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Post by b2bomer on Nov 22, 2012 0:59:22 GMT -6
Stay tuned... it starts tomorrow... 11/23/12 Damn that that only gives me 29 days to get it done and play time... before the world blow's up!
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Post by b2bomer on Nov 22, 2012 18:34:58 GMT -6
Ok.. here we go..  Up and out..  Bomer drew first blood!  Where to start..  Out the the old in with the new.. 4.0L  Next pulling the dash and all the wiring... wish me luck! |
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Post by Ryan Padgett on Nov 23, 2012 10:59:45 GMT -6
that looks like a lot of fun..... lol
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Post by b2bomer on Nov 26, 2012 11:01:04 GMT -6
Got the Dash out and the wiring out of the motor compartment.. now waiting on my motor mount then it will be ready to go in.. Have some wires in side I need to figure out but it should all go good...  This is all the crap out.. older dashes suck. you have to disassemble the damn things to remove..  Differences in the two columns..  Pic before I removed some more wiring ..  Starting to wonder if this was the way to go!!  |
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Post by Ryan Padgett on Nov 26, 2012 11:03:27 GMT -6
i
hate
electrical
heh. looks like its moving right along though. i wish i had the motivation on projects like you do lol
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Post by b2bomer on Nov 26, 2012 11:03:40 GMT -6
Oh and I found a better dash and its the gray one in the pic.. so now I have 2 to play with..
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Post by b2bomer on Nov 26, 2012 11:05:27 GMT -6
i hate electrical heh. looks like its moving right along though. i wish i had the motivation on projects like you do lol No motivation.. It's more like Have to!! It's my last running truck, driving my dads now! |
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Post by Ryan Padgett on Nov 26, 2012 11:15:05 GMT -6
that would def. be some motivation lol. i need to stop wheeling my daily driver myself and start busting my tail to get the blazer done.
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Post by b2bomer on Nov 26, 2012 13:21:03 GMT -6
Just wait, something will break and then that will get you motivated.. LOL!
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Post by Ryan Padgett on Nov 26, 2012 13:22:53 GMT -6
hope not. i could drive the blazer though if i absolutely have to...guess i can walk too since i only live 4 blocks from my job lol
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Post by b2bomer on Jan 17, 2013 0:43:18 GMT -6
Sorry for the long delay in this build. Holidays and trying to make cash for bills put me behind. I do have some new pics to post and more info on the progress.. It's not dead yet. LOL!
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Post by Ryan Padgett on Jan 22, 2013 8:18:47 GMT -6
post em up!
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Post by b2bomer on Mar 6, 2013 8:56:21 GMT -6
It's DONE.... I'll post pics tonight.. It's GREAT.. I'm ready to play.  |
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Post by Ryan Padgett on Mar 6, 2013 10:08:45 GMT -6
looking forward to this. run just a weeee bit better?
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Post by b2bomer on Mar 8, 2013 21:38:23 GMT -6
OK..I was looking for more pics but cant find a few.. so I'll go with what I have. After I removed the old 2.8l, I power cleaned the new 4.0l It's out of a 93 ford ranger. Has 165HP and 225FP of Torque. So that should be a big difference. I had to drop the front sway bar to clear the lower radiator house, the 4.0 rad. is a lot bigger.  Then I added 6" of wire to the ECM harness so I could place it in the cab under the dash. I got the steering column in perfect fit, but had the trim the firewall cover plate.  Had to drop the gas tank to replace the carburetor lines, with the EFI lines, so I found small pin holes under the straps, so i ordered a new tank. Got the new fuel pump and sending unit in and got the tank back in. Now putting in the 4.0 harness in was easy, just rap around the finders behind the radiator. It was a plug and play with the blower motor.  Sitting the 4.0 in was normal. bolted right up. I did have to change the Y-Pipe due to the 2.8 went more down and the 4.0 went to the wall just a bit more. Relocated the battery tray to the driver side like it was in the ranger. So I still have the Passenger side battery tray to put one in for just the new winch. So motors in and I was getting ready to install the dash, but didnt like the steering wheel. It was old and nasty, so I built me a new one..  Cut the center out..    ![]() [/img]   I like it... I'll take pics of the dash in tomorrow. But it was easy to install. So now it's down to the wiring. bypassed the NSS, put a Torque converter solenoid switch in, due to the ECM and harness is out of a 5spd. Back up lights, brake and turn lights, park and tag lights.. done! Started it right up. Had a small Y=pipe leak, loosened it up moved it back a little bit and tighten. All better. Only light on the dash is a "rear anti lock" .. not to bad for my first time with this swap. I'm very happy with it. I'll upload new pics of it tomorrow, if you have any questions , let me know.. Thanks. |
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