I had a Windsor swapped Ranger back in the 90s and I think it was Doug Thorley that used to make some Tri-Y headers for the high-deck motors. But, this was an older model, 1986 squarebody style. Wish I still had that thing. Blew it up on Ford road in Westland, right in front of the police station. I was young and broke back then and couldn't afford to fix it. But now, after years of hard work and determination, I'm no longer young.
Kyle, call Total Performance in Roseville Mi, they specialize in ranger V8 swaps. They sell headers and a bunch of other stuff, I bought my swap headers from them they worked great.
We needed that shot of "Dewey" putting him in the video is never wasted time!! I like the idea of asking for suggestions. I am not a Ford guy but I hope you get some ideas
Kyle as you are , your brother has such a calm gentleman like manner, in abundance .Your Dad your Loverly Mum would be so proud of you two nice men .Sincerely Craig
A trick I found to work great on those seized bushing bolts.. you already broke the one end off.. I usually cut that end off.. get the nut off and keep stacking washers and use the nut to pull the bolt through... Had that same issue on my Fox.. food for thought 🤙
used those adapters in my first swap. 2001 era. those factory ford truck mounts are going to teat apart fairly quickly. the fabricated poly mounts are the only way to do this setup. love seeing another ranger being v8 swapped. im on #47 myself. early bronco long tubes work as well. when installing the transmission its easier to remove the rivets on the radius arm brackets and drop that down. gives you more clearance for the bellhousing to come in and out.
Ask Richard Holdner he’s like the 302/ 351 guru! But this is a awesome little project! Can’t go wrong with a 6sp and a motor that can move that tin can of a truck! Lol
I have a 351/408 swapped 1990 ranger with a t-56. To lower it and reduce weight I put in mustang 2 front suspension. For headers I had to make my own. The go into the fender well like what you trying. I still have the factor break booster and master cylinder. The truck was a factory 5 speed manual with a hydraulic clutch the I upgraded to the American powertrain hydraulic kit. It completed Drag Week 2019.
I'm in the middle of doing a V8 swap 95. I also did a 91 and had the same issue with the cross member at the radius arm bushings. Instead of modifying the floor pan cut the cross member out and make flanges to weld on each side of the cut out (2 plates on each side with bolt holes) so you can bolt it back in. Then when you have to pull the transmission you just unbolt the cross member then it's out of the way.
Generally when installing a sticknshift trans ... the bellhousing gets bolted to the engine without the Trans attached .. bolt on the clutch assembly and bell , then bolt the Trans to the bell
I have installed a 351-C in several early Fords, Thunderbird, Ranchero, and Falcon, even a Jeep C-J with a boss 302, lots of work, but wow, what a rush, throttle open dump the clutch and hang on, upgrade the brakes so no one dies.
I have a 351 swapped 1993 Ranger that I’m finishing now. The swap was done by someone else but they took headers similar to yours and just cut the flange off on both sides and made straight extensions to move the headers out over the spring perch and then extended rearward to essentially make what look like fender well versions. The original collector then ends up outside the frame rail.
Very cool build, Kyle! I wish you had come to Edgewater, Got to meet your Mom and Dad. They are lovely people! I love the Ranger with a 6 speed! It will be a ton of fun. Need to lower it some more!
I sold a set of Ford Racing headers that were restrictive but were bolt on. The V8 Explorer parts can be used for a swap if the years are right. The Explorer front pulley set up is the shortest factory one made. You can strip a V8 Explorer and use a 4R70W with factory parts. Good luck!
First, if the transmission was bolted to the engine it looks like it would slide in. Second, build your own headers. The truck looks awesome so spend the hours.
I have a 9.5 deck sbf with a T56 in a 94 explorer. I put that together in 2001 ill attach pictures of the headers they fit well with only a small notch un upper frame rail. They were ordered from a company in mt clemens. They are tri Y.
my thought use an 1 1/2 v band fittings like turbo hookups could angle the u bend cut elbow, with flanges, anywhere then tighten it all up, if they make them that small
Tri-Y headers are similar enough in design that it's not gonna make that much of a difference during install. Flowtech SS are the ones I used, good quality for the price. Passenger side frame needed a trim, no trim on driver's side. Mackinaw City, MI here.
