OK so im finally getting around to putting this on here.... bought a 1989 ranger 5spd 2.9l 4x4 needs a lot of work will be my DD as well as my off road play toy.. haha
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so far...
got the truck first day had awful ticking from motor tore into to find about half an inch of sludge... WOOHOO ==censor so tore the motor out tore it down sent block and head to machine shop one head was cracked the other was warped... so new heads are needed...
( if anyone knows where i can find some WP heads that would be excellent.. )
anyway... found out block is still good going to have it bored .030 over and ill rebuild it... this time with proper cooling applaudd going to get the 4.0l radiator and 180 degree thermostat with electric fans?
also will port/ polish the heads a little when i get them and get some nice headers and bigger injectors also try to find the bigger throttle body for it.. and lastly i mihgt get a chip for it.. but they cost way to much.. this is going to be a little beast when done..
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From here i decided while the machine shop is doing the block i would start on the frame and body work...
not bad amount of rust on truck but enough ....
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Have new fenders for both sides of truck...
started work on the bed.. this was the side with the most rust...
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other side thati finnished..
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started to put on the 3 inch body lift...
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under the bed.. going to under coat it..
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Frame of the truck mmmm RUSTY but SOLID!
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put some rust crap on the frame then primered it and painted it silver looks nice..
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and lastly just started to paint the valve covers... they are just primered for now...
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any suggestions would be great!
very nice good start. now as for the 2.9 i would not waist my time or money on it i have alwas found them to be underpowered and easy to blowup in high rpms. ditch it for a 4.0 or a 302. me my self i would hunt the junk yards for a newer ranger and buy the 4.0 motor trans a shift on the floor transfer case an wireing harness and install that.
I had an 88 2.9 5 speed....I had it for 5 years, and wrenched on it constantly. Eventually i rebuilt the top end, (heads valves lifters etc.) then blew out the bottom end, put in an ACdelco remanned motor (yeah they do ford motors too, go figure) and sold the truck less than a year later...its been through 3 motors since....the ticking is the lifters, the engine design is very inefficient and has no power, and I dont think the bottom end will handle upgrades to the top end. When I pulled my heads the machine shop told me 80-90% of the heads that come off, come off cracked, both of mine did. I would seriously consider an engine swap. I put so much into my motor when I had mine, and that is the biggest regret I had. JMO though, this is your truck not mine. Otherwise at some point I will try and dig up pictures of the transformation of my truck, so far looking at your pictures is like deja vu.
that thing would be wicked with a 302...
would be nice to put the 302 in it but that means alot of custom stuff that i dont want to get into now... and like i said its kinda more a weekend warrior truck trail ride and light mud.. as for the motor im going to get the newer thicker designed heads and like i said better cooling also doing some tricks i found on the ranger station to up the power with bigger injectors and what not.. plus it will be all new bottom end .020 main bearing and .010 rod bearins reground crank (balanced) as for the noise on the top end the ranger has a thread for free floating rocker arms that improve oil flow ALOT with the proper cooling and proper oil flow it should be a killer motor i would be more worried about the dinky little Mitsubishi POS tranny i got behind it..
heres a good question....... TOW POINTS..... where ? put hooks on the frame?
oh one last thing lol.... this motor was running on half oil/ half antifreeze ROFL so it cant be that easy to kill this thing... also it was running pretty good at that lol .. got it up to 75 no prob on the way home lol
more on the project... picked up a good tailgate for 10$~~!!! and drivers headlight assembly and two grilles for another 10$!!!
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tow points: hooks on the frame would be good. should have a strong set of points front and back. just dont use the small midsize truck tow hooks for the front. get a set of chevy 88-98 tow hooks. basically universal and still beefy and strong
imy bet freind ran his 78 chevy 350 with maybe 1qt of oil in it because the pan leaked and the wires were in the wrong wiming order and it was falling apart and it was a plow truck and it still managed to run JUST FINE. and when he pulled the top end of it off everything was clean... dont know how it did it but it did
lol, just like them ford inline 6 cylinders impossible to kill i had one of those before this but it was 2wd..
just did some math for the motor and if i had the motor bored .040 over it would be a 3.0l engine then probably going to stick with the .030 over bore... just thought it was good info!
well good luck. i think it would be sick with a v8, 4.0, or even a streigt 6. man makes me i had one my self to try it with a streigh 6 5 speed and a good transfercase
right on, DO IT you can pick up a ranger pretty cheap! lol
LOOK what i picked up for 80$ chrome roll/light bar and lights from harbor freight for 10$ a piece !!!
