2000 v8 swap - 8 Cylinder Gasoline - Ranger Engine Tech

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WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well done!! she's a runner!!

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Thanks J. You've helped me so much along the way on this build. I was completely lost on a lot of the wiring and brackets assembly . BIG THANKS TO YOU MY FRIEND!!!
NOW... to clean all the spaghetti up, put things in their resting spot permanently and get this sucker road worthy and tuned.

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Sounds good. Another V8 ranger!!!

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Thanks man.. its been fun building this truck. First ranger I've done. Now, to get everthing cleaned up, exhaust done..and tuned..then just enjoy it for a couple months befor the snow comes..lol

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Im so stoked for you!! She was running pretty well in that video, get that sucker all hooked up!
Now Im gonna get a open header video of this silver beast running ASAP, had a few delays here but should be turning the key very soon.

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It wasn't ready to "start".. but uhhh....I had to hear it..lmao
I went over everything a 100 times on the harness BEFORE I depinned any wires.. I must have took out, what, 60 wires or so? Rear o2's, all the automatic transmission stuff. I dint want any ..." now wth is wrong" questions.. it worked out thank God and fired on the first lick..
OD is flashing.. Im sure thats because I took out the automatic stuff.. still have to get a start up tune and all that stuff deleted out of the computer

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Talked to Bob on the phone yesterday. I bought the entire 3rd tube on the driver side header versus trying to patch it up..so all is on hold until that gets here. Then get the header repaired all the way from the flange to the collector.
I noticed the driver side valve cover is leaking oil..sooooo...off comes the upper intake to get the valve cover off to see whats up with that.

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well done, I was gonna ask what you want for that "bad set" and then bend up a small tube and fix that SOB
Glad you are able to use it!
hoping oil leak is easy fix
Yes flashing OD light is due to no speed sensors or solenoids in the MIA auto trans

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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2020 09:28 am

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Went ahead and took the entire 3rd primary pipe out on the driver side.. was just to hacked up.
I've got the entire tube coming from Torque Monster and I'll have it tigged in.. then finish this truck up finally

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good job! What did you use a die grinder?
This is the first time I have ever seen anyone need TMH "parts" lol lol

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Well J...lol
I cut the tube off with a sawzall.. then used a diegrinder to cut the welds off as close as possible. Then took a steel chisel and hammer to knock the welds down inside the flange where it was welded . Came out fairly easy. Then cleaned it up with a file. I cant weld.. but I know a local welder who can tig it up perfect once the tube gets here.

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I was going to have them coated.. but on these I won't I dont think. I did talk to Bob about building me a set of long tubes.. he said he can do it.. but won't be anytime soon. But definitely will happen!â˜•

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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2020 09:58 pm

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you could wrap them??
I have thought about that a time or two, some of the new exhaust wraps on the market are pretty sweet, volvanic rock instead of fiberglass....oooh la la
Wrapping the exhaust forces the heat to move downstream.....away from under the hood and away from the transmission

TMH may not be the easiest to wrap but it can be done

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Posted: Tue Nov 10th, 2020 07:25 am

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Definitely wrap the 2nd and 3rd primary on the driver side and the tube that is by the ac box on the passenger side for sure since I'm not ceramic coating them

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Not build related..BUT... my wheels came into today.. 17x9 and 17x10.5 03 cobras.
I'll get them on the truck one day..lol
Waiting on some small parts to come.in so I can get this thing finished and then tuned!

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dude those will not go in the snow!!!
Who installed that wood floor? I see many lap joints close to each other.... tisk tisk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hehehehe I am really looking forward to seeing this come to fruition!! those are some nice meats, what a day and age we live in eh? just order up some wheels and tires and BAM at your door

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LMAO!!!ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£ Wasn't me..it was already in the house..ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£
Ya know.. shoe repair man's kids go barefooted..flooring dude has terrible floors..hahahaaaa

What I had figured.. was, when it snows..I can just slide all over the place with these?? Yeah?? Ok.. lets get it..â˜•

Times has definitely changed bro.. not like 30 years ago. Wait, did I just tell on myself!? Basically I'm at a standstill until the header pipe gets here.. I have been sitting in the driver seat practicing shifting!ðŸ˜ŽŠ

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I know this is true, the old Popper has crappy shoes, wife has run a carpet business since 1997 and our carpet SUCKS ASS!!!!!!!!!! LMFAO
Waiting on parts is the new black.... gives us time to think about our next set of mods

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Glad to see this fded back up! Hopefully dont have to bring it back out.
I'm about ready to have the exhaust ran.. maybe end of the week ot beginning of next.
Tuner is working on a "drivable" tune right this second. Get that loaded into the computer. Then drive it some.. Im going to put a couple miles on to make sure it's in check before it hits the rollers..

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love me a black stepside!!
watching and waiting!!

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Ok gents... I finally got rhe header issue fixed.

Now..ive had to move the oil dilstick tube so many times in finally broke..yes in the block!!
I'm like sunuvabeech!!!!

Tried the hammer screwdriver method.. that didn't even faze the situation.
HOWEVER.. I found the ultimate trick. At least that I know of if the engine is in the truck or vehicle. I took an intake bolt and screwed it into the hole.. got under the truck and took a screwdriver and a hammer. I put the screwdriver under the head of the bolt and tapped up on the head . After about 4 or 5 taps.. it popped right out!!

LUCKILY.. I have an extra tube. Everthing said a week to arrive. I dont have a week. Well I do, but I dont...lol

Now.. so I had to pull the upper intake off because the driver valve cover was leaking. I had to modify the stock explorer valve covers to clear the stud mount roller rockers.
Well when I was measuring for the pushrod length I had to take off the pushrod guidelines to fit the pushrod checker in thw hole. No biggie. But what is a biggie is make damn sure you tighten them studs back to 55ftlbs!!!!!! I forgot to tighten them back down getting in a hurry . I only started it about 4 times at 20-30 seconds a time and no revs. So no damage was done.

DO NOT GET IN A HURRY.

Something that simple could have somewhat ruined a se of $1800 heads, well at least one of them. Im taking the passenger side cover off today to check everything over since the upper intake is off. Just to be sure.
Truck is getting (scheduled) exhaust the 21st.

Oh and I somewhat cleaned the garage up!.. It looks like a hurricane went through here!

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Posted: Sat Dec 12th, 2020 11:04 am

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wow wow wow that is clean for your garage, I know I have been watching!!
A clean work space is a productive work space LOL

Glad you got the dipstick bit out of its hole, plumbing the dipstick on these things with the headers it rather tricky that is for sure. Put some silicon on the end when it goes into the block for the final time.

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Yeah man... its been a disaster area...lol

I thought I better clean up before something happens.. and yes, putting silicone on there for sure. Ill.wait until I mount the header tomorrow. I need to get me a heater for the garage..its cold now, but, I've got to get this thing done

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Them late nights...â˜•

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That's freakin awesome dude

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