Pics will be added as progress moves along. So far I've got most of the pieces needed to build another V8 Ranger. This one will be much milder than my 387W truck. It's going to be a basic EFI 5.0/T5 combo with minor bolt ons. Maybe some heads and cam down the road but for now it will be all stock. The victim is a 1984 2wd Ranger, short bed (love my short beds!!), 2.0L, 4 speed, manual steering and manual brakes. Bought it for $300 near Mount Pleasant. From a quick once over when buying it, the chassis is solid, body mounts are good, exterior of the cab is mostly straight but the interior is rough and needs floor pans. I have most of an interior to reinstall and putting in pans is something I actually enjoy.
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The patient giving up its heart is a 1986 Capri that was a 3.8L car but then transformed into a 5.0L/T5. It also had MAF added. It's end came from being parked under a rather large tree during a storm and being crushed when the tree fell on it. Fortunately the front was spared and the driveline was unharmed.
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Last night I pulled the motor and trans from the Capri. I need to take out the required EFI harness and computer then it will head to the scrap yard. Everything came apart easily. The installer did a nice job and used a lot of new parts....most of which still had the stickers still on. So this was a perfect candidate for the swap I'm doing. I've done several of these before (never EFI/T5 though) and getting a complete donor car is the way to go!! Later this week I'm going to get the Ranger in the garage for tear down. Test fit and mock up my motor mounts then I'll pull the cab, final fit the mounts, fix the floor and start getting the other systems lined out (suspension, brakes, etc).
More pics to follow........
Originally Posted by John4cam
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