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ITS SO CUTE!!! ITS SO TINY!!! ==roll jk jk ==doh
Quote from: Hitman89x on July 17, 2010, 10:49:21 PM
would be nice to put the 302 in it but that means alot of custom stuff that i dont want to get into now... and like i said its kinda more a weekend warrior truck trail ride and light mud.. as for the motor im going to get the newer thicker designed heads and like i said better cooling also doing some tricks i found on the ranger station to up the power with bigger injectors and what not.. plus it will be all new bottom end .020 main bearing and .010 rod bearins reground crank (balanced) as for the noise on the top end the ranger has a thread for free floating rocker arms that improve oil flow ALOT with the proper cooling and proper oil flow it should be a killer motor i would be more worried about the dinky little Mitsubishi POS tranny i got behind it..
It should be a mazda not a mitsubishi. (asian is asian though right?) I had 200k on the mazda 5 speed, and since i've sold it, its gotten another 130k+. I dont think you will have a problem with the tranny, just put a good clutch in it, I had a centerforce in mine.
This is gonna be one bad ass looking truck when its done. keep up the good work man and cant wait to see more pics!
nope the ranger came with a Mazda 5 spd and a Mitsubishi 5 spd and the crapy auto trans.. ( thank god i didnt get the a4ld POS ) and thats what im going to get is the mazda after this one craps out.. lol but thanks for the interest! and hell yeah it will be bad ass as long as i can keep my income lol
Quote from: Kyle on July 20, 2010, 07:14:11 AM
ITS SO CUTE!!! ITS SO TINY!!! ==roll jk jk ==doh
That means lighter also! ;) haha i had a bigger truck before and sank into everything! 95 f150
got the upper and lower intake back from cleaning.. looks much better applaudd
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;D
Quote from: Hitman89x on July 20, 2010, 07:53:15 PM
Quote from: Kyle on July 20, 2010, 07:14:11 AM
ITS SO CUTE!!! ITS SO TINY!!! ==roll jk jk ==doh
That means lighter also! ;) haha i had a bigger truck before and sank into everything! 95 f150
i was talkin bout the light bar... lol
and yea i know. my truck is a cow... ==roll
oh alright lol yeah well it looks pretty bad ass and main purpose was so i could put the lights up there..
i think ya need a few more lights tho... couple facing backwards and on pointed out each side. can never have enough light! especially when ur trail ridin in a blizzard at 3am! lol
now that sounds fun, and could turn out pretty crappy if you dont have a cell or another truck with you lol
yea thats why i try to not wheel too much or do anything crazy without somebody else around! lol ive already rode with some guys where we ended up walkin ==doh and i dont think its as fun if ya dont have anyone to share the fun with, i get bored wheelin by myself! lol
ok so ill have the block back tomorrow (365$ for heat / blast cleaning then inspection + bore .030 over and the deck machined ) going to throw some paint on it tomorrow? will post pics ASAP mean while hears a pic of my oil pan after i got all the ==censor rust off and painted... (http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs177.snc4/38197_410244515884_641290884_4681317_3957759_n.jpg)
projects going great!
also what does any one think about painting the aluminum upper / lower intake i was thinking about it but im not sure if i want to or not.. if i did id have to paint it red... let me know what you think.. paint or not..
I painted mine where it said 2.9 and then left the rest bare casting. I resurfaced the raised machined off parts. I relly need to dig out pictures for you.
please do id like ideas! oh and to anyone that reads this.. if you come across the older throttle body for the 2.9l and its for sale please let me know.... i believe its from 87 to 84 or something like that.. havent found one yet...
Update got pistons Ringed and i got the block on the stand and in the process of checking crank/ bearing make sure everything fits just right.... got the block covered in plastic.. dont want no rust ++peace
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ok so i got the crank all lined up and end play in it is good blah blah blah.. so i decided to paint the block just primered for now but hopefully tomorrow after primer is good and set ill have a couple coats of silver on it ++peace
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LOOKING GOOD MAN.... NICE PROJECT
More motor pics installed cam shaft.. blah blah lol primered, base coat, and clear heres what it looks like so far....
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==kp ;D
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i saw this as a comment on a youtube video and thought id put it on here lol
A man how you gone done did blowed your motor up, oohhh( as he spits a big wad of chewin tobacer) i tell yuh i where in one of them there yankin poollen computitiens with a ford pick me up truck and KA PLOW...... LOL X^D
Update!..
ported out the entire intake and ported the intake on cylinder heads..
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other than that i got the bottom end all in besides the oil pump screen (need to find some bolts)
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gettin there!!
lol, yes very slowly.. i should have motor complete by the end of week getting the head bolts tomorrow then i just need to get some 19lb injectors and a bigger TB =)
Quote from: Kyle on July 18, 2010, 02:32:36 AM
tow points: hooks on the frame would be good. should have a strong set of points front and back. just dont use the small midsize truck tow hooks for the front. get a set of chevy 88-98 tow hooks. basically universal and still beefy and strong
imy bet freind ran his 78 chevy 350 with maybe 1qt of oil in it because the pan leaked and the wires were in the wrong wiming order and it was falling apart and it was a plow truck and it still managed to run JUST FINE. and when he pulled the top end of it off everything was clean... dont know how it did it but it did
nothing was clean. there was over an inch of build up oil/carbon it looked like. just proves the sbc 350 even more so!
Quote from: Hitman89x on August 22, 2010, 10:53:05 PM
lol, yes very slowly.. i should have motor complete by the end of week getting the head bolts tomorrow then i just need to get some 19lb injectors and a bigger TB =)
hell its movin alot faster than my project is!!
well for me its moving slow... i was supposed to be done with it last week lol
im so close but so far... ==censor got heads bolted up and lower intake on but im still in need of the new TB and injectors if anyone has some 19# injectors for a ford for cheap that would be great! otherwise im hitting the JY and pocketing some 5.0 injectors.. hopefully they have a tb too.. prayy
good luck on the tb... im sure theres gotta be one out there somewhere!
Update ==np
Went to parts galore got my 19# injectors (free) shhhh ;) also got a 5.0l HO throttle body and had my dad make a throttle body adapter/ TB spacer (he even put the spiral in the center like the big brand ones and it only cots me 10$ for the aluminum instead of 150$ for a stupid spacer! and lastly i made my free floating rocker arms! props to my dad with all his machines in his shop! ++peace
++cant see the spiral in the center of spacer because my camera phone is crap..++
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got a somewhat better pic of tb spacer/adapter
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so finally got my 4.0l radiator got my electric fans got my msd 6al got my hotter plugs and 8mm spiral wound wires etc.. and here she is being broken in! ++peace
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all done except the rear pass. side bed fender...
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completed motor with cone filter intake (temporary atm)
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SSSAAAWWEEEEETTTTTTTT! lookin goooood!!! ++peace
nice looking truck
thanks guys id have some better pics of it but its raining... -lame- and just wait till i get'er all jacked tothetop but that might not be for some time at least till i pay off my credit card ROFL
nice work , hows that 2.9 run for you ? ++peace
2.9l runs incredible i spin my tires (accidentally) around every corner ROFL it feels like its a real torque monster, and with the 4.0l radiator electric fan combo +160 degree thermostat it doesnt get hot at just warm enough to run correctly +++ i havent done my third oil change yet but everything still seems to be good im actually surprised how much this motor has woken up with all the modification.. i would love to get it dyno'd but i aint payin for that...
oh and its even cooler that i moded it and its speed density and runs correctly lol i guess i did it right? ported intake from tb to heads and bigger injects + bigger bore so its almost like the computer presets are still a good configuration for it =) just wish i could throw a choppy cam in it =(
ok so i found out one side of my truck has bad ball joints and the other side some how one of the locking nuts on the spindle that holds the wheel bearing moved forward because the other locking nut got sheered away some what so i need to hunt down these parts ASAP i need all the wheel bearing crap... also the etire back brake pad was missing except for a chunk of metal stuck in the rotor.... ==censor ==censor ==censor ==censor ==censor ==censor ==censor ==pissed hopefully parts store has my p00..
upgrade to some stage 8 locking nuts. ive heard those spindles are notorious for backing themselves off when rapidly going from foreward to reverse a bunch of times... poor setup if u ask me... and ive known a guy to lose a WHOLE inner pad(metal plate n all) on his full size ttb axle... ==goodluck
where can i find these stage 8 locking nuts?
on their website maybe? ==idunno i saw them bein used on TRUCK U one day a while ago...
