Jim's Little 460 AND 2000 RANGER

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made a trade today trading my 1150 gas carb and new fuel pump for a complete 4'' ron's tolit setup with extra bypass pills and injecters so my 1050 apd alky carb will be going back up for sale as soon as I get the tolit next week.Then it be time to call Killler Ron and get a primer system for it and egt kit for it.

Going to stay with my 1050 alky carb right now I don't know what happen to the guy that I was going to trade with he want answer the phone.Don't know if something might have happen him or not or if he may have traded with some ealse if he happens to call I might still trade.I bought a short shaft pg trans I will start buying parts for once my truck budget get back up alittle

Coming along nicely Jim. Cant wait to see how she runs.

Me to right now I am trying to get a title for my trailer so I can get a tag on it this new law Georgia has on tags now are a little costly if caught without one. Hope in 2 weeks I will have everything and tag on the trailer then if I have to going to take vacation day and go to the track.

Just a little update finally got the brakes straighten out I believe they feel better but didn't get on it hard but felt better. I pull it on the scales yesterday but they have blacked out the windows and changed scale read out but I think it said 2980.I had some stuff in the passage side I had my timing light, some tools, set of deep well mag wheel sockets, and 2 beech towels I would say about 10lb worth. So I have managed to loss about 200lbs off the truck and added a good 200hp to it . If nothing happen in 2 weeks I will be trying it out to see how it will run.

69F100 wrote:Just a little update finally got the brakes straighten out I believe they feel better but didn't get on it hard but felt better. I pull it on the scales yesterday but they have blacked out the windows and changed scale read out but I think it said 2980.I had some stuff in the passage side I had my timing light, some tools, set of deep well mag wheel sockets, and 2 beech towels I would say about 10lb worth. So I have managed to loss about 200lbs off the truck and added a good 200hp to it . If nothing happen in 2 weeks I will be trying it out to see how it will run.

good luck Jim! i know you've worked hard at it.

Thanks Lee I have been working and trying to get it to stop for sure. I had the same master cylinder that I have on my 69F100 it would stop with it but I had to push on the paddle so hard it would hurt my back pressing against the seat, So I bought the Ranger master cylinder everybody are running but it wouldn't stop with it I think it might have been defective or something. So I bought a Mopar for a 1984 D150 truck after reading they are bunch of people running them looks just like the strange master cylinder they sale it has all the same specs. The brakes are not as hard to smash now and feel a lot better. I finally bought a fire suite and shoes I have been borrowing Rick's Jacket when I would go but if we are both there it will be hard to borrow it. I was looking at my slicks last weekend not to sure how they going to hook they are getting some age on them. I have put about 35 to 40 passes on them plus what ever Jon put on them when he had them I know they are at least 3 years old I have had them that long.

What size are you running Jim . You are welcome to use mine . They are the 295's

OldRed70 wrote:What size are you running Jim . You are welcome to use mine . They are the 295's

I am running 31 10.5 I think they will hold enough long as tbe track has good prep

Like I said you are more than Welcome to use mine if you want .

Well the trans did not like the new 552 it back in the trailer until the pg get built for it but no time soon looks like it might be another 1 pass season. Unless I decide and rebuild the c6 it is the cheaper route as I have the convertor for it and don't have to spend $800 on a new convertor. Not sure what I want to do right now going to give it a few weeks before deciding.

I agree its time for a glide, but imo id fix the c6 for now and get back to the track.......... build the glide on the side......

Jon you do have a point I might freshen the c6 but still going to think about for another day or two I mostly will depend on what it will cost on the c6.If it going to cost me 5 or 600 than I going to just put that in the pg and build it later on.I don't think it hurt the convertor as the fluid is still red it don't smell burnt but don't smell right ether another run I believe it would have messed it up and burnt the fluid up.The trans was hot when I got back to the trailer and didn't want to pull so I let it sit and cool and it pulled up on the trailer.When I got home and unloaded it to  put back in the enclosed trailer I hit it in the yard and it didn't even spin the tires in the yard on grass. I got to get my wench installed in my trailer so I can pull the truck out and drop the pan and see what is in the pan an see if I can see what wrong and be able wench it back in.

I have decided to go with the powerglide I am working on getting parts for it I have found a 1.76 planetary gear set have been waiting on a answer from they guy. It is unraced he said it was in great shape he wants $185 for it shipped he also said if it not what he said it was he would refund my money so I will pay for it tomorrow and get it on the way.

I got my planetary today he even sent the drum too

I dropped the pg off at Cook Transmission Friday in Cowpen SC to be built with a pro brake in it should be picking it up in 2 weeks. If you need a trans built give Cook a call you want beat his price.

Got the pg back home and built maybe by the end of next month I will be able to get the stall converter and get the trans put in.

I got the converter on the way but it looking like next years before I know what kind of HP the 552 making. I am going to go ahead and do the frontend swap while I have it apart this time been putting that part off long enough. The frontend will be set up like Doug done on the Yellow Banana with the struts.

Well just about got everything ready to get started back on the Ranger got some more stuff in this week got the converter in a few weeks back, it is a PTC 5200 10''. Got coil over kit with springs for the struts yesterday, and got a box from Mike Stevens today with the scatter shield for the Trans and a trans yoke. I got to get started on building my baby shop to do the work in now it will be 21'x21' went and picked up the metal for it today frame is already up. I am turning this in to a shop it was my paint booth when I painted the Ranger it will have a dirt floor for now but will be getting a concert floor in the near future.

My little shop is taking shape now if mother nature will let me get it finished just maybe by the end of the month I will have it ready to pour the floor.

Look'n good Jim! I hope you dont get this cold tenp we have. Some folks dont think it's a big deal but I don't care for it.lol

It is 25* here right now and calling for low 20s tonight I know that not cold for the northern and western folks but it is cold for here. Just seen they are calling for the teens by Tuesday. I went out this morning to work on it but the metal had ice all over it from the rain wed. I move a few peaces getting ready to cut some more , I couldn't feel my fingers with in a few mins. and thought about and just said the heck with this and went back inside.

When mother nature has let me I have managed to get it close to being finished still got to get the doors built put the metal around the bottom but that will be after I get the floor poured. I got the lights hung today and temp wired in until I get the floor poured and the counter put in and things set like I want then I will finish wiring it. Hope to have the doors and floor poured buy the end of the month. I need to get that part done so I get the Ranger in it and get started back on it get the trans changed out and the front end.

Finally got the floor poured yesterday Thanks to Rick aka 557 mazda