Welcome to FJ
v8 conversion in the ranger ??
It looks awesome!

 

Welcome to FJ
v8 conversion in the ranger ??
It looks awesome!

Nope, it's got a built 4.0L out of an Explorer with a re-geared transmission. Plus I've got a Vortech V-1 S-Trim supercharger waiting to go on it this Winter.

Thanks for the compliment!

 

Hey another focus enthusiast in Whitby! If you see a black SVTF around that's me!

Car looks like a good find and that ranger looks mean!

Welcome to FJ!

 

Very clean...both your Ranger and your Focus.

Welcome to FJ. There are quite a few Canucks on here...usually in hiding. I'm rarely out that way...I'm usually either west of TO or in the core.

PS> As a result of the pics, I'm going to move this to Team Rigz

 

Real nice truck!

I love that color Focus too, now get to modding!

 

I love the ranger man, I had one before my focus and ended up selling it because I have no self control either...now my focus, which was my daily driver, is now my project. Oh well, lol...there are several things you can do to the car for little to no money to make it drive and look quite a bit better, so get to it [read: nightshade spray tint for front turn signals and taillights, cut stock shifter down if its a manual, fog light relay mod, shorten antenna, shave emblems, swiss-cheese airbox, lunch box delete, etc.]--PM me if you want to know how to do any of the not-so-obvious stuff and welcome to FJ!

 

Really like that ranger. Pretty sweet!

Focus looks to be in good shape too.

 

You just bought a Focus and joined [FJ] and you want to keep the Focus stock?


RIIIIIIIIIGGHHHHHHHTTT....................

:lol:

Within a few weeks you'll start adding some mods to the Focus. You won't be able to resist.

 

You just bought a Focus and joined [FJ] and you want to keep the Focus stock?


RIIIIIIIIIGGHHHHHHHTTT....................

:lol:

Within a few weeks you'll start adding some mods to the Focus. You won't be able to resist.

:hump:

 

sick ass truck!!!!!! do you roll up to Lightnings and blast past them? and look at thier faces in the rear view and they are like :what: "a ranger really" and your like :evilgrin: " hell yes!!!" clean looking foci too.....if you go crazy on mods just go for the minor ones sri/cai catback done and done....you dont need to prove anything due to your truck so just get some nice sound out of the focus.......nice duo bro...welcome to the jet!

 

You just bought a Focus and joined [FJ] and you want to keep the Focus stock?


RIIIIIIIIIGGHHHHHHHTTT....................

:lol:

Within a few weeks you'll start adding some mods to the Focus. You won't be able to resist.

sooo true

welcome! and nice cars :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

welcome!

 

is it just me or does it say ZX5 on the back :what:

 

I want a truck like that!

 

is it just me or does it say ZX5 on the back :what:

haha time to de-badge that thing asap

 

Haha, thanks guys. As for blowing by lightnings, not quite yet. When I get the blower on I should be able to hang with them though.

Like I said earlier on, I really don't want to modify it. Once I start I know I won't be able to stop and I'll need yet another winter car.

It looks like it says ZX5 in the picture but it does say ZX3. Camera's can do funny things.

As for my truck heres some pictures of it when it's all clean.

 

Ive never really liked trucks at all but that thing is hott. I love the color.

 

Your Ranger is superb. I love the color, the stance, the wheels.... damn. Very nice.


Good luck not modding the Focus. :lol:

 

Heeeyyyyyy,another Canadian on the board. Welcome. I see you were in Windsor. What event was that for?

 

Nope, it's got a built 4.0L out of an Explorer with a re-geared transmission. Plus I've got a Vortech V-1 S-Trim supercharger waiting to go on it this Winter.

Thanks for the compliment!

why would you take the 4.0l out of an explorer. isnt the ranger 4.0 the same. or was it a 2.3 or 3.0 to start wiht?

what you build the engine with? like where did you get parts?

 

I bet your exahust smells like national health care and maple syrup!

Welcome aboard. Like people said, fair amount of Canadians on here. My girlfriend grew up in Whitby and moved out here. Nice truck and focus.

 

why would you take the 4.0l out of an explorer. isnt the ranger 4.0 the same. or was it a 2.3 or 3.0 to start wiht?

what you build the engine with? like where did you get parts?

It was likely a 3.0L as most of the flareside Rangers I've seen are 3.0L Automatics. The 4.0L trucks were usually the 4x4 trucks like the XLTs. The 4.0L with the 5-Speed were all in the stripped versions of the XLT like mine. But of course I might be wrong so maybe he'll correct me about his particular truck.

Speaking of which, it is SUPERB! That has to be the cleanest and most tastefully modded Ranger I've seen to date, that color works perfectly with the slight boxiness of the Ranger. Is that Midnight Red? It look alot like the Midnight Red color Ford offered on the Contour, almost black, with a gold/red metallic flake in it, almost appears black at night, but in the sun can look burgandy, and an indian red in normal light. I love it! The only thing I would do to that truck would be to tint the tail lights so the red matches the paint closer, like maybe a single pass with some niteshades.

In any case, magnificent!

 

Yeah, it was a 3.0L 5-speed to begin with. Again, thanks for all the compliments I have literally rebuilt the truck from the frame up. I learned a big lesson about buying used vehicles. As for performance parts for the 4.0L their are a few sites out there. Supersix Motorsports, Tom Morana Racing, are probably the most known.

The paint is custom it's Dupont Black cherry with a copper pearl mixed in. That's why it's changing colours. At night you'd think it's black and when the sunlight hits it direct its a bright copper.