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Member ID: fordv8ranger

Location: sterling heights, MI

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1990 Ford Ranger

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile12.32 sec @ 117 mph
  • 0-605.2sec
  • Top Speed160mph
  • HP400
  • Weight3512lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Interior

  • Ractive Pedals 

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    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Jul 01, 2007

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Mark’s Ford Ranger
“RENAGADE”

  • Currently 2.96 /5 Stars.
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fordv8ranger's 1990 Ford Ranger


THIS TRUCK IS NOW UP FOR SALE!
2500 or BEST OFFER
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fordv8ranger's 1990 Ford Ranger

HEY WELCOME TO MY SMALL CARDOMAIN PAGE HERE IS MY 90 FORD RANGER

THIS THE FASTEST RANGER ON CARDOMAIN SO FAR I SEEN.

THIS IS MY FIRST CAR(TRUCK).I BOUGHT IT FOR $600. WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 175K MILES ON IT AND A REALLY WORN OUT 4 BANGER. DID I MENTION IT WAS ALSO SLOW AS HELL.

2 WEEKS AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK I STARTED TO THINK OF MODS FOR IT. FIRST I WAS JUST PLANNING TO GET A NEW 4.0L V6 FOR IT BUT WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $2500 TO GET A PRETTY GOOD V6. SO WHILE I WAS LOOKING AROUND FOR A V6, A FRIEND OF MINE GAVE ME AN IDEA TO DROP IN A 351 SMALL BLOCK IN THERE.

AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST JOKING, AND I WASN'T SURE IT WILL FIT IN THERE. BUT WE WENT ON A START LOOKING FOR 351 SMALL BLOCKS BUT ALL OF TEHM WERE EXPENSIVE AS HELL ATLEAST FOR ME.

THEN I FOUND A ENGINE AT A LOCAL JUNKYARD. PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE ENGINE COST ME ONLY $150 BUCKS.

ME AND MY FRIEND SUBIN WORKED ON THE ENGINE IN MY GARAGE. IT TOOK US ALMOST 4 WEEKS TO COMPLETLY REBUILD THE ENGINE. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE REBUILT ENGINE COST ME $1500 BUCKS NOT BAD COMPARING TO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR USED 4 BANGERS AND V6.

NOW UNDER THE HOOD IT PURE DETROIT MUSCLE PUSHING OUT A WOPPING 400 (est) HORSE & 450 (est) FT/LBS OF TORQUE

90 FORD RANGER-$600
351 SMALL BLACK V8-$2500
SMOKING THE SHIT OUT OF "WANNABEE RACERS"- PRICELESS

fordv8ranger's 1990 Ford Ranger

fordv8ranger's 1990 Ford Ranger

I HAD MANY MANY PEOPLE ASKING ME WHERE I GOT MY HOOD. IT WAS ALL COSTOM MADE BY A LOCAL BODYSHOP. COST-$500

ALSO THE HEADERS TAHT I USED FOR THE SWAP WERE ALSO COSTOM MADE, BUT IT WAS CHEAP KIND AND I HAD FEW HOLES IN THEM AFTER ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I JUST GOT NEW HEADERS ALL COSTOM DONE. COST-$300

THE WHOLE SAWP WASN'T THAT BAD AS WE THOUGHT. WE DID THE SWAP IN MY SCHOOL AUTOSHOP. I HAD FEW OF MY FRINDS HELP ME WITH IT AND WE HAD ALL THE TOOLS AND HOISTS TO DO IT. PULLING THE 4 CYL ENGINE OUT OF IT WAS LITTLE BIT TRICKY THERE ARE 2 BOLTS RIGHT BY TEH FIREWALL THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION TO TEH ENGINE TAHT KIND OF HARD TO GET TOO.THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE THE WORST THING. THEY SEEM TO GO BAD REALLY FAST THEY JUST TEAR APART. I TALKED TO FEW MECHANICS AND THEY SAID ITS BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH TORQUE. I AM REALLY SATISIFIED WITH THIS SWAP. ALL THAT WORK ID DEFINITLY WORTH IT.

I GOT WHOLE NEW SOUND SYSTEM SET UP

ALPINE DECK
ALPINE 700WATT AMP
ALPINE 10'E SERIES SUBS
SONY EXPLOD DOOR SPEAKERS
TUSUNAMI WIRING

RED LITEGLOW UNDERBODY NEONS

NEW PERFORMANCE MODS

NEW COSTOM MADE HEADERS
NEW EXUAST SYSTEM WITH EXUAST CUTOUTS(FREE FLOW RIGHT FROM THE HEADERS)
K&N FILTER CHRAGER KIT
EDELBROCK PORT AND POLISHED INTAKE MANIFOLD

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1996civichatch  

Posted by: 1996civichatch

03/16/2006 01:23PM

Awesome ranger Renagade. I heard the 351 are hard swaps. Also, not to be hating or anything, but why the sony explods in the doors. You got everything else Alpine, get some alpine type-s or type-r's. Really shouldnt have the sony stuff with the better alpine stuff.

fordv8nut  

Posted by: fordv8nut

01/07/2005 11:23AM

I'm working on a 351 Ranger myself. Did you have problems fitting the engine in? Also how did you rebuild a motor with Ford parts and spend under 1500? I would appreciate you help.

skinny_kid  

Posted by: skinny_kid

12/04/2004 10:47AM

sweetness, the old man and i were throwing ideas around and we came up with a crazy one, he has a 351 cleveland not doing anything, just sitting there, it's in an old bronco, and we were making stuff up about putting it in there, it'd be one hell of a truck if it did go in.

ChargerM440  

Posted by: ChargerM440

08/09/2004 04:34PM

Sweet ride. That 351 looks right at home in your Ranger.

flip2045  

Posted by: flip2045

05/20/2004 02:07PM

Nice truck, I have 1990 Ranger with a 351W also, and I just blew the radiator, do know where I could find one or kind to use?

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Location: sterling heights, MI