1984 Ford Ranger, 2WD longbed. 2.8V6 5Spd factory. Now 1978 4Bolt 350 small block chevy,GM 700R4 lockup O/D transmission, mild .460ish cam, Performer dual plane intake, HEI ignition, double roller timing set, 96 4.3 Blazer serpentine set up with CS130 alternator, S10 V8 headers fit and are in. 2000 explorer 8.8" 31 spline rear end, A lot of new sheet metal- Cab corners.. floor pans.. bed sides.. etc. If it has a bubble of rust.. replace it! Why a SBC? Fits better than a 302 SBF. No sheetmetal beating, no cutting up heater box, no funky oil pans.. This took literally one day to mock and fab. standard GM mounts and clams onto the factory Ford crossmember. The left mount had to be shifted back on a 10" long .50" steel plate to sit on the odd crossmember. The right side mount needed a couple inch plate added toward to front to line up. I have the motor pretty far forward so I can have plenty of room for timing and bellhousing access. I am using electric fans so there is no clearance issue up front. This can also be done by still keeping the fact. Toyo 5 speed with an adapter plate, but they explode to easy.. plus I wanted an automatic with o/d so the 700R4 fits the bill with a bastard u-joint. These are crap pics, but they give an idea. I will post more later. All this cause I wanted to pull a trailer. Update 7/9/2008 -- Power steering is done, all my autometer electric gauges are ready to go, sending units all installed, hood is obviously done (thanks Barney!) Flowmasters done, 2002 Exploder booster and master cyl. swap done, aluminum 2.08 roller heads ready to go on. Maybe ready for body and paint -1992 Nissan Charcoal Pearl Metallic. This is all for now, Chris
