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#1 ·
Well since the turbo ranger is 99.9% complete and is daily service I figure why not jump right into the next project!

Back in the spring I picked up my replacement for my Bronco2 and I just unloaded it off the trailer this weekend. I got another long bed Ranger but a 1st year 1983 with get this....31k miles on it. Its almost as clean as my 88.Bought it as a cab and chassis only.


Plan is take my efi 5.0/c4 from the Bronco2 and drop it in the 83 and rewire whole truck. Building an all tube bed for the truck with spare tire,toolbox and radiator all mounted in bed. I also picked up a rolling 78 F150 chassis for the full width d44 and 9in axles. ranger will be 6" wider than the B2 was over all.I have King 12" coilovers for the front and I will be running my 35"KM2's.
Got a lot of cool ideas for this truck and my plan is to use as my bad weather daily driver once finished.

This weekend I got it on the ground and cleaned up.

Then I cut all brackets off the 9in,cleaned it and painted it then rolled it under the 83 with my SKyjacker 4" SoftRide leafs.




Updates will be coming fast and furious!
 
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#9 ·
Todays progress.

Cut off old reciever from hitch to use and lopped off 7.5" off rear of frame.

Added a 4" beam for my rear crossmember/bumper then welded up the reciever.



Got the Bronco2 gas tank mocked up with its skid plate and looks like it will all fix perfect.


And got all my 2" tubing for the base of my new bed.

Removed the junk bumper and tried to get front level with rear but dont have a big enough jack.lol Rear frame is 33" off the ground.


I was planning to chanve out the whole interior but Im a sucker for old Ford Porno Red interiors and it looks like a little bit of cleaning and I could just leave it original.



 
#17 ·
Well actually you can.:sonicjay:

This was my 88 I bought 4 years ago in Monroe for 550.00 bux. 39k miles.




Last Thanksgiving I tore it down to the frame for a complete rebuild. Just started daily driving it a month ago.





Yeah I gotta thing for Mini Fords...
 
#21 ·
Got a little more done today. 2" frame for bed is finished,but not welded to chassis yet. Flared it out near rthe cab to make room for a wide thin radiator.Thinkin about using a 90's F150 radiator.Had to many problems washing mud out of the thick 3 core I had in the B2 so Im thinking a wide 1 core will be easy to flush out to keep core clean and still cool plenty good. Will be mounted with bottem kicked back and dual fans blowing down thru it.
Getting a sheet of #9 expanded metal for the floor of the bed.


Toolbox will get mounted here behind the rad.


Finishing the gas tank mount in morn then starting the 2" body lift.
 
#23 ·
Got the rear bumper finished today and it turned out great. Added a crossmember to mount front of gas tank skidplate and welded nuts into bumper for rear of skid.





Just need to add some LED tail lights.
Skidplate all cleaned up and ready to bolt in. Tank and lines goin tomorrow.
 
#25 ·
Gas tank and skid all finished. Finished welding up the lower bed frame and its now tacked to the chassis. Picked up a nice Foxbody radiator that fits perfect behind the cab.




Tank is tucked up nicely and is higher than it was in the Bronco2 so it should work great. 23 gallons FTW!
 
#27 ·
Yeah I know alot of people questioned why I mounted it there and not up on top of the frame but I knew it would tuck up even better than it did in the B2 and I hardly ever hit the skid in the B2. Plus now I still have all the room I need for the radiator,my "trunk" and even a spare tire.
Hoping this truck will be a little better on the road than the B2 was.A full tank in the B2 with the 5.0,c4,3.73's and 35's would go over 350 miles. Now with only 3.50 gears Im hoping I could get better than that.
 
#28 ·
Foxbody rad and a Taurus fan....nice fit.

Wont make mounts until main hoop is made but this is how it should sit.

 
#29 ·
Didnt get as much done this weekend as I wanted but I did get the 35's mounted up,fuel lines ran,picked up all my tubing and expanded metal,Blacked out engine bay, swapped in my non-a/c heater box,got sliders mocked up and removed all the 2wd steering crap.


 
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