Ranger Truck with 6 5 HP Predator Engine [January 2021 video]

[@mr.gutwrench]

Nobody commented on the tilt front end so I will. Awesome tilt front end.

[@oodragondrew]

I was thinking the same thing! Why can't all cars be like that

[@FarmerDrew]

Jaguar XKE is jealous

[@charlesmanning5819]

I think it was awesome 😎

[@ihcr100]

I gasped when he did that. Haha, I've seen them done before, but never on a ranger. That and the window is awesome.

[@Nostradamus_Order33]

Ford Super Duty’s need the tilt hood for the diesels. Can’t get to anything in the engine compartment.

[@five12man]

"It's a stage one kit." I love your enthusiasm, my man.

[@maxuabo]

It’s the first stage of his build, is that not what the term originated from?

[@studiolivingroom]

There are several upgrade kits available for these 212cc Predator engines. Each stage adds additional horsepower and top speed. These are used mostly in go carts and mini bikes. This Ford Ranger is a creative application. First I've seen that.

[@UNSTOPABLE40XBOX]

For a second i thought he put 6 predator engines running at 5 hp each for all the horsepower.

[@samholdsworth420]

Same lmao

[@keithrozeski8463]

Yeah WTF. The simple period would have clarified it LOL.

[@phuqurfeeling]

Grammar matters

[@64wbryantex]

Me too

[@quickclips510]

Thats why I clicked on the video

[@Daa253]

I love the fact that it has the pull start inside.

[@theLongPigChef]

I thought that was so funny! I wasn't expecting that.

[@rodshop5897]

While others are putting V-8s in Rangers, this gentleman was going a different way.

[@christiantyson7297]

Maybe he wanted to start at the bottom and work his way up. Probably learn a lot doing it that way. Idk

[@maxuabo]

He’s going the Kei cars route because it’s the funniest route

[@froglobster]

He’s starting with a V 1/2 then working up to a V 1

[@tonydragon784]

​@@froglobster Rocking the */*

[@retroicdescent]

This is part practical joke, part engineering feat and part art piece. Amazing build, I love it!

[@justsomerandomasian408]

wdym joke? this is a serious performance gain for a ranger lol

[@Shiner0438]

Art pc 😂 come on you mean pc of shit.

[@JUNEBUGLLC]

​@@justsomerandomasian408 lmao 🤣

[@JUNEBUGLLC]

​@@Shiner0438you hating cuz u can't build ur own

[@NaturalStateOfMindAdventures]

@@Shiner0438 art doesn’t always cost money 😉

[@And1Mell]

What an awesome kit. The tilt front end is next level, that should be on any vehicle.

[@youtubebannedme4207]

well I mean it is a lawnmower so it nee a lawnmower frontend

[@spiralnapkin]

I don't understand. Why is front tilt good? Seems like it only makes it more difficult to access the engine.

[@And1Mell]

@@spiralnapkin Not having the fenders in the way isn't better access?

[@spavliskojr]

Love how the hood flips open like a ride on mower

[@Bundysvideos]

Don’t compare it to a mower, it’s like an 18 wheeler

[@HaroldBrice]

HEAVY on the "ride-on mower !! "

[@mikelothbrok1485]

Not many old gear heads like him left out there, my father in law was that way. I remember he owned 2 of the Chevy Luv pickups one of which he and a friend installed a v-8 from a 68 corvette and the other he converted it from regular fuel to LP gas, and I was fortunate enough to be a part of that build. There’s still a few people like that left out there and the idea’s may sound impossible, crazy or whatever, but the knowledge is priceless.

[@billp6191]

Love that pull start on the dash😆

[@radicalracing09]

its like how a snowmobile is

[@MmmmThisIsATastyBurger]

That was my favorite part, when I saw a line going into the firewall I was like, I swear to god if this dude ran the pull start into the dash I’ll buy him a beer

[@jamesfernick3741]

kinda like the original fiat 500s

[@christianzaccone4347]

His neighbors must love that thing going back and forth past their house.

[@LEOhopeful]

No shit, a neighbor of mine has a riding mower for his "car" (DUI special) His mom lives down the road. You can hear the entire 2 mile trip, at 3 am!!

[@Clooger-]

​@LEOhopeful Sounds like my neighborhoods version of the 3am civic guy. Straight piped Civic flooring it to get uphill since he lives at the bottom of the cul-de-sac. Gotta love it

[@That_Norse_Man]

That tilt hood was exceptional work, couldn't even tell it until you pulled it up. Nice work all round, really awesome!

[@rustyshakleford5230]

6.5 HP! I'm surprised you didn't twist the drive shaft up like a pretzel!

[@JM-yx1lm]

No joke! Did you hear him say it has a stage 1 kit? That means it has a cool looking air filter!!

[@maximumhardcore4362]

He will when he puts the bigger engine in

[@stutterpunk9573]

I know right?? How the hell did the trans hold all those beans?!!?

[@motrhead69]

Just wondering on trans cooling? Or cab heat for that matter?

[@anselpeneloperainblossom-s3489]

Must have the 4.0 driveshaft. I think we can all agree that Predator will out pull a 3.0. (I love my 3.0. In spite of the fact that I think they are being generous on that hp claim)

[@robertchandler2119]

The car companies need to hire this guy. If it works, its not stupid. Awesome engineering

[@scooterphy]

Government is in the way on that, not our ingenuity.

[@jameswilkins156]

That thing is impressive the amount of work it took to do that is remarkable . It may be the only one of those in the world like that and I can't imagine anyone else at all has thought of doing something like that

[@c101rex]

Im sure there's a very small handful of these out in the wild in 3rd world contries somewhere 🤣

[@Vyraxis]

Check out Robot Cantina on youtube. he built a honda insight using this engine. ended up doing crazy stuff after awