Jim's Little 460 AND 2000 RANGER

I want to keep some of street look except for the bars coming out the back glass and when you open the doors and tailgate or hood , whale guess street look from a distance not up close don't want the chevys to think its got anything ,until I hit it you now one them looks they have

Yeah, and then they cry and ask for their mommy....

Bill

It looks like this build is going to be put on hold for a while or until work picks back up just had another cut in pay but atlest I still have a job and I am thankful for that.Got a few things already bought for it I can do to it and than it will be at a stand still.

That sucks! Sorry to hear that.

Is there much more fab work to do? That stuff is mostly labor anyway!

Bill

Yes I got some more fab work to do going to finish the steering and headers. I already have the primer and paint for the cage and frame when i finish the steering and headers.I still can do some of the sheet metal work for the insides as I can get that from work.Just wanted to get the trans built and the seats and belts bought this year and use tax money to finish the rearend and 4 link.I was wanting to have it readty next year when they open but thats ok it want kill me to wieght alittle longer wieghted this long.

Hopefully what ever you do will pick up soon. The economy SEEMS to be getting a little better....

Even if you can get the body into primer and run it like that, I've seen more and more of that lately. Makes it more of a sleeper too!!

Bill

Cool project.. Nice work..

Just alittle up date got the rack lowered and steering rod almost finished but got it where I can or we can start on the headers here are some picks took alittle brain recking to get to this point but I finaly got it figured out with out buying new joints used what came on the truck just had to rerang them alittle.
Her are some before pics



Here are after pics

cool deal looking good.

Lookin good Jim

Thanks guys just order a tail pipe expander to make the header alittle easier to build should have it by thur. think I am going to order a 2" J or a S bend the first pipe on the driver side is going to be the hardest one to build because of the steering and shock tower where the a arm may have to cut the top of the shock bolt off

building headers are a pita

5 1/2 hours got 3 tubes welded got 5 more to go I am going to finish drive side in the morning and i will post a pic of it probley want get them finished tomorrow got family gathering tomorrow afternoon at 2pm then got to go to the funeral home had a friend pass away and then the funeral sunday so maybe next weekend I can finish them.

Heres some pigs of the drivers side

Lookin good Jim!! Are you getting them coated or just painting them?

Bill

looking real good.

Painted with black stove painted that they paint buck stoves with don't have the extra cash to get them coated

Got the 2 rear tubes done on the other side about 1 1/2 hours in them

Headers are finished now got to build trans mount and get the cab off for I can finish the welding on the cage and get tem painted

holy moly Jim ........... lots of progress you will be racing this sucker in no time

finished header pics haven't got them paint yet here are some pics

did alittle work to it made a trans crossmember to help the motor from shifting I know they say don't run a trans mount with motor and mid plates I made as a soft mount not holding any down pressure just to keep it from moving farward and backwards I will post some pics when I finish making the dash bars to hold the dash and steering wheel so we can pull the cab off to finish welding the cage.

cool deal you can run a tran mount just dont run it down leave it lose.

that what i did no pressure on it

cool deal looking good