alright ill check it out
thanks
i checked the website, seems like pretty solid stuff but they dont make it for my dana 28 =P
Part # Description
DNA 44 Dana 30*,35*, 44 Spindle 1 5/8? x 16 thread count
DNA 60 Dana 60 & 70 Spindle 2? x 16 thread count
oh and after close inspection it looks like the last owner put the spacers and lock nuts in in the wrong order which is prolly what messed it up...
to the junk yard!!!! AWAAAAYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyyyy!!! ==doh
down the road i would almost look into gettina solid front axle for it, possibly one from a jeep. lot stronger and less complicated than the ttb axle stuff... just requires some fabwork to get it under there...
yeah probably a good idea there lol this is just too much hasel and for the money a solid axle would be better iver spent 250$ just on the crap for the dana 28 ifs p00..
i just wanna go play in the trails ALREADY!!!!!! ==pissed ==censor
well the way i look at it is: thats $250 worth of stuff u wont have to replace anytime soon! uve done a helluva lot of work so far, especially in the motor! lockouts are minor problems compared to motor work like that... soon buddy SOON ++peace
for sure!
found some pics of the motor more any way and took some pics of the crap i been recently working on..
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I thought id just throw this one in there ++peace applaudd
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Quote from: Hitman89x on October 19, 2010, 07:43:12 PM
I thought id just throw this one in there ++peace applaudd
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lmao ==roll
UPDATE TIME!...
ok so i was having electrical issues in my ranger for a while and one day my batt gauge read low.. and over night battery died.. so i charged up my batt. put it back in my truck and over night it died again! so i was pretty pissed went through all my wiring looking for a short.. ripped apart the insde of my truck ( still in a thousand peices..) and i could find no SHORT!!! so being all pissed off i tried roll starting my truck and ended up breaking off the mirror on my mom new fusion.... got her a new one and put it on no biggie... so i did some research online and found out that the alternator can actuall take power from your battery if its messed up said that if it is the alt. will be warm so i went outside after letting my truck sit with the battery on for a couple hours and yet motor ice cold alt. hot ??? so instead of ordering a crappy 60 amp stock model i decided to go with a new 100 amp model from tuff stuff, ill install it tomorrow and post how it works =) also since my gauges are all out im swapping in blue LEDS for the gauges will post pics as soon as i get them in the mail and install ++peace
oh i also welded up my front bumper so its flush with the bottom of the trim peice not sitting 3 inches down haha
cool project!!! Now you have the right to say Built Not Bought! My buddy is selling a ranger v8 swap setup...pan pickup tube and headers....check out the forsale section!!!!!!!!!
glad to see updates on this thing! applaudd
i will check it out the v8 swap is deff. in its future once i kill the beasty six i built =) next summer im going to finnish the body work and do my 4 inch lift so for winter all i have is interior mods im working on. i have to figure out how to mount my new alt. i put it in but the adjusting bar doesnt reach so i have to make something but i started up the truck ( held it back with bungee and ran like a champ =) ran at full voltage turned on my heat full my headlights and my off road lights and it droped down to the middle bar on the indicator.. think i need some more grounds on this thing.. there is only one ground to frame and block what you think?
def needs more. fords are weird with grounds too... the more ya have the better for them
i had like 4 on my ranger one on each side of the body under the doors to frame one from top of the block to the fire wall and one from the block to frame
alright thanks, deff going to get some thick gauge wire for frame to body and some medium stuff tor body to block =) hopefully it helps
Quote from: Hitman89x on December 03, 2010, 10:29:14 PM
alright thanks, deff going to get some thick gauge wire for frame to body and some medium stuff tor body to block =) hopefully it helps
anything more than stock is always better! especially when ur runnin all those lights! i have mine grounded directly to the bottom of the body, with more grounds to come
I love my new alt. and i put for grounds from frame to body and one from block to body and it sits nice an still with almost everything on.. I LOVE IT!@ only goes down a little bit when i crank the heat lol... but in other news i just bought two 12" 1000 watt RMS, 2000 watt subs =) so getting a a powerful alt. was a good idea haha now the other question is should i get another battery? and if you think it would be a good idea a little info on hooking up a second batt. would be great!
not hard. the hardest part is making sure the second battery is SECURE and dont bounce around! then all ya gotta do it hook + to + and - to - and it will be all good to go! ya might not need it tho. i got a 1k amp and a 200 amp along powering all speakers and sub with normal accessories, 4 150w offroad lights 4 100w offroad lights. its all on stock alt and a 930 cca diehard battery. but a second battery would not hurt ya at all to have just in case ya leave ur lights on!
alright thanks for the info man!
