another GO FAST project.....Round 2!!!

[SaleenGT2001]

late christmas presents from ME to ME!!!

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also got ARP header bolts and a MSD blaster coil

 

[bbkgt03]

Great christmas present to yourself, looking forward to the updates.

 

[bobc83]

i'll take that as a challenge!!

lol this is why I like your projects

 

[SaleenGT2001]

got some work started on the truck today. i have to replace the roof from the infamous pine tree incident, so today i went to the shop and removed all the interior excluding the seats and dash. surgery will begin as soon as i can find a reasonably priced roof clip. i'm hoping to have the old roof off next saturday and have the new one on and finished up by the end of the month.

more progress from this week, the heads are getting finished up and i decided to have the engine gone through. it is all at the shop waiting to be rebuilt.

i also picked up an explorer full length console and a pair of grey leather bucket seats for $50. seats are nasty but i need something b/c the 60/40 bench wont work with the new console and i need the console to mount the B&M quarter stick shifter in! i will eventually end up with some nicer seats (maybe corbeau) after the truck is up and running

 

[SaleenGT2001]

found a roof clip from a u pull it junk yard for $175 today. i'll be going out next saturday to cut it off

 

[02nightmaregt]

Sweet! I haven't been on ole' :SNSign: for a while but I'm glad to see this is still going on, and with such progress.

 

[BurningRubber]

Nice, sounds like it's all coming together. Lucky you got a garage to work in. I did some work today on the car and my fingers are ****ing frozen.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

FINALLY i got to make some more progress

made some good progress this weekend.

this came to the shop on friday

then i spent yesterday in the shop

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then brought her back home
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[Gearbanger 101]

Messy, messy, messy.

 

[sneaky98gt]

I like the way this project is heading.

My brother swapped a 5.0 HO into a 81 Ranger a year or so ago. He planned putting some GT40 heads, E303 cam, and Cobra intake. Hasn't happened yet, but he still wants to.

He put a set of strait pipes on it, along with a good ole Lincoln locker, and well, here is the product. YouTube - 5.0 Ranger Burnout

 

[Gearbanger 101]

My brother swapped a 5.0 HO into a 81 Ranger a year or so ago.

I hope it was newer than that? The only Rangers back then were full size trucks that looked like this....

On a related side note....ironically, the F150 gas mileage didn't get that much better.

The advertised mileage in that brochure is about all I'm able squeeze out of my FX4 for mileage....and that's babying it.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

more progress pics from today

Xterras were NOT made to tow another vehicle!!!! i couldnt get over 55 mph. good thing i only had to go 12 miles

rear glass and extended cab windows removed

remember how it looks now. you wont see it like this again!!!

empty engine compartment

this is one of the reasons i bought the truck when i was 15. my name is Ben O'Neill

 

[SaleenGT2001]

trans tunnel stock

fixed to fit the C4 bellhousing

everyone says to use a hammer, but i prefer this method

this is how it looked by the end of the day

 

[SaleenGT2001]

i gotta start using my camera. these cell phone pics suck

 

[Gearbanger 101]

At least you've got a nice shop to work from.

 

[BurningRubber]

Great progress, you're not wasting any time.

Has it actually occurred to you that before too long you're going to be chopping the roof off? haha. It'd definitely take me a minute to pull the trigger on the first cut.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

At least you've got a nice shop to work from.

thanks to a GREAT boss and some good friends i have a nice place to work. i used the shop from my first mechanic job to pull the engine, and the one in the last pics is my current job. the new boss is a really nice guy and really helps me out a lot!!

Great progress, you're not wasting any time.

Has it actually occurred to you that before too long you're going to be chopping the roof off? haha. It'd definitely take me a minute to pull the trigger on the first cut.

i feel like i never have any time to work on it. i wait all week for saturday so i can get some time to spend on it!!

cutting the roof really doesnt bother me. it's something that just has to be done.

 

[BurningRubber]

Well damn, I guess time really has flown by. I didn't realize it was early November when you started this thread.

I'm looking forward to the roof cutting pics. I'm sure it'll come out great.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

gonna have some GOOD pics up early this week. funds are getting low, so i'm glad most of the parts have already been bought. now it's just time to put in the work to get it running again!

 

[Gearbanger 101]

Just curious....how tall are you man? Ever consider giving the roof a bit of a "chopped look" since you're going to have to replace it anyway....or is that a little more work than you're looking to endure?