Vehicle Owner

Member ID: imagineAnitemare

Location: Altoona, PA

Vehicle Info

1988 Ford Ranger

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile13.3 sec @ 107 mph
  • 0-605sec
  • Top Speed165mph
  • HP525
  • Weight3850lbs

Major Upgrades

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

Ratings

    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Jul 07, 2009

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Matt’s Ford Ranger
“Project Nitemare”

  • Currently 3.0421052631578 /5 Stars.
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Truck Specs:

Truck Name: ProjectNitemare
Make: Ford
Model: 88 Ranger XLT 4X4
Engine: 1975 block 351/396W Stoker
Trans: ZF S542 5-speed
T-case: NP 205
Axles: Dana 28 front/ Ford 8.8 Rear
Tires: 35in ProComp M/Ts
Body: Perry's Fab n' Fiber
Bumpers: James Duff
Hood: Ohio Fiberglass (Out of business)
Paint: Gunmetal Grey

Future mods:
Ground up rebuild starting with new frame, Supercharged 557 Ford V8, TCI C6, Np203/205 twin stick doubler, 2.5 Ton Rockwells, triangulated 4 link front and rear.

Page 1 Welcome
Page 2 A Farewell to the 2.9
Page 3 How to remove your engine
Page 4 New engine
Page 5 The C4
Page 6 Looks over time
Page 7 The interior
Page 8 Overhaul & BII tank swap
Page 9 Finished tank swap
Page 10 Assorted truck pics
Page 11 Current pics

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jimpman120  

Posted by: jimpman120

04/22/2009 08:56AM

How's the Dana 28 holding out on the 525Hp? Seems like a grenade wating to go off.

Airtruksrus  

Posted by: Airtruksrus

03/09/2009 01:05AM

Hell of a project, lot of work going into it. Definitely worth it in the end. 5*****

SexyGrey  

Posted by: SexyGrey

03/08/2009 09:24PM

Sweet looking truck man did a hell of a job with the entire truck 5 stars***** come check out mine sometime

Tripp280  

Posted by: Tripp280

02/20/2009 02:11AM

hey im stuck, im putting a lift on my truck but i dont know which one. im afraid of buying one and have it not fit cuz i have the same exact truck as you its an 88 ford ranger stx.i looked at a cupple lifts, i cheched out like rough country it says *will NOT work on stx/high rise* so i dont wanna order somthin n be screwed. so what lift did u use? im lookin to put on a 6" sup. lift.

xtreme65  

Posted by: xtreme65

03/12/2008 10:42PM

nice truck man, check out mine sometime

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: imagineAnitemare

Location: Altoona, PA