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- Apr 28, 2008
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- Location
- Fresno CA
- Engine Size
- 4.0
- Transmission
- Manual
How are you liking the location of your spare? Glad to see you out wheeling this.
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She's looking good! How has the 351 been running?
No overdrive, and having to monitor temperatures. I like the simplicity I enjoyed with the stick. If all this saw was a trailer and dirt, it would be fine, but since I like to drive it places it sucks having no overdrive. 60 mph is roughly 2600 rpm and 70 is 3000 rpm. Not ideal. With the OD of a ZF5 speed 70 mph will be 2300 rpm.What makes you not happy with the c4?
I have a deep pan and pretty decent sized cooler and occasionally it still gets hotter than I like. Really only on warmer days and going up some of the long grades we have here on our roads. I have 4.56 gears and 37sYeah I kinda figured you would say that. Im using one in mine as well and because of no OD is why I kept the stock 3.50 gears in my axles with 37" tires and went with the doubler. I hope it works out like I think it will.
Adding a temp gauge is next priority along with a deep aluminum pan. My cooler is huge so I hope to have no problems.
Awesome - love that update - will return driveability - I look at this post sometimes for nostalga.
I did so many builds while I was active duty and my last post in this build was around 2012/13 and I was still in the Reserves.
The nostalga part is the carpet pics and the dorm furnature i nthe first 10 pages or so, and read today something that made me laugh. At one point your communicating with one of your buddies in the PNW - and you said in 3 years this truck will be back where it belongs. That was in 2010;-)
I did the same thing that's why it's funny, I said 4 and out - I did over 16 and only got out after 5 deployments, a broken marriage - and another deployment coming down. I also didn't move back home after that time as well.
It's looking great man - makes me want to get a Ranger again and I haven't owned one since 2010.
I want to see the interior upgrades.