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Gunslinger
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I had done some more looking and found a post where Rwenzing said the same thing you are, and for guys like me with 4x4, getting the matching t case would make things the easiest. Custom driveshafts will be in order, but I would need one from trans to rear end, anyway. Not a huge deal to me.
Good to hear the shifter will be in the right place, although I wonder if there's a panel in my floor that's able to be taken out, or if I have to crack out a cutter to open up said floor for a shifter.
A bigger concern though, is just how easy it will be to cram those F150 parts between the frame rails of my Ranger. I'm OK with notching or some other light cutting (IE, clear a sensor or provide access to a fastener), but if I have to start hacking out large sections, that's biting off more than I can chew, mostly because I don't know how to weld it back on to fit.
Not sure if I mentioned it, but if I do decide to go stickshift, I'll skip the donor all together and get the parts I need individually. At that point, having a donor where several major components won't be utilized seems like a waste to me.
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