Rox Crusher's 77 sport
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ZOSO
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4.88's?
Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
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ZOSO wrote:4.88's?
all day long !
1977 Sport, 351w OBDII EFI motor, 4R70W auto, 4:88 gears, ARB lockers, 3.5" suspension, 33" tires.
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Hurry it up. Moab is coming up quick!!!!
Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
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I have been really busy at work so I had Kirk install the lockers and gears.
We took a risk and installed some used gears which are howling a bit (in the rear-end) so we will swap them out for new ones after Moab.
Gotta get the compressor installed today / tomorrow so I can actually use them.
The 4:88 gears have turned out to be the perfect match for my 4R70W overdrive tranny and 33" tire combo. RPMs are perfect.
Now I just need to start adjusting the shift points in the controller.
We took a risk and installed some used gears which are howling a bit (in the rear-end) so we will swap them out for new ones after Moab.
Gotta get the compressor installed today / tomorrow so I can actually use them.
The 4:88 gears have turned out to be the perfect match for my 4R70W overdrive tranny and 33" tire combo. RPMs are perfect.
Now I just need to start adjusting the shift points in the controller.
1977 Sport, 351w OBDII EFI motor, 4R70W auto, 4:88 gears, ARB lockers, 3.5" suspension, 33" tires.
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Finally found some time to install the 4.5" springs up front.
It raised the front up pretty good, more than desired I think.
Left front went from 28-13/16" to 30-1/8" (1-5/16").
Right frint went from 28-15/16" to 30-1/4" (1-5/16").
We'll see how far they settle next spring after they have packed the plow around all winter.
Also got to put chassis saver in the spring coil cups, which I missed when we did the chassis.
It raised the front up pretty good, more than desired I think.
Left front went from 28-13/16" to 30-1/8" (1-5/16").
Right frint went from 28-15/16" to 30-1/4" (1-5/16").
We'll see how far they settle next spring after they have packed the plow around all winter.
Also got to put chassis saver in the spring coil cups, which I missed when we did the chassis.
1977 Sport, 351w OBDII EFI motor, 4R70W auto, 4:88 gears, ARB lockers, 3.5" suspension, 33" tires.
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I've been busy coming up with a better and more reliable way to attach the plow mounting system.
Had to cut the mounts for the lights off so I can locate them farther forward to clear the hood.
Meanwhile, I really love my new welder.
Had to cut the mounts for the lights off so I can locate them farther forward to clear the hood.
Meanwhile, I really love my new welder.
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Jesus_man
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Good to see you working on it! Looks like a fun project!
1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow.
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It's coming together nicely, can't wait to put it to the test though.
I lucked out and found a receiver hitch in our trash / recycling center so I was able to cut off a 2' section of it, cut the bottom off, and slide it over the top of the 2" tubing cross member mounted between the frame rails. Then I just welded the plow hoop to it.
So, I will now be able to take the 4 bolts off to remove / install it.
Next step is to figure out a way to lower the fixed / pivoting end of the plow so the attack angle is more parallel to the ground. Last year it didn't take much to trip the springs which allows the plow blade to fold forward too easily. Might need new springs, or more of them.
I lucked out and found a receiver hitch in our trash / recycling center so I was able to cut off a 2' section of it, cut the bottom off, and slide it over the top of the 2" tubing cross member mounted between the frame rails. Then I just welded the plow hoop to it.
So, I will now be able to take the 4 bolts off to remove / install it.
Next step is to figure out a way to lower the fixed / pivoting end of the plow so the attack angle is more parallel to the ground. Last year it didn't take much to trip the springs which allows the plow blade to fold forward too easily. Might need new springs, or more of them.
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Who has the absolute stealthiest snow plow mount in the land ?
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That turned out really good looking! So you notched the bumper?
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Looking nice!
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kinder wrote:That turned out really good looking! So you notched the bumper?
Yep
It's impossible to see with the shiotty pic but I aLso had to cut the mounts for the lights off and move them forward to create clearance to the hood.
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now add tow hooks front and rear.
Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
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ZOSO wrote:now add tow hooks front and rear.
So you've seen my to do list ?
Tow hooks going back on front today
Gonna do rear hitch over the holiday break
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That looks great!! I'm jealous you're getting to do some fabricating!
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Took the intake and heads off the 351 donor today.
Cylinders all look good (the portion I could see anyway).
Valves looked good too.
It looked like it was starting to burn a bit of oil but so far so good.
Tomorrow I'm going to drop the pan and see what the bottoms end has in store for me.
Cylinders all look good (the portion I could see anyway).
Valves looked good too.
It looked like it was starting to burn a bit of oil but so far so good.
Tomorrow I'm going to drop the pan and see what the bottoms end has in store for me.
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What heads are you going to run?
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JGZ wrote:What heads are you going to run?
GT40
How about you ?
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Gotta set of gt40p heads but open to options.
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What kinda power you guys looking to make?
Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
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800 over here
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As much as I can for as little as possible.Seems that a few of us are doing the same thing.My whole thing is reliability and longevity.
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Flipped it over and removed oil pan. All is well in there.
Going to skip it down so I can get it off to a machine shop
BTW, I haven't really decided how it will be built. Mild and reliable is what I'm going for.
Going to skip it down so I can get it off to a machine shop
BTW, I haven't really decided how it will be built. Mild and reliable is what I'm going for.
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I was just curious. Seems like it'll be the winter of some nice 351 builds.
Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
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Couldn't resist,I found a rolled 96 f-250 at the yard.Pulled the motor.When I got it opened up it was like new.Found a lightning lower and had the upper.So here we go.
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JGZ wrote:Couldn't resist,I found a rolled 96 f-250 at the yard.Pulled the motor.When I got it opened up it was like new.Found a lightning lower and had the upper.So here we go.
Awesome !
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Tore the 351w down today.
Didn't break a single bolt or anything.
All the bearings and pistons are original and no abnormal wear detected.
Best of all is that all of the cylinders and crankshaft and rod bearing journals are in great shape !
I was expecting to find some disaster based on how sludgy the oil in the bottom of the pan looked.
Off to the machine shop for some more horsepower !
Didn't break a single bolt or anything.
All the bearings and pistons are original and no abnormal wear detected.
Best of all is that all of the cylinders and crankshaft and rod bearing journals are in great shape !
I was expecting to find some disaster based on how sludgy the oil in the bottom of the pan looked.
Off to the machine shop for some more horsepower !
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You going with a stock rebuild or something more fun?
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Curious as well....in the deciding stages
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