Jim's Little 460 AND 2000 RANGER

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.

I lied I get something for the truck she went and bought 2 can of VHT Header paint for tha headers so I went and order us 2 new call phones with camara and video the one we have just has the camara now so she is happy with that so heres before and after pick of headers

Man those headers look great!! Were you able to get the tubes close in length?

Bill

As far as side to side pretty close, but not tube for tube, the only thing I forgot to put in the drivers side is the evac tube but it want be any problem to add it to it, when I get them back on just don't want to put it in the wrong place and get in the way of something.

looks good Jim sorry to here about the lay off things getting tough out there at Pace i have some rumors .take care man

yep we are going to be off 2 weeks in Dec. starting the 18 of dec tell jan 4 as it stands right now but that could change