oddball101
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- June 10, 2010
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- Columbia SC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 01 Ranger Edge 5.0
Hey all.
Well it has been a long long time since I have really been on the boards. It is cool to see the v8 swaps and mods still going. A lot more people are paying so much more attention to the newer stuff that the traffic just isn’t the same here on these boards (95-01) as it used to be.
Generally, my current drivetrain mods are as follows: She is my daily driver and running like a top.
-2000 5.0 swap to an 01 ranger extended cab Edge model
-f150 m5r2 5spd
-4406 transfer case.
I am struggling internally with throwing the awd 4404 TC back on because I have dreams of drifting her on rainy days.. whatever, still might.
As the title suggests, I am going to be installing what I have obtained from Dave as one of the last of three partial kits he had left.
What I have from the kit:
My charger components with the info I have been able to find:
The plan is to mount the charger as it sits above, right side up as it does on the 95 tbird. The idea is to mount it with a new fabricated top plate for the EE plenum. I might shift it to the right so that the nose lines up with the support mount but I am leaning towards keeping it centered and just reworking the pulleys for a side pull type action. I say this because the thermostat hose will be directly underneath the snout in this configuration.
I will be cutting and trimming the intercooler in/out-lets to accept standard fittings. First, I will be running without the IC with only a loop type pipe setup until I can come up with something more satisfying. The main goal is to get the system functioning and then fine tune how it all comes together from there.
I do not have a mock-up motor though I am thinking of trying to grab a lower gt40 intake so I can start trying to mock things up.
1. I need to know the exact distance the pulley is from the EE lower intake plenum.
(the 3 mounting holes are of different placement)
2. I need to better understand how the vacuum lines should be adapted for this setup.
(what have I got wrong or missing)
Of course, any tips, advice or input is welcome (needed)... and thanks guys. Your threads have been majorly inspiring.
Cheers
Well it has been a long long time since I have really been on the boards. It is cool to see the v8 swaps and mods still going. A lot more people are paying so much more attention to the newer stuff that the traffic just isn’t the same here on these boards (95-01) as it used to be.
Generally, my current drivetrain mods are as follows: She is my daily driver and running like a top.
-2000 5.0 swap to an 01 ranger extended cab Edge model
-f150 m5r2 5spd
-4406 transfer case.
I am struggling internally with throwing the awd 4404 TC back on because I have dreams of drifting her on rainy days.. whatever, still might.
As the title suggests, I am going to be installing what I have obtained from Dave as one of the last of three partial kits he had left.
What I have from the kit:
My charger components with the info I have been able to find:
The plan is to mount the charger as it sits above, right side up as it does on the 95 tbird. The idea is to mount it with a new fabricated top plate for the EE plenum. I might shift it to the right so that the nose lines up with the support mount but I am leaning towards keeping it centered and just reworking the pulleys for a side pull type action. I say this because the thermostat hose will be directly underneath the snout in this configuration.
I will be cutting and trimming the intercooler in/out-lets to accept standard fittings. First, I will be running without the IC with only a loop type pipe setup until I can come up with something more satisfying. The main goal is to get the system functioning and then fine tune how it all comes together from there.
I do not have a mock-up motor though I am thinking of trying to grab a lower gt40 intake so I can start trying to mock things up.
1. I need to know the exact distance the pulley is from the EE lower intake plenum.
(the 3 mounting holes are of different placement)
2. I need to better understand how the vacuum lines should be adapted for this setup.
(what have I got wrong or missing)
Of course, any tips, advice or input is welcome (needed)... and thanks guys. Your threads have been majorly inspiring.
Cheers