If it's a tremic box not to sure on your bro's car but I converted a hz Holden ute with ls and 6 speed. I cut the hole tunnel causing issues too the fire wall and raised it a round 3 inches welded it back in double seemed it then very light tapping on the switch areas. Worked out perfect and still looked oem with a bit of grinding and TLC 😊
They make kits where you cut off the bell housing and unbolt the front cover of another brand 6 speed and it replaces the front cover with whatever brand bell housing you need and it can sfi approved for drag racing I'm pretty...
I did a sbf 347 into a 92 ford ranger last year. Welded a mustang 2 front end under it, 8.8 in the rear and a power glide and it was sweet. Had to build my own headers and it sounded like a big block! Looked great too for my first pair
Please tell your brother, to invest in a tire manufacturer!! He will be an asset to shareholders, with the amount of rear tires he will be buying!! Sweet truck!! Gonna be a lot of fun, and a quick daily driver!!
Lmao this is the most realistic video 11:53 ever period lmao hahaha the fight 90 percent of people fight been there I feel that for you. I laughed so hard it’s not even funny
Unfortunately I had to make my own headers on my 92 ranger. Still had to put a small notch in p/s frame rail. Never could find anything that would for sure work out of the box
My recommendation, put everything that belongs in the engine bay, and make your headers that go over the chassis frame and not in between the engine and frame, I will guess it will look more like 8" straight sections before they start the elbow turns,. The exhaust pipes will come outside before the rear tyre, it looks. Very cool if you cut holes on the sheet metal from the bed, there shall be enough space to put small mufflers to tame the loud pedal.
I have a 88 ranger with 289, my long tubes go over the frame rail like your wanting. Swapping a 351w in it currently and it seems like they should still be fine. The driver side steering shaft goes through the middle of them at an angle
I used to work at a shop and a guy came in with a 302 in a Ranger that needed a new auto trans and bell housing bolts were a bitch to get to, real tight. I think it had stock manifolds on it but very tight. Good luck.
On the passenger side. Have you considered cutting a pie shape out of each tube and bending the header up so the collector aims at the outside of the frame?
Those mounts appear to be stock mounts that I use on my 408 in my 95 f150. When my buddy 5.0 swapped his ranger I believe we used the stock 4.0 mounts and made flat brackets to mount to the motor.
Oil pan ?? Looks great. Did a v8 ranger swap 5.0 AOD hooked to my stock transfer box . 25 or more years ago. Not much snow anymore but it sure loves the beach. Ps Daly driver till I retired. You boys keep it up now !
Oddball motorsports makes a set of LS swap headers that might fit, cut off flange weld on an AFR/Z304 3in pattern flange....oddball motorsports. Or I used these southwest speed block huggers on my 8.2 ,cut off the 2.5 collector and welded on a 90 deg. 3inch pipe and called it a day.....southwest speed. Also you can cut the radius arm cross member out, It really doesn't need it
Oxy acetylene torch and a snap on or matco air hammer will get that next time. Gets way hotter than propane. You're in a salt state too so it's probably worth investing in.
so when I bought my 302 swapped ranger, it had foxbody shorty headers on it. not equal length but just regular shorty headers for a foxbody. the driver side was a bolt in, I would have used Vbands... the passenger side had a little bit of the top frame rail cut open.. I bet a set of shorty foxbody for 351 swap, would work great, to get the exhaust back inside frame.. I am now using long tubes for a 66 fairlane with a 302, on my 8.2 deck.. I had to cut more than I really wanted... but that is what gussets are for.
you can use a set of old "Shelby" style tri-y's for the 65-66 Mustang they are supposed to work with a 351 in a Ranger and fit. they Fit being the key word here this is from a Ranger forum 2006
90’s 351-W bronco headers look like they’ll work for the range. Glad you’re running Ford power in your mustang. I figured you were running a Ls. Anyway, great videos.
