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that was one thing i figured might interfere as well, but since he has the BL....i bet there is room.
 
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is it just me or are the vultures coming out of the wood work for parts LOL...
 
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is it just me or are the vultures coming out of the wood work for parts LOL...
everyone wants a piece of beards truck!
 
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Originally Posted by gumby
everyone wants a piece of beards truck!
ewww, that didn't sound right!
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
So beard...is it gonna be a pretty clean engine bay? i mean....not a humongo amount of hoses laced throughout the engine bay, no insane amount of plastics showing and etc?
It should look stock when its done... IT will look good no doubt.

Originally Posted by gumby
only one suggestion right now. take the exhaust outside the frame rails. will make your life much easier from what ive seen of mod swapped rangers.
its going to no worries.

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what you gonna do with your exhaust on the 4.0?
reusing it on the 5.4 its all aftermarket and welded so we are going to reuse it.

Originally Posted by casfz1
The only problem with that is they will interfere with slidders unless he can route it above them.
above the sliders it will be.
 
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Originally Posted by gumby
that was one thing i figured might interfere as well, but since he has the BL....i bet there is room.
I will redo the slider mounts if I have to.
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
is it just me or are the vultures coming out of the wood work for parts LOL...
haha you aint kiddin!
 
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Originally Posted by casfz1
The only problem with that is they will interfere with slidders unless he can route it above them.
Thats easy to change.
 
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Cant wait to see this complete, inspires me more to cut up a Mazda truck and shove a 5.7 Dodge R/T motor in there.

Good luck with the mod.
 
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Originally Posted by TrucksGetDirty
Cant wait to see this complete, inspires me more to cut up a Mazda truck and shove a 5.7 Dodge R/T motor in there.

Good luck with the mod.
WTF??? good luck with the swap beard. Get-er-dun!!!!!
 
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zach,

Kim told me to post "Your out of control".
 
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zach,

Kim told me to post "Your out of control".
no no no this is what happens when your bored..
 
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Correction, Bored with money.
 
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not so much with money he isnt rich its more bored with enough money to get into trouble
 
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I think its more he is bored with the lack of torque he makes
 
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Bored yes...

zach has got it pretty much.
 
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Bored yes...

zach has got it pretty much.
Bored? You haven't even beat on it yet
 
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Sounds like a fun project, Zach!
 
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
Sounds like a fun project, Zach!


haha! I was waiting on your reply...

thanks Bob.
 
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What are you planning to do to the motor itself?
 
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wow.. i leave you for one sec and you go and do somthn like this...






And totaly redeem yourself! hah, dude thats crazy, its gona be sick when done. You've got some big cash dumped into that truck. Nick charge'n normal wage, or discount?
 
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Originally Posted by INT3RC3PTOR
wow.. i leave you for one sec and you go and do somthn like this...






And totaly redeem yourself! hah, dude thats crazy, its gona be sick when done. You've got some big cash dumped into that truck. Nick charge'n normal wage, or discount?
Beard is payin his normal rate with me.
 
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very ambitious project Zach... id expect nothing less!


Damn things going to dwarf my 55's engine, haha
 
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Originally Posted by NicksterSVT
Beard is payin his normal rate with me.


3 strippers at all times and a Tapped keg always on lock...
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
3 strippers at all times and a Tapped keg always on lock...
right on, figured that was about the going rate
 
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