ragingbull2k2
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- March 23, 2005
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- City, State
- Calexico, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Ranger
Long time lurker, here... signed up quite a while for info on my '98 ranger which has since been relegated to DD duties for my mom, but now I'm joining the exploder family!
Bought a gold '94 4x4 exploder a couple of months back for $200... motor runs STRONG it seems and everything is in working order except for the tranny (put it in any gear and just revs)... swapping out the tranny would be easier than a motor but the issue is it owes 6+ years of registration fees in cali, which would amount to somewhere over $500... body is in perfect condition, except for the interior being pretty much junk...
Buddy of mine has a red '94 4x4 exploder that he's selling me for $300... body is in decent shape (clear coat is coming off) and interior is in decent condition as well... won't start (I suspect a fuel pump issue) but does crank... according to him the tranny works but it blew a head gasket... best part is it's been non-op since he parked it, so no back fees owed...
Now to my question: I want to swap the gold exploders v6 to the red one and keep the gold exploder for parts (probably sell most of the body)... now I've never done a motor swap, but I have done pretty much everything else you can do to a truck suspension-wise... how big of a feat would this be? I have access to a cherry picker and plenty of tools...
Also, is there a write-up on the interwebz somewhere I can look at? Or is a haynes/clymer all I really need... appreciate the input!
Joey
Bought a gold '94 4x4 exploder a couple of months back for $200... motor runs STRONG it seems and everything is in working order except for the tranny (put it in any gear and just revs)... swapping out the tranny would be easier than a motor but the issue is it owes 6+ years of registration fees in cali, which would amount to somewhere over $500... body is in perfect condition, except for the interior being pretty much junk...
Buddy of mine has a red '94 4x4 exploder that he's selling me for $300... body is in decent shape (clear coat is coming off) and interior is in decent condition as well... won't start (I suspect a fuel pump issue) but does crank... according to him the tranny works but it blew a head gasket... best part is it's been non-op since he parked it, so no back fees owed...
Now to my question: I want to swap the gold exploders v6 to the red one and keep the gold exploder for parts (probably sell most of the body)... now I've never done a motor swap, but I have done pretty much everything else you can do to a truck suspension-wise... how big of a feat would this be? I have access to a cherry picker and plenty of tools...
Also, is there a write-up on the interwebz somewhere I can look at? Or is a haynes/clymer all I really need... appreciate the input!
Joey