It’s been years but when I built my Mustang instead of buying the aluminum bell housing that was an assload of money QuickTime came in clutch with a less expensive scatter shield. I have a TKO 600 but if they made one for that I’m pretty sure they make one for 3650
After 20 years of wrenching on rusty crap in southern Ontario I knew exactly what was coming for you as soon as that first crossmember bolt said Not today bud… lol
wat ive seen done was that they take " a " bellhousing (auto or manual doesnt matter) ) and cut off the boltpattern and 1 inch of the belhousing , then do the same with the other bellhousing and weld the ford ring on the other bellhousing (think they put a bmw gearbox in a verry strainge engine / car combo ) might need to measure wat extra or reduced space you need to mount the flywheel and clutchplate that fit the splines and nose of the trans but other than that it should work , since you dont need a working transmission for the ford boltpattern it shouldnt be a too pricey conversion , you do need to weld the dirty aluminum wish can be a chore if you can fit the gearbox intoo one of the cnc mills you can machine a step in the edge of both so they line up perfectly see if the headers fit swapped left to right and upside down , it would mean the collector is pointing up and the pipes are next to the valvecovers then cutting the collectors where the headerpipes are still sraight and spaced evenly and put bends on the front 2 header pipes and rotate the rear two to get the collector pointing straight down might need to swap the rear bands left to right again )in the back and reweld might be eazier though it would put the collector higher in the engine bay and likely closer to the firewall (might be close to the rear headerpipe too ) think that way the header will go over the steeringshaft and clear the rack
If u use ricks rangerz raised crossmember u can put the crossmember wherever. Also use the radius arm relocation brackets that delete the cross member that's in your way
There you go Kyle, build a set of headers from scratch then build a jig and sell them. Im happy to pay $500-$1k for a set of shorty/mid length headers thats easy to work with vs building another set like i did 10yrs ago, you should try that with a Windsor with Cleveland heads….fkn nightmare man. Look at QA1 Ranger front suspension set up that uses Fox suspension, Tye used it with his Coyote swapped Ranger
Hello from Tennessee BBK headers hug the block really close they work great on the 351 fox body swaps they might work on the Rangers I would look into it I wish you luck
I have a 351 swapped 1993 Ranger that I’m finishing now. The swap was done by someone else but they took headers similar to yours and just cut the flange off on both sides and made straight extensions to move the headers out over the spring perch and then extended rearward to essentially make what look like fender well versions. The original collector then ends up outside the frame rail.
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We're mostly here for Dewey anyway - the engine building & drag racing are just a bonus.
I love the Ford content and knowing Steves sons are Ford guys just adds to the fun
I had a Windsor swapped Ranger back in the 90s and I think it was Doug Thorley that used to make some Tri-Y headers for the high-deck motors. But, this was an older model, 1986 squarebody style. Wish I still had that thing. Blew it up on Ford road in Westland, right in front of the police station. I was young and broke back then and couldn't afford to fix it. But now, after years of hard work and determination, I'm no longer young.
I was think Doug Thorley also. Your comment cracked me up at the end! 😂
Props to him for using the Man pedal😎
And don't ever underestimate the appeal of Dewey to the viewers. Doesn't even matter what he's doing.
Keep the Ford content coming!
Kyle, call Total Performance in Roseville Mi, they specialize in ranger V8 swaps. They sell headers and a bunch of other stuff, I bought my swap headers from them they worked great.
@@jerrycarroll9068 caint find them? Got a link?
We needed that shot of "Dewey" putting him in the video is never wasted time!! I like the idea of asking for suggestions. I am not a Ford guy but I hope you get some ideas
I love Dewey. He reminds me of Santa's Little Helper from the Simpsons.
@@mikepoole2248 said what I was thinking
Neither am I but what they are doing with the coyote platform is insane
Kyle as you are , your brother has such a calm gentleman like manner, in abundance .Your Dad your Loverly Mum would be so proud of you two nice men .Sincerely Craig
A trick I found to work great on those seized bushing bolts.. you already broke the one end off.. I usually cut that end off.. get the nut off and keep stacking washers and use the nut to pull the bolt through... Had that same issue on my Fox.. food for thought 🤙
Dewey does not rudely interrupt. Dewey is a superstar. You should know that by now you may proceed
Dewey giving his Inspection...
He's the only one who can sniff out any hidden problems.
10:16 - “Whats it like to work on cars?” - That look right there lol
@@Jamisons_World 😂😂 yep!
used those adapters in my first swap. 2001 era. those factory ford truck mounts are going to teat apart fairly quickly. the fabricated poly mounts are the only way to do this setup. love seeing another ranger being v8 swapped. im on #47 myself. early bronco long tubes work as well. when installing the transmission its easier to remove the rivets on the radius arm brackets and drop that down. gives you more clearance for the bellhousing to come in and out.
Ask Richard Holdner he’s like the 302/ 351 guru! But this is a awesome little project! Can’t go wrong with a 6sp and a motor that can move that tin can of a truck! Lol
I have a 351/408 swapped 1990 ranger with a t-56. To lower it and reduce weight I put in mustang 2 front suspension. For headers I had to make my own. The go into the fender well like what you trying. I still have the factor break booster and master cylinder. The truck was a factory 5 speed manual with a hydraulic clutch the I upgraded to the American powertrain hydraulic kit. It completed Drag Week 2019.
