thunderhorse
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- March 10, 1999
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- City, State
- Nashville Tennessee
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Sport Trac 4x4
Having had 1992 Explorer XLT (Wish I still had that one) and a 2001 Sport Trac, thought it was time to start another project.
Your assignment Mr. Philps, should you chose to accept it, is to make it stronger, and more able to go where no one has gone before. (You did notice there was no mention of FASTER?)
The Mission
Take a once virgin 88.5 Sammy (now molested by a 2003 Ford Ranger) and mate it to an 84 Mazda 2.2 Perkins Diesel. And do this with very limited funds.
First The Sammy weighs in at about 2100 lbs. and the Mazda comes in at almost 4000 lbs. This will not be a road burner the Perkins is only rated at 59 hp. But they do get 35+mpg in the heavy Mazda pickup. The Perkins/Mazda 5 speed is 11 inches longer than the Suzuki 1.3 /5 speed. The weight is over 100 lbs more. The 2.2 oil pan is a rear sump and deeper, with stock springs it will ride on the front diff. As for the gearing, the final ratio is surprisingly much lower than the Mazda. Suzuki final ratio is 4.54/1 and the Mazda is 3.28/1, but with the Mazda transmission and the Suzuki transfer case and diff the final ratio is more like 4.41/1, at 60 miles per-hour the 2.2 engines is turning 883 RPM faster, than in the Mazda. Mazda first and second gears are very low, and will be more like a 3 speed with over drive on the road. The low range crawl should be very nice.
Should any of your IMF team are killed or captured, this board will disavow any and all knowledge.
The build has gone easier than I expected. Not really trusting my welding skills (I can stick two pieces of metal together), I did out source the engine mount install, at “The Baja Shop” in Riverside California. Had a bit of time in finding a radiator/fan that would fit. Found one in a MGB, two rows, it fit under the front/top dog house cross member and most way across the opening. Fans came from a Ford Probe, and a ?. The Wiring was way easier than expected. But did do a lot of reading and studying of Samurai and Mazda Wiring Diagram. The plan to get some pan/pumpkin clearance with fangs (shackles) to see how it runs, then put a spring over and see if I can fit 33s to help the gear ratios.
First picture is the Sammy after the molestation. It was hit on the left side at the rear wheel.
Second picture is the Mazda 2.2L/5 speed that is going in.
Your assignment Mr. Philps, should you chose to accept it, is to make it stronger, and more able to go where no one has gone before. (You did notice there was no mention of FASTER?)
The Mission
Take a once virgin 88.5 Sammy (now molested by a 2003 Ford Ranger) and mate it to an 84 Mazda 2.2 Perkins Diesel. And do this with very limited funds.
First The Sammy weighs in at about 2100 lbs. and the Mazda comes in at almost 4000 lbs. This will not be a road burner the Perkins is only rated at 59 hp. But they do get 35+mpg in the heavy Mazda pickup. The Perkins/Mazda 5 speed is 11 inches longer than the Suzuki 1.3 /5 speed. The weight is over 100 lbs more. The 2.2 oil pan is a rear sump and deeper, with stock springs it will ride on the front diff. As for the gearing, the final ratio is surprisingly much lower than the Mazda. Suzuki final ratio is 4.54/1 and the Mazda is 3.28/1, but with the Mazda transmission and the Suzuki transfer case and diff the final ratio is more like 4.41/1, at 60 miles per-hour the 2.2 engines is turning 883 RPM faster, than in the Mazda. Mazda first and second gears are very low, and will be more like a 3 speed with over drive on the road. The low range crawl should be very nice.
Should any of your IMF team are killed or captured, this board will disavow any and all knowledge.
The build has gone easier than I expected. Not really trusting my welding skills (I can stick two pieces of metal together), I did out source the engine mount install, at “The Baja Shop” in Riverside California. Had a bit of time in finding a radiator/fan that would fit. Found one in a MGB, two rows, it fit under the front/top dog house cross member and most way across the opening. Fans came from a Ford Probe, and a ?. The Wiring was way easier than expected. But did do a lot of reading and studying of Samurai and Mazda Wiring Diagram. The plan to get some pan/pumpkin clearance with fangs (shackles) to see how it runs, then put a spring over and see if I can fit 33s to help the gear ratios.
First picture is the Sammy after the molestation. It was hit on the left side at the rear wheel.
Second picture is the Mazda 2.2L/5 speed that is going in.