Picture time!!!!!!!!!
Update: got my subs/box, and amp will be here tuesday! i already have everything wired so i can just hook it all up =)
heres a pic of the alt. i got
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(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs021.snc6/165096_470636180884_641290884_5810376_4185814_n.jpg)
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and yes, i may go deaf.. hahahahaha
ya see all that open space behind the seat? ya know what that means right? GO BIGGER!!!! ==drum
haha yeah
bought some steel wheels of summit that were all silver, so i decided to make em one of a kind here it is =)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs071.snc6/168154_486739010884_641290884_6091380_5686432_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs057.snc6/168743_486739105884_641290884_6091382_792377_n.jpg)
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these turned out great.. tomorrow im getting my chrome valve stems =) then im mounting these on them:
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They are 33x12.5R15 Baja claws ;D rims are 15x8 3in backspace ==np
sweet! rims look really good! now its gonna have a really nice stance to it! ==kp
for sure !
put a 302 in it you would be happy with it
oh trust me im already thinking about it lol my 2.9l is actin up... hopefully have it fixed 2 morrow though... >.< also ill get pics of the mounted tires and rims 2 morrow prolly
perhaps this summer after im done with body work ill look into throwing a mild 302 with a fullsize 5 spd n t case in it that would be a dream! =)
dare i say it :o stroke it? or better yet... 351... ya know itd eat p00 and git with one of them in there!
id stroke a 351 if i had the cash lol even more so id throw my dads 390 in there and stroke that.. lol =) open headers =)
well this 302 in my truck may be something sooner than later... >.< http://wegotmud.com/forum/index.php?topic=61501.msg638874#msg638874 (http://wegotmud.com/forum/index.php?topic=61501.msg638874#msg638874)
how much do you think it would cost i would need another trany and t case forma full size ( prefferably a 5 spd manual ) and the engine plus fuel pump etc... also how hard do you think it would be?
beats me ==idunno wish i could help ya but im not a ford guy...
lol.... well if i can pull it off with 1000$ ill be satisfied...
i still want to see some pics of the tires and rims on your truck!
oh and talk to rangerwheelinmike on here he might have a 351 and everything you need for cheap
nope all i have left right now is a .60over short block and a set of long tube hooker headers
might have a set of stock heads or 2
ill get some pics of the tires n rims on my truck i was surprised how well they fit with just a 3 inch body lift haha im thinkin to look for a f150 so i can pretty much just swap everything just need to get it for cheap and i think id rather have the 302 alot more parts available for it
alrighty so heres the pics of my new tires n rims on me truck =)
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this last one is my fav =) applaudd
==kp
thanks =) i found a 302 today from a 79 mustang gt with original miles of 55,000 complete just no intake for 275$ im going to rip into my engine 2 morrow and see whats up with it, if its something bad like scrapes on cylinder walls or fudged up pistons im getting the 302 and prolly replacing bearings and rings in that...
any updates on this lil beast? ==ec
haha, hmm well got the 302 block cleaned and machined ordered up some .030 flat top pistons... and the trans is half in lol... i still need to find a t case to fit in the frame rails on a full size trans, ive been workin alot so little has been done but if the weasther would hurry up and get nice id be working on it alot more..
sweet!!!!
well its good to see it wasnt abandoned! lol
looking good
no way this is my DD .. err.. well was my DD =D hahaha im hoping by end of spring to have done almost all work to it =P thanks for the interest!