Such a clean shop . Even the car lift is dirt free. Very nice
Car lift is brand spankers. But, EVERYTHING in that shop is spotless. Has to be...
Dewey is one gorgeous dog. And my girlfriend thinks the same of Kyle. 😮 You go boy...
One of my fav things, seeing Dewy ;p
Love your content brother watch you and your Pops vids thanks for all the knowledge and Entertainment
That damn crossmember almost won but u made a come back in round 2 lets goo!
I'm in the middle of doing a V8 swap 95. I also did a 91 and had the same issue with the cross member at the radius arm bushings. Instead of modifying the floor pan cut the cross member out and make flanges to weld on each side of the cut out (2 plates on each side with bolt holes) so you can bolt it back in. Then when you have to pull the transmission you just unbolt the cross member then it's out of the way.
Generally when installing a sticknshift trans ... the bellhousing gets bolted to the engine without the Trans attached .. bolt on the clutch assembly and bell , then bolt the Trans to the bell
Except Modern Transmissions Have The Bellhousing Bolts Inside The Bellhousing Not Outside!!!!
@@rockerpat1085 It would appear that someone isn't paying attention.
I have installed a 351-C in several early Fords, Thunderbird, Ranchero, and Falcon, even a Jeep C-J with a boss 302, lots of work, but wow, what a rush, throttle open dump the clutch and hang on, upgrade the brakes so no one dies.
I have a 351 swapped 1993 Ranger that I’m finishing now. The swap was done by someone else but they took headers similar to yours and just cut the flange off on both sides and made straight extensions to move the headers out over the spring perch and then extended rearward to essentially make what look like fender well versions. The original collector then ends up outside the frame rail.
You are a good brother
If Kyle's smile don't get YOU here Dewey will -- The FORD'S -- WILL
1966 mustang tri-y long tubes bolt right on with tiny sliver cut off inner passenger frame rail
You may need to cut the collector off the passenger header and point it out slightly and reweld back together.
Thanks for the tip!
Very cool build, Kyle! I wish you had come to Edgewater, Got to meet your Mom and Dad. They are lovely people! I love the Ranger with a 6 speed! It will be a ton of fun. Need to lower it some more!
I wish I was closer. I live in the thumb. I've built like 5 or 6 V8 rangers over the years. Would love to help you out
Love watching you videos brother, great content.
hahahahahaha Dewey give zero fooks. What a great doggo! Keep 'em going Kyle. The videos are awesome. Cheers!
I sold a set of Ford Racing headers that were restrictive but were bolt on. The V8 Explorer parts can be used for a swap if the years are right. The Explorer front pulley set up is the shortest factory one made. You can strip a V8 Explorer and use a 4R70W with factory parts. Good luck!
Instead of that huge steering box, would a rack & pinion be cost effective replacement?
cant do a rack with twin eye beams
First, if the transmission was bolted to the engine it looks like it would slide in. Second, build your own headers. The truck looks awesome so spend the hours.
I did a 351w in a toyota truck. I used 90 bronco shorty headers on it. Worked out great. Advanced adapters has has headers.
Dewey for President 2024
W vid Kyle i learned quite a lot from this video keep the vids coming.
Loving the Ranger build!!
Great content thanks for sharing
I have a 9.5 deck sbf with a T56 in a 94 explorer. I put that together in 2001 ill attach pictures of the headers they fit well with only a small notch un upper frame rail. They were ordered from a company in mt clemens. They are tri Y.
Tri y headers KILL power fyi
The explorer is wider than the ranger, about 1&1/2” to 2” in front of firewall, I have a 99 ranger and explorer ,every 1/4” makes a difference
@@austincassell4741 i beg to differ, i love them on my 97 ranger 5.0
@dannymccraw4841 i put a 99 explorer everything in my 2000 ranger. It identifies as a 5.0 explorer
Someone's become a Camera god....!
Bloody Spellcheck
DOG...🐾
my thought use an 1 1/2 v band fittings like turbo hookups could angle the u bend cut elbow, with flanges, anywhere then tighten it all up, if they make them that small
googled it, ace race parts have 1 1/2" v bands
You are a good brother!
