1985 2wd 302 ranger

iceracer60 · Jul 29, 2009

hey everyone, i've been building this for a while now in my free time. i got quite a ways to go yet but its getting there piece by piece.

the donor i started with, picked up for a $100 off one of my buddies

off comes the body

sandblasted and painted the frame

new suspension front and rear, leaving it mostly stock

had to put new floor pans in and then some, being a wisconsin truck the floor was gone

made a panel for the a/c heater box delete

the 302 ho i built for it, its pretty much just a stock engine so dont get to excited

test fitting the engine

Iron Ranger · Jul 29, 2009

Manual or auto? If it's manual, I have a pic showing exactly where the T-5 shifter lever is located(for clearance purposes). I just got done with my 92' 2wd 302, when you are done, you are going to love it. No one expects a little ranger to blow by them at the lights. :icon_thumby:

iceracer60 · Jul 29, 2009

filled the seat belt holes and welded plates for the 5 point

test fitting the seats and harnesses

painted cab interior black

painted the engine bay black and have motor in finally

the rug 4 spd i rebuilt.

filled the idiot lights in the cluster

i got many more pics, ill keep posting them in the morning

iceracer60 · Jul 29, 2009

its a stick but im not running a t5 in it, actually im running the rug 4 spd from an 83 stang gt

rngr4x4beast · Jul 29, 2009

nice build man looks good and clean cant wait to c it done

Mac · Jul 29, 2009

Even stock, you are really going to like it, swaped to a 8.8 rear yet? I hear you good about the salt doing it's work. That frame must have taken some time to get into that great looking sharp. Keep us all up to date on progress, looks good.
Dave - in Point

Iron Ranger · Jul 29, 2009

Sorry, I don't see a rug 4speed tranny pic. I think you accidentaly did a double copy/paste.

TS6034 · Jul 29, 2009

Looks nice man!If you hit any snags, hit me up. I just drove mine for the first time today! And keep the pics coming!

iceracer60 · Jul 29, 2009

lol sorry bout the doulbe paste of the engine bay. yea i put an 8.8 in the rear and no the frame was just bout showroom, only got a few hrs in it.

ok this is the rug

this is the 8.8, 3.55s with full posi

the 16 gal goin in the box
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had to cut some of the box out for the cell

radiator i got from a buddy that races late models, it fits perfect and it is a brass core

mounting the msd system

dash isnt done yet but heres the switch panel mocked

back splash i built for the cab

sub box i built for between the seats

amps mounted to back splash, gonna hide all the wiring behind the splash

iceracer60 · Jul 29, 2009

damn must pf missed a tag for a photo

the truck is further along than the pics look, tho right now i have been kinda pinched for time lately because of work i have sent the truck to my buddy that has a body shop at home and he is workin on the endless body work on it. the body work is the only thing thus far that i have sent out to have done

iceracer60 · Jul 29, 2009

this is only a small portion of pics i have of this, if you would like to see more check out my myspace, www.myspace.com/iceracer60

ForOffRoadDriving · Jul 30, 2009

nice build, i really like the valve covers! keep updating and keep up the good work!

RDR · Jul 30, 2009

So Far so Good! Like the Orange Dash.

iceracer60 · Jul 30, 2009

hey everyone, just got back from my buddies body shop, and hes gonna try and have the cab in primer by the end of this weekend and have the basecoat color laid down by next weekend.

back of the cab, looks like it got tagged in the rear pretty hard in a previous life. this cab had more waves in the metal than an ocean does lol

prepping the passenger side rocker and a piller for primer

freshly primed

fordxranger · Jul 31, 2009

iceracer60 said:
this is only a small portion of pics i have of this, if you would like to see more check out my myspace, www.myspace.com/iceracer60

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