P71 Ranger Project: Ugliest Donor Car Ever

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 01/02/2020 at 11:03 • Filed to: None

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$1,300 and 42,000 miles on the Vic and 90-mile thunder run home last night. The Vic is a 2010 model and I am told the ‘10 and ‘11 models had beefed-up transmissions. This thing drives like a CHAMP, even in its current condition.

Now, all I need is a plasma cutter and a shoe horn.

The Ranger was a gift from my friend.

For those of you who knew me, I was O.C. and Rusty is still around, but that effort hit a snag and this project got dropped into my lap. My conversation with Missus went like this:

Me: “I want to buy a Crown Vic to re-engine the Ranger and make a driftmobile out of it.”

She: “Why do we need another car?”

Me: “We don’t need another car.”

She: “Why do you need another car project?”

Me: “I don’t need another car project.”

I sold some of my Tesla stock to pay for the car. Appropriate?

f86sabre > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2020 at 11:21

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Good luck on making it work.  During the Power Tour I talked with a guy who worked an old Crown Vic frame and power train under a 1970s F-150. It was still a dust bucket, but he said it drove nice.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2020 at 11:29

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Good luck!  It should be pretty straightforward, except that the 4.6 is a BIG engine. I hope it fits. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2020 at 11:55

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You said the Vic only has 42k on it? Anyways, that thing should seriously rip if the engine fits. Are you keeping the automatic in there?

E90M3 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 01/02/2020 at 12:23

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Looks like he forgot a 0 in there; I was thinking the same thing. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > f86sabre 01/02/2020 at 12:25

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It’s a very consistent, very robust, very well understood power train. I’ll be keeping us posted. I am going to use everything  out of the Vic, down to the gas pedal.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > E90M3 01/02/2020 at 12:26

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There’s a picture of the odometer in the post.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/02/2020 at 12:26

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Yes, it’s very wide. We shall see. If not, I’ll have no trouble getting my money back out of it.

E90M3 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2020 at 12:27

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There’s something about it that made my brain think there were actually 7 digits showing. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 01/02/2020 at 12:27

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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/02/2020 at 12:38

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Ah!