UPPPPPPDDDDDAAAAAATTTTTEEEEE ::: 302 sbf block machined painted ordered up forged crannk and rods have pistons as well got my NP205 T-case got my 5 spd trans and tomorrow i will have my 8.8 limited slip with 3.73 gears and disc brakes =D
holy crap! thats quite a bit done! almost there!
yeah but half of it isnt even in the truck lol
Quote from: Hitman89x on May 31, 2011, 07:55:29 AM
yeah but half of it isnt even in the truck lol
so just pile it all in the bed. then you can say it is lol
Haha yeah ill try to get some pics up this weekend of whats going in the truck..
if your runing stock 8.8 l/s you sould put new clutches in it if you rebuild it tight with a extra clutch on each side you will like it mine locks up like a spool when you get on it
Cool hey thanks for the info! What gears u runnimg in it?
this thing didnt turn into a lawn ornament now did it? loll
Quote from: Hitman89x on June 03, 2011, 05:48:37 PM
Cool hey thanks for the info! What gears u runnimg in it?
im runing 3.73s but im gunna start the 5.0 swap this week what tcase are you gunna be useing for the full size tranny?
i modified the adapter from the mazda 5 speed from a full size f150 to fit the np205 ill throw a pic up on here tomorrow and no more like a driveway ornament lol its slowly comming together ( work gets the best of me these days)
ok cool im gunna be useing the awd explorer tcase for a cupple weeks till i get a f150 tcase i dont need a 205
i probably dont need the 205 strength wise but thats a great plus that there bullet proof... but i got it for the small size it is... fits between ranger frame rails only downside is that the little tcsae weighs about the same or More than the trans O.O
dont worry project hasnt been thrown away ;D i just been lazy at updating this :P but heres an update :
got engine and trans and t case in truck glad it all fit nicely applaudd got msd hooked up got 2 core radiator for the swap got oil filter relocator etc all the small odds and ends.. all i need for engine is some shorty headers i have a real tight fit :P
engine has bored .030
decked
forged rods n crank
stock pistons
210cc intake runners procomp aluminum heads 60cc combustion chamber
comp cams xe284h cam
edlebrock performer intake
Holley 650 carb, vacuum secondaries
MSD billet distributor
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/299258_10150331492885885_641290884_8184047_1459329185_n.jpg) (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/299258_10150331492885885_641290884_8184047_1459329185_n.jpg) mmmm roller rockers ;D
heres the engine out (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/317727_10150271837655885_641290884_7825296_1148936_n.jpg)
heres one in (http://hphotos-iad1.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/308855_10150331491840885_641290884_8184024_1551863845_n.jpg) (http://hphotos-iad1.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/308855_10150331491840885_641290884_8184024_1551863845_n.jpg)
and heres a little scoop i have been working on (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320602_10150325441255885_641290884_8153504_1645416799_n.jpg) (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320602_10150325441255885_641290884_8153504_1645416799_n.jpg)
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/319548_10150331492260885_641290884_8184032_1636650498_n.jpg) (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/319548_10150331492260885_641290884_8184032_1636650498_n.jpg)
fully functional hood scoop ;D free thanks to work 8)
hell yea! awesome work! i dig the hood scoop too man! it should haul ass now!
sweet! wanna race? loll
haha, no not yet anyway =P still got some work to to do i need drive shafts and headers before it will move lol
I got a question tho.... how do ya make the stock pistons work with a 30 over bore?
oh i meant stock as in stock material and make of the piston, they are flat tops not domed or dished lol they are 30 over tho lol
nice truck
i looked up ur cam and i gotta say WOW HOLY CAM! that thing is even bigger than what im even running but it should fit your heads very nicely. itll be a good mid range-high rpm motor. but why didnt ya go full roller since you had all that money invested in the rest of the top end?
I guess I just didn't think about it lol but if I do another rebuild ill go for a full roller setup but what I got now will do just great for me
Quote from: Hitman89x on October 24, 2011, 06:07:58 PM
I guess I just didn't think about it lol but if I do another rebuild ill go for a full roller setup but what I got now will do just great for me
hopefully that wont have to be for a while! lol great motor tho
Quote from: Kyle on October 24, 2011, 08:53:35 PM
Quote from: Hitman89x on October 24, 2011, 06:07:58 PM
I guess I just didn't think about it lol but if I do another rebuild ill go for a full roller setup but what I got now will do just great for me
hopefully that wont have to be for a while! lol great motor tho
with him driving it will be next summer lmao
Quote from: bud on October 24, 2011, 09:03:37 PM
Quote from: Kyle on October 24, 2011, 08:53:35 PM
Quote from: Hitman89x on October 24, 2011, 06:07:58 PM
I guess I just didn't think about it lol but if I do another rebuild ill go for a full roller setup but what I got now will do just great for me
hopefully that wont have to be for a while! lol great motor tho
with him driving it will be next summer lmao
Lol shut up Bud! this one will last besides the 2.9s werent the greatest motors plus i sold it ;)
hell yea!