Tri-Y headers are similar enough in design that it's not gonna make that much of a difference during install. Flowtech SS are the ones I used, good quality for the price. Passenger side frame needed a trim, no trim on driver's side. Mackinaw City, MI here.
If it's a tremic box not to sure on your bro's car but I converted a hz Holden ute with ls and 6 speed. I cut the hole tunnel causing issues too the fire wall and raised it a round 3 inches welded it back in double seemed it then very light tapping on the switch areas.
Worked out perfect and still looked oem with a bit of grinding and TLC 😊
The dog just want to be part of videos 😆
Kyle and Dewey, y'all rock! Peace
TR6060 has in integrated bellhousing, it is not removable. You'll want the Tremec Magnum XL version with the Ford length input shaft.
I thought that bell housing looked to be an integrated unit.
They make kits where you cut off the bell housing and unbolt the front cover of another brand 6 speed and it replaces the front cover with whatever brand bell housing you need and it can sfi approved for drag racing I'm pretty...
I did a sbf 347 into a 92 ford ranger last year. Welded a mustang 2 front end under it, 8.8 in the rear and a power glide and it was sweet. Had to build my own headers and it sounded like a big block! Looked great too for my first pair
I love this channel..Steve is awesome, but Kyle is your a "Pure young man" .
I'm a simple man I see cool cars I smile I see dogs I smile lol dewie is awesome
11:53 I was thinking look How clean it is 😂 but I live in Pennsylvania 🇺🇲
Killer Brother looking good
Some swaps are never easy , But you will figure it out and then that Ranger will be a bullet . Dewey rocks
Please tell your brother, to invest in a tire manufacturer!!
He will be an asset to shareholders, with the amount of rear tires he will be buying!!
Sweet truck!!
Gonna be a lot of fun, and a quick daily driver!!
Lmao this is the most realistic video 11:53 ever period lmao hahaha the fight 90 percent of people fight been there I feel that for you. I laughed so hard it’s not even funny
wheel well headers 👍
Unfortunately I had to make my own headers on my 92 ranger. Still had to put a small notch in p/s frame rail. Never could find anything that would for sure work out of the box
Going to be a nice ride!
My recommendation, put everything that belongs in the engine bay, and make your headers that go over the chassis frame and not in between the engine and frame, I will guess it will look more like 8" straight sections before they start the elbow turns,. The exhaust pipes will come outside before the rear tyre, it looks. Very cool if you cut holes on the sheet metal from the bed, there shall be enough space to put small mufflers to tame the loud pedal.
I have a 88 ranger with 289, my long tubes go over the frame rail like your wanting. Swapping a 351w in it currently and it seems like they should still be fine. The driver side steering shaft goes through the middle of them at an angle
Those tr6060 bell housings dont just bolt on by the way, there's a pump built into the bellhousing so replacing it is a bit more complicated
I used to work at a shop and a guy came in with a 302 in a Ranger that needed a new auto trans and bell housing bolts were a bitch to get to, real tight. I think it had stock manifolds on it but very tight. Good luck.
On the passenger side. Have you considered cutting a pie shape out of each tube and bending the header up so the collector aims at the outside of the frame?
Those mounts appear to be stock mounts that I use on my 408 in my 95 f150.
When my buddy 5.0 swapped his ranger I believe we used the stock 4.0 mounts and made flat brackets to mount to the motor.
Oil pan ?? Looks great. Did a v8 ranger swap 5.0 AOD hooked to my stock transfer box . 25 or more years ago. Not much snow anymore but it sure loves the beach. Ps Daly driver till I retired.
You boys keep it up now !
Great video!
Oddball motorsports makes a set of LS swap headers that might fit, cut off flange weld on an AFR/Z304 3in pattern flange....oddball motorsports. Or I used these southwest speed block huggers on my 8.2 ,cut off the 2.5 collector and welded on a 90 deg. 3inch pipe and called it a day.....southwest speed. Also you can cut the radius arm cross member out, It really doesn't need it
Dewey wanted to hike a leg on that Ford small block. I bet he was thinking chevy built this house!
A. Heat up headers and bend them B. Use stock exhaust manifolds C. Use taller Motor Mounts. Thats all I can think of and you're a brave man! lol!
Twin turbo for the win
That's a true danger ranger
Can't be tight if it broke..........famous last words
rhahjahahaha
Oxy acetylene torch and a snap on or matco air hammer will get that next time. Gets way hotter than propane. You're in a salt state too so it's probably worth investing in.
