Hard Werkin' 4 Banger - 1999 Ford Ranger

[seneeb]

So, I bought this truck 2 weeks after I turned 18. I am now almost 30. Been a good truck. He's been through hell though.


It's time to say goodbye to the 4 banger part.


Some before pics:

[seneeb]

a few more

[seneeb]

Buddy, it's gonna be a long process, but, you're retired as the HW4B.


The birthing of HP8B begins, now.

[1980c10]

Good luck man you should be able to get a 5.0 from and expo/ mountaineer of the same year and swap all the wiring and such from the expo over tithe ranger. That way you could keep it obd2 and all that good stuff.

[seneeb]

Sorta what i'm doing. I've got an 86HO from a 'stang. Going to use the block&heads, then everything else from a 'sloder.

it's gonna take a while, cuz this isnt going to be cheap, but it'll be worth it

[seneeb]

well, i got a whole shitload of stuff from SF for teh HP8B, and I just bought a new turnsignal assembly for 25$! pics this weekend

[packman]

Cool; a V8 Ranger project. Is this gonna be an auto truck or stick? Either way, it should be fun to drive.



Packman

[jayh]

86HO's had e6se heads, same as lopo's, arguably the worst heads ford ever made

[seneeb]

86HO's had e6se heads, same as lopo's, arguably the worst heads ford ever made

ok, but let's look at it this way.

2 heads are better than 1!

oh, another way to look at it:

when budget allows, i'll get better ones!

more pics and a video:

[seneeb]

Cool; a V8 Ranger project. Is this gonna be an auto truck or stick? Either way, it should be fun to drive.



Packman

gonna be a stick. seen too many small trucks with v8 autos that if you show them water, they wont move

[87gtVIC]

Frame damage sucks.....can that be ground down and rewelded?

[Grand Marquis GT]

What are you running for exhaust?

[seneeb]

that's not frame, it's body. I'll probalby have to grind it down and weld a patch in

[seneeb]

What are you running for exhaust?

dont know yet. probably stock manifolds into custom pipe with highflow cats donw to custom duals most likely with glasspacks

[87gtVIC]

that's not frame, it's body. I'll probalby have to grind it down and weld a patch in

you even said body in the video.