klaus
February 7th, 2007, 00:05
The vehicle will be powered by a Chevrolet LS1 or LS2 engine as its a modern EFI V8 packaged small. A V8 Overhead cam engine would be my choice for a modern power-plant but larger heads in a compact truck would require a more dense build. I know of a 32valve Ford 4.6 engine in a Ranger, but was not up for the challenge.
At the Wizard School of Fabrication in Riverside we have markup LS1 engines the students can use. First we build engine mounts with 1.5 inch urethane bushings. These mounts will then be permanently welded in the upper section of the old stock Ranger cross-member.
Today we did a priliminary markup without transmission installed to get an idea how things will fit. The oil-pan on the LS1 markup block has a rather long sump and required some cross-member cutting. The small cutouts will be boxed in and should be returned to stock strength.
At the Wizard School of Fabrication in Riverside we have markup LS1 engines the students can use. First we build engine mounts with 1.5 inch urethane bushings. These mounts will then be permanently welded in the upper section of the old stock Ranger cross-member.
Today we did a priliminary markup without transmission installed to get an idea how things will fit. The oil-pan on the LS1 markup block has a rather long sump and required some cross-member cutting. The small cutouts will be boxed in and should be returned to stock strength.