Jim's Little 460 AND 2000 RANGER

looks good ,i went to Douglas friday nite you got some stiff competition chebby guys runnin some low 6.20's couple 5.90's

I might not have the fastest truck around but I will have just as much fun as the others if not more.I haven't built it to be the fastest yet got to get some seat time in it 1st then maybe up the engine a bit and get in the low 6s or high 5s.What ever it runs will be ok for now.

just raggen you man its all about the fun cause we are not going to get rich doing it , there was a r-x7 there tune was off would not go down the track .

I know you were just ragging on me you did anything to yours lately or you just letting it collect dust oh ya close your hood before it blows up

got the dash finished except cutting hole for the gauges it is the same as color as the cage.got the tunnel sit in place but think about redoing it didn't turn out just as I wanted it to.the dash still has the plastic on it

no dust check out the new pic i took some more tried to load them in gallery but it wont let me upload them ,gutted doors,dash its all polished sheet metal now try to get pics up

Finished the inside except door panels today

Here is a few from the under side




Here are 2 from under the rear the 2nd is inside of the rear skin this what you see behind the tires on the rear

Looks real good.

is it Me or the pics. is that gas peddle gona bend ?

Good eyes and yes the gas paddle will bend I hadn't finished it wanted to make sure it would miss the tunnel work right before finishing it

Here is a couple of the doors on the right side got to paint the driver's doors before the i put the sheet metal on them.

looks good Jim

X2 Jim.
This is what I like to see. A common guy doing all his own stuff from start to finnish. Plus you didnt have a lavish Garage to work in either....
Regards.
Al

Al you don;t think my shop is lavish..

557 mazda wrote:Al you don;t think my shop is lavish..

Look's quite Lavish to me

I like the open air effect

nice work

Ya my top is leaking just alittle maybe I can get around to getting the truck out from under it and put the new roof (white trap) on this weekend if it don't rain all weekend.My truck is getting wet every time it rains can't have it leaking on my little hot rod Plus I need to wrap my side traps around it an turn it back into a paint booth and paint the other 2 doors it has muti uses

Looking good Jim!!

Awesome work !!!!

Just alittle update got my B&M Pro Ratchet Shifter in today got a drive shaft today out of a 95 linc. close to right length.Might have to adjust the rearend back about 1/2" to 3/4" but I have room to do that if needed.Going next friday to get the complete rear disc brakes off of it for $100 I might have to make the backing plate to make them fit.I can fab up one if needed so no big deal I will make list as what I have to do to put them if any body want to put disc on there's.The Merc.Grand Marcqee carrys the same disc set up to.After getting all this on all I will have left is rearshock/springs,front wheels,tires,and lexan windows the list is getting short. But work has slowed to 32hrs aweek so this small list will take a while to get, unless I can find some good paying side work or sale some of my toys that I don't care to do.Saling a pile of scrap iron to get the rear brake next Friday.Post some pics when I get the shifter drive shaft in might do a burn out on the concret slab out front when I get it all in.

Jim

The shifter is in but the drive shaft is going to be a pain putting in and taking it out as I will have to drop the rearend down to get enough room to feed it through the 2 drive shaft looms.I should have move the 1st one up about 6" or made it removable but I welded both in. Thought I would have enough room to get it in but not I wanted it back far enough if I busted a u-joint the drive shaft wouldn't hit the track.It want be that hard to put in but just have to take jack it up real high put it on the jack stands unhook the shocks and diag.bar and let the reaend drop down to get the drive shaft over the rearend as they are not enough room to go under it.But that is part of building and learning at the same time.

The Ranger moved under it own power today the little truck got some power for sure. Sorry no vid the battery was dead on the camcorder but it was a fun afternoon.Probley peed off some of my nieghbers if they were trying to take a afternoon nap.

good deal and a very good job on your build.
glad you got it moving on its own power
now have some FUN

Keith

The drivers door with everything on it from the factory weighed 75lb with it gutted out it weighs 35lb. I ran it down the road from the cumminty house spinning aliitle in 1st had to padel it alittle hit 2nd it gripped and man this time I got to feel the real power this milded built 460 has ran it about half way through 2nd before i had to get out of it to get turned in to the house.Boy it felt good and it went streight didn't try to fish tail this time.Just alittle ruff with no shocks.But they are next on the list.