Cramming a 6.0L LS & 4L60e Into 2007 Ford Ranger 2wd Shop Truck Part 1

LS LQ9 .030 over bore to 370 cubic inches. Mild built 4L60e transmission. 2007 Ford Ranger 2wd Standard Cab Short Box.

[@BrodieBro323]

Nice build and even cooler shirts! Cleeter and Demo.....nice!

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Hell yeah brother!

[@brendanallen9095]

Can’t wait to see this completed. I’m about to start on my 2011 ranger reg cab.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Thank you. It's got about 1300 miles on it already. Still lots of videos will be trickling out over the winter! Thanks for checking it out.

[@midgetmayo]

I can't wait to see this thing come along , it's a very cool build. Looks like you're making fast progress

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Hell yeah brother. I hope to make it run and maybe even drive by Halloween!

[@PanzerPlatform]

So cool, nice work.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Thanks Chuck. This thing is going to be a blast once we get it running. It's probably a long shot at this point but we're hoping to have it running or driving by Halloween.

[@GrandPitoVic]

Your right brother , those headers look great!!!

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

I think they are going to work perfectly!

[@JH-oh1in]

The heater box with the 302 swaps most people use heat gun and deform the plastic for extra clearance.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

yup. I may end up doing a little bit of this just to give some actual clearance with the current configuration.

[@colemcmeans7809]

this is going to be more dangerous than the vette, haha. i love it.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

I agree cole. This could turn into more of a burnout truck than a shop truck lmao.

[@colemcmeans7809]

@@PNW_Car_Mods cleetus spectator drags?

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@colemcmeans7809 I would do that in a heart beat if it weren't 3k miles away lol. I grew up around a great local short track that did awesome spectator drags and a lot of the drivers took it pretty seriously. Unfortunately the track is now a housing development!

[@OfficialTEG]

Tryna figure out why my Doppleganger is in this video

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Do tell me more? I'm genuinely curious lol

[@OfficialTEG]

The guy with tthe tan shirt and black shorts looks very similar to me, its weird to see that. @@PNW_Car_Mods

[@tonyphipps9435]

What steering linkage kit did u use? I’m fixing to do a 5.3 swap with 4l80. If I could get actual p/n’s that would be great if u have em. Thanks!

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Not a kit at all. All bought as individual parts. Just go on Amazon and search 3/4 DD steering joint and 3/4 inch DD steering shaft and all of it will come up. Same applies for ebay. Remember if swapping onto a later model Ford rack that is a special joint adapter known as a Ford Triangle to 3/4 DD.

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

Been thinking about doing a similar swap in my Isuzu Trooper.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Troopers are awesome. That would be a great swap IMO.

[@ewetoobblowzdogg8410]

@@PNW_Car_Mods If you don't mind me asking, about how much is this swap setting you back? Asking for a friend... 😏

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@ewetoobblowzdogg8410 Probably around 5k. It was supposed to be a super duper cheap mega junkyard just send it build, but that never works out lmao.

[@GrandPitoVic]

Did you do the steering shaft modification? I see it runs down out of the way of the headers.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Yes. Wanted the engine shoved over to the drivers side as far as possible to keep the AC box on the passenger side. Looks like its all gonna fit! Today we got the engine and trans bolted in permanent!

[@pacny]

now did that 4l60 fit without any cutting of the floor for the torque convertor

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

No cutting but you do have to fold over the pinch seam where the firewall meets the transmission tunnel.

[@funtyes1970]

just saying if you want more subscribers' videos need be longer than 10 minutes. and great video.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Thanks for checking it out. I can bore people with the best of them. I can ramble for hours it seems.

[@robertbarkey3194]

Man you guys are sure lucky you can put different Motors like that in your truck and we can't in California because of the smog rules

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

We don't have any smog checks here anymore. We used to but it all got canceled about 3 years ago. Contract ran out and was costing the state too much money. That being said we could still have engine swaps as long as it passed the OBDII checks.

[@robertbarkey3194]

@@PNW_Car_Mods Nice

[@billnone305]

wouldn't it have been easier to take the hood off? Engine bay is nice and clean.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Not it if will fit without it. Taking hoods off is no fun. Once you break the bolts loose it will never be the same again lol.

[@bat5917]

@@PNW_Car_ModsSeem to recall drilling 1/16” locating holes through the mounting brackets. I don’t remember if we got high before we did that, or after we tried replacing the hood. 😂

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@bat5917 Yes sir. That is the only way to do it if you can.

[@rudeskii7827]

What headers are you using ???

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

They are Speed Engineering S10 LS swap specific headers. They give tons of steering shaft clearance but in a Ranger the drivers side collector points straight at the lower control arm mount on the crossmember. This takes a Radical pie cut collector to get it pointing rearwards instead of downwards. The mid pipe in this thing is cool as hell but some might call it hackery lol. It's a lot of butt welded pie cuts using MIG. Very tight. I will be making a video of the whole exhaust system once I get the tailpipes done this weekend.

[@RandBLSWorld]

It’s good when you fix a slow Ford..

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

I'm a little worried about what this thing is going to be like to drive.

[@scoobyj5096]

Where did u get the engine mount

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Good ole Amazon. They're actually pretty nicely built for 70 bucks.

[@scoobyj5096]

What did u type in Amazon

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@scoobyj5096 BLACKHORSE-RACING LS Swap Mounts

[@pacny]

y isnt this in the danger ranger

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Ole cleeter specifically says NO ENGINE SWAPS! :(

[@pacny]

should be all trucks smaller than 1/4 ton

[@Tougericer]

What headers ?

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Speed Engineering S10 headers with V band collectors. They are less than Ideal on the drivers side but we made it work. If I were independently wealthy I would absolutely have someone make some custom 1 7/8s longtubes for it.

[@Tougericer]

@@PNW_Car_Mods i blew my head gasket so i’ll be doing the same swap lol. would you reccomend the 4L60E?

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@Tougericer This truck we bought from someone who had blown their head gasket as well. Picked the truck up CHEAP. I would not recommend a stock untouched or junkyard 4L60E but one that has been gone through and upgraded by someone that knows what they are doing will last for quite a while if you don't abuse it. If I were building it to take to the track I would stick with a turbo 350/400 or maybe even a built powerglide. The way we use this truck I have no regrets on the 4l60e. It is nice to be able to fly down the freeway at 75mph.

[@alecburgos2314]

I was gonna do the same swap to my 04 regular cab. I want to go t56 route since I have a 5 speed want to keep it manual

[@TurboRanger351]

It's a damn shame that a Chevrolet engine fits a ford better than a ford engine does.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

I was thinking the exact same lol.

[@LukeBlizz]

Take the hood off

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Watch part 2. No need. Not only did we not take the hood off but we were also easily able to put the engine and transmission in bolted together. It was even easier.