These Rangers are true V8's

[fordwheelinman]

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Hope you don't ever see my trucks!

Enlighten some of us "poor shade tree mechanics".......
1. Why do you say the fuel cell is in a terrible spot?
A. Don't even see one in the white one, so I guess it's got the stock saddle
tank.
2. I don't think it requires a pic in the ad, but whats your dig bout the fuel
door still there?
A. Why waste your time & effort to eliminate it?
3. Why are the switch panels worse than amature?
A. I guess some would think mine were worse than those.

1. Its at the rear most portion of the bed. There is next to zero safety factor with that placement. At the header panel close to the cab would be a much better placement no only for safety but for weight also. Where it is it has a direct impact on the rear ride height. The longer you run it, the less fuel, less weight, less spring pressure. Even if all you are doing is running it down the track, to keep a near equal weight transfer from the first pass to the last, youd have to keep a constant eye on fuel level. With the cell forward of the axle, there is a more equal distribution of weight front to rear, as well as less of a direct impact on ride height as fuel is consumed.

2. The fuel door is a personal aesthetic issue. Why go through all the trouble to run a fuel cell instead of the stock tank, and leave a fuel door on the bed that serves no purpose. Itd be like adding door poppers and not shaving the door handles, it makes no sense. Once the purpose of the object has been removed, it is useless and therefore can be removed as well. I see it as lazy work much like keeping one lonely little chrome strip when all the rest has been taken off.

3. Once again the switch panel is prolly just a personal aesthetic issue. There is seemingly no effort taken in blending them into the dash, or making them less of a stand out item. Colors do not match the rest of the interior. Cheap switches are used. They must have gone to the hardware store and gotten the cheapest switches they could. Id have used the lighted toggle switches that come in walmart light kits over those horrific things. Those switches have their place dont get me wrong, but in this instance they are completely out of place. Makes me think that the builder didnt even bother to use relays to wire things up, and instead used those switches so they wouldnt burn up or melt down easy.

 

[kemo]

I agree with him, copperhead... well about the flaws with the orange one. The fuel cell is in a terrible place.

Why the guy has the oil filter routed where he does and the ignition coil where it is, is beyond me. who wants to clean a wheel well EVERY oil change? what a mess.

Last but not least... it says "custom headers"... I see an exhaust manifold, no headers.

This is all he used to "secure" that fuel cell...

 

[chvlfrk]

Huh>>>

1. Its at the rear most portion of the bed. There is next to zero safety factor with that placement. At the header panel close to the cab would be a much better placement no only for safety but for weight also. Where it is it has a direct impact on the rear ride height. The longer you run it, the less fuel, less weight, less spring pressure. Even if all you are doing is running it down the track, to keep a near equal weight transfer from the first pass to the last, youd have to keep a constant eye on fuel level. With the cell forward of the axle, there is a more equal distribution of weight front to rear, as well as less of a direct impact on ride height as fuel is consumed.

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So IYO, NHRA/IHRA Street classes have been wrong for requirin the fuel cell to be in the trunk all these years, instead of where the back seat used to be??????

Puttin the fuel cell at the front of the box as you say, would do NOTHIN for traction, along with bein APITA to fuel up.

The optimum placement would be DIRECTLY OVER the rear axle, you want weight transfer to the rear to PLANT the tires!

Not like trucks like mine are gonna be a Pinto experience if hit, I GUARANTEE somebody drills me in the azz, they'll never reach the fuel cell!!!

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

I like how "Clean" the gauges look screwed to the dash with the wires running down the defrost vent,Ing. box as a foot rest and no cover on the shifter.
Not trying to be a d!@k but jeeez.
chvlfrk's install is just as nice as that is............even though he used an engine with some French guys last name......lol!