1974 ford ranchero

Ford

Ranchero

1974

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Mods

400m/c6 engine swap, \r
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Lift with 31 tires in rear\r
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Glass packs with side pipes \r
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Meat plow \r
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Gutted interior with quick detach steering wheel \r
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Chevy ss Seats\r
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Hurst quarter stick shifter\r
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Boeing 727 oxygen regulator box converted to engine start/electrical\r
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Coming soon 671 blower with nitrous

Build story

I got a 74 ranchero out of a burned out meth lab for $450 \r
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Four flat tires that had been knifed and obscenities keyed into the paint. \r
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It had an engine fire so unsure if it ran or not, was missing carb and things that burn. \r
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Interior had all wires cut and a cat was living in it. \r
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I pulled out the 351 Cleveland and trans and dropped in a 400 with a c6 (well I went through 3 motors trying to find a good one then decided to just build one that was known good) \r
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400m has 8:1 compression factory which is perfect for a low boost pump gas build so I scavanged up supercharger parts to blow it (still trying to come up with belts and pullleys but I got most of the rest) engine was built with a blower cam, high pressure springs and a good amount of lift so it can take a little boost.\r
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In the mean time I’m runing a holly double pumper on a 4 inch stack off of a drag boat with a boat scoop. \r
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Works pretty good. \r
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Had to have a quick detach steering wheel so I got one off of a 50 something Chevy for $20 and then machined the steering column to remove all of the 1970s horrors, and used an old hot rod turn signal clamp on box. \r
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Meat plow is 5/8 armor steel mounted to 7 inch c Chanel and it bolts on to the factory bumper mounts \r
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Required re springing the front end with big block waggon springs.

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