68Mercury250Ranger
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- Kitchener Ontario
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- 94 and 2001
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- Ford
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- 4.0 / 5.0
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- Automatic
been watching this thread for a while and was lookin go r a 89-92 ranger for my MB powertrain , but picked up a 1 owner 96 F150 shorty for a great price as the engine was locked up. using my 2.4 N/A MB diesel and 4spd trans in it for a winter vehicle . weight should be pretty close to an extended cab 2wd ranger so I will dig into it. I have a fiberglass sleeper for the F150 that will take2 seatbelts and side seating, so the whole family can ride in a pinch.
couldn't find a solid S/C ranger for under $1200 so I bought the F150 for $350
it won't be a pretty conversion but I will "make it work " hopefully get in the 35-40mpg range , car was pulling 45-47mpg before I sold all the parts off it and the car weighed between 34 and 3500lbs , truck should be close but not near as aerodynamic. hoping for a 100km/h (62.5mph) max cruising speed.
only rural/secondary paved road use so it should be fine. will post pics if anyone is interested, my first choice was a 89-92 ranger supercab but it didn't happen.
5spd conversion if it works well
couldn't find a solid S/C ranger for under $1200 so I bought the F150 for $350
it won't be a pretty conversion but I will "make it work " hopefully get in the 35-40mpg range , car was pulling 45-47mpg before I sold all the parts off it and the car weighed between 34 and 3500lbs , truck should be close but not near as aerodynamic. hoping for a 100km/h (62.5mph) max cruising speed.
only rural/secondary paved road use so it should be fine. will post pics if anyone is interested, my first choice was a 89-92 ranger supercab but it didn't happen.
5spd conversion if it works well
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