger engine compartment is very short. I think it has been done before, but it's not easy.

Nah I haven't done so yet, mainly because I've not even started the rebuild of the ford 300 yet. I mean, whether it fits or not that engine is still gonna get built. Worse to worse if it cant be crammed in my ranger, I have a 1st gen Ford Lightning also. Could just have the 300 on standby incase I somehow blow that 5.8 351W

@ all others: thanks for the thread attention. Right now the aforementioned 97 ranger I have is just my commuter but I love that little guy so much that once his engine croaks, I just wanna drop another in. (just hopefully it will be the 300! when that time arrives)

 

[Waldoduhh]

Welcome fawks. Look forward to seeing the build!