Jim's Little 460 AND 2000 RANGER

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

Heres some pis of the dash still got to get the steering tabs welded on for the steering colm.

Heres some of the trans crossmember

cool deal looking good you are flying on that build.

It is fixen to come to a stop after I get what I already have for it should be able to finish the insides after getting the cab off and back on except for seats and belts.Things still got to get oil filter remote,eletric water pump drive kit,shifter,stall,carb,seats and seat belts,drive shaft,4 link,get rear end narrowed,axles,gears,tires and wheels. I know there are more but better stop there man there is more $$$$ than care to think about right now.

i hear you on that i should be back on the 4 link brackets soon i have to get AL a timlet and then start him up a few places and see what they can cut them for me i havent forgot about you

No hurry it will be well after the first of the year maybe tax time if not later.

looking great guys

Thinking about paint my cage gun metal gray or dayton blue pearl or might try and mix the 2 together maybe 2 parts blue to 1 part gray the truck will be painted back the same as is now what do yall think I might get some out this weekend if the weather permits and mix some to see what it comes out to be I will post a pic of what comes out, got the blue and gray left over from when I painted my 69 last year

i like the sound of gray

That what I am leaning more to is the gray but don't think I have enough of the gray to do all of the cage got to save enough to paint the rear bars

Forgot about the silver I had left from the 86 with it and the gray. I will have enough going to mix them together and what ever it comes out to be will be the color of the cage and chassie. Going to pull the cab next week sometime got all the other body parts back off ready to finish the welding and start prepping for primer and paint.

with all the stuff I took off and cut out of the ranger my brother hauled it off to the scrap yard for me 1284lbs and still got to lighten the doors and put lexan windows in it so that will be a few pounds to go .I couldn't beleive how much I had cut off and took off and it wasn't everything I had removed from it we kept some small stuff.

I got the steering finished today, got the brake padel and m/c installed got to get one line for the front to go from m/c too the spilter. I am using a falcon m/c my buddy gave me off his old car. My brother came by today with his son and stepson and we got the cab off so I can finish welding the cage. I'll post some pics monday camera always dead when I want to use it I got all next week to work on it, got layed off until next month so I will have sometime on my hands.

That's coming along really good!! Sorry to hear about the lay-off, the time is good but the money is better!!

Are you going to add a diagonal across the roof?

Go man, go!!

Bill

Any truck parts for your birthday?? Have a happy one!!

Bill

Happy B-day looking good on the truck

Thanks guys no parts was going to get the water pump drive and oil filter relocator but will have wait on it being layed off and they say might be 2 weeks next month told the wife we would save the money we may need it later and her birthday is tomorrow and she feel the same .

Well it's ready to get started with chassis and cage paint. I finished the welding I think for now , cleaning the bars for paint is a pain in the rear one thing mig welding makes spladder balls most all will fall off with a putty knife but still alot of scraping.