Kyle the problem was where you had the lift position had it in a bind !
You always bolt the bell housing up first, then put the trans up separately, they don't fit in the Camaro tunnel as an assembly either...
so when I bought my 302 swapped ranger, it had foxbody shorty headers on it. not equal length but just regular shorty headers for a foxbody. the driver side was a bolt in, I would have used Vbands... the passenger side had a little bit of the top frame rail cut open..
I bet a set of shorty foxbody for 351 swap, would work great, to get the exhaust back inside frame..
I am now using long tubes for a 66 fairlane with a 302, on my 8.2 deck.. I had to cut more than I really wanted... but that is what gussets are for.
they wont
Kyle 84 to 90 pony headers from a Mustang will work great
Kyle , what about the Holley Quick Time Bellhousing , they have one to suit your engine trans combo .
Nice!
AJE makes a member aarm motor mount strut tower conversion that converts ranger to fox mustang strut spindle setup.
you can use a set of old "Shelby" style tri-y's for the 65-66 Mustang they are supposed to work with a 351 in a Ranger and fit. they Fit being the key word here this is from a Ranger forum 2006
@@demonic477 ok yeah i think i found the right set then online. Thank you.
90’s 351-W bronco headers look like they’ll work for the range. Glad you’re running Ford power in your mustang. I figured you were running a Ls. Anyway, great videos.
It’s been years but when I built my Mustang instead of buying the aluminum bell housing that was an assload of money QuickTime came in clutch with a less expensive scatter shield. I have a TKO 600 but if they made one for that I’m pretty sure they make one for 3650
Inspector Dewey 😂. T3550 swAp will give you what you need on a budget.
After 20 years of wrenching on rusty crap in southern Ontario I knew exactly what was coming for you as soon as that first crossmember bolt said Not today bud… lol
I hate rusty cars! I’m from Ohio so everything is rusted. Keep up the good work guys.
wat ive seen done was that they take " a " bellhousing (auto or manual doesnt matter) ) and cut off the boltpattern and 1 inch of the belhousing , then do the same with the other bellhousing and weld the ford ring on the other bellhousing (think they put a bmw gearbox in a verry strainge engine / car combo )
might need to measure wat extra or reduced space you need to mount the flywheel and clutchplate that fit the splines and nose of the trans but other than that it should work , since you dont need a working transmission for the ford boltpattern it shouldnt be a too pricey conversion , you do need to weld the dirty aluminum wish can be a chore
if you can fit the gearbox intoo one of the cnc mills you can machine a step in the edge of both so they line up perfectly
see if the headers fit swapped left to right and upside down , it would mean the collector is pointing up and the pipes are next to the valvecovers
then cutting the collectors where the headerpipes are still sraight and spaced evenly and put bends on the front 2 header pipes and rotate the rear two to get the collector pointing straight down might need to swap the rear bands left to right again )in the back and reweld might be eazier though it would put the collector higher in the engine bay and likely closer to the firewall (might be close to the rear headerpipe too )
think that way the header will go over the steeringshaft and clear the rack
Wait, I thought you guys flipped headers over and mounted turbos on the end of them?
That rust hole frame rail is good to go right...
Saw one like this at a car show in Cedar Park, Tx. I remember him saying he used 1st Gen Lightning factory shorty headers.
If u use ricks rangerz raised crossmember u can put the crossmember wherever.
Also use the radius arm relocation brackets that delete the cross member that's in your way
There you go Kyle, build a set of headers from scratch then build a jig and sell them. Im happy to pay $500-$1k for a set of shorty/mid length headers thats easy to work with vs building another set like i did 10yrs ago, you should try that with a Windsor with Cleveland heads….fkn nightmare man. Look at QA1 Ranger front suspension set up that uses Fox suspension, Tye used it with his Coyote swapped Ranger
make your own and go out side the frame rail.
Hello from Tennessee BBK headers hug the block really close they work great on the 351 fox body swaps they might work on the Rangers I would look into it I wish you luck
There is a simple solution to the engine swap problem just call Cleeter and Squirrel machine shop.😁
Caution danger ranger
Been there done that!
Bigger hammer kyle!
I have a 351 swapped 1993 Ranger that I’m finishing now. The swap was done by someone else but they took headers similar to yours and just cut the flange off on both sides and made straight extensions to move the headers out over the spring perch and then extended rearward to essentially make what look like fender well versions. The original collector then ends up outside the frame rail.