Looking At A Brand Used Truck

[jeffro189]

im looing at a 1988 for ranger 4x4 with a 95 mustang 5.0 ho,was rebuilt 24,000 ago.. has an a50d trans, that was rebuilt 1000 miles ago, and a f-150 transfer case bolted to it. the body has been re-done about 2-3 years ago, and has some slight bubling by rear fenders under the paint. the guy wants $3,299 and i offered $2,500 and he said ok. the only problem is that it is 200 miles away so i need to ask alot of questions. any suggestions? what do you think

[jeffro189]

another pic

[2001SSTBanshee]

I know someone who did the same thing with a 5.0 and a ranger.

It ALWAYS ran hot for some reason.

[ledofthezep]

Dunno man, sounds kinda fishy to me. Whatever ya do, get rid of that ugly ass visor on the front of the cab.

[jeffro189]

if i get it i was thinking a 6" lift, 33 in tire, the visor gone, mudflaps gone, and tint the windows, and some ot thoes wind visors for the windows on the doors. anyway i need some ideas on what questions to ask. i cant think of anything else.

[boonman]

Those TTB front ends are a joke. And the reason that one in qhestion ran hot was most likely due to improper radiator.... More times than not, people don't change the radiator..... I wouold be leary. That thing don't look so hot in that pic under the hood...

[jeffro189]

they may be a joke but they are a really strong set up for off road. it also looks lifk they have a bunch of "stock" shit still under the hood that can go.

[nater006]

When you shoehorn a larger engine in, you always run the risk of cooling issues. They might have slapped a small e-fan into it which won't cut it for cooling with a 5.0. The folks that slap 350s into S10 frames have the same thing, and end up using a Taurus dual-speed e-fan or other high-CFM setup for cooling. Plus, a lower thermostat always helps.

 

I guess if you're curious as to what to ask... would definitely ask on the cooling aspect, which e-fan they used, etc. What they used to mount the motor (e.g., aftermarket mounts, custom mounts.. rubber or poly, etc).

[nater006]

oh, and it looks like they did a good job of capping off the AC pump. Just remember that you won't have any AC in it Another trade-off for putting in a larger engine..

[jeffro189]

you can use the ac pump for an air compressor though

[nater006]

Ah... I was just pointing out that it was capped off, in case you were hoping for AC