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TEASE!!!!!!

wut am i building??

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MANUAL TCASE SWAP
 
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YAHTZEE!!! we have a winner!!!
 
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Nice build, I envy the rear brake setup you have!
 
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Thanks guy, if i can't have an cobra, i'll settle for a bunch of parts on my truck from one, lol.
 
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trac bars ftw
 
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Originally Posted by Dangerranger01
Thanks guy, if i can't have an cobra, i'll settle for a bunch of parts on my truck from one, lol.
hey I understand that! haha, Saw a 2.5L f/s on craigs and immediately this build popped into my mind.
 
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wow def one of the nicest rangers ive seen.
quick question i just got a ranger and i want to lower my truck like yours, is it droped 4inch in the front and 5 in the back?
 
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Originally Posted by sliders
wow def one of the nicest rangers ive seen.
quick question i just got a ranger and i want to lower my truck like yours, is it droped 4inch in the front and 5 in the back?
Thanks guy.

Yeas, it has a DJM 4/5 drop. 4 in front, 5 in rear.
However, i didn't like how level it sat (probably because i have a lightweight truck, so the front doesn't come down moar), so i installed a lift shackle to raise the rear ~1inch or so. Gives a nice little rake.
 
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Teaser?


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YES!!!!!
 
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WIN, dude that's gonna be sick
 
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Ohhhhh shiz
 
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oh grant thats pretty bad ***! what trans you gonna run with it?
 
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YOU SUCK!!
 
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F my A... thats some win for sure
 
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Son of a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's just awesome!
 
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wow
 
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A Cobra 4.6, DOHC, SWEET !
How did you score that ?
Also, how are the Traction Bars making out, I always thought the Heims wear too fast.
 

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holy hell, you suck *****. screw the 5.0, you got a damn cobra motor!
 
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talk about a sleeper for sure!
 
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...i'll trade you motors? lol
 
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nice truck looks good
 
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Well, sold the engine, made $400, so i bought stuff for the head work on the 2.3t.

Got bigger valves and some other stuff. Started to grind away at the combustion chambers to lower the compression. Going to port and polish too. Need to order more carbide bits to get everything done. Just used what i had lying around.

My work station. Nice little set up to hold the head:
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PPE:
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Grinder and variac to control grinders speed:
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One bit i used:
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Before i started work:
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AFter some work. Still need to finish it up and then measure its volume:
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Big valves:
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Wow I totally thought we were gonna see an engine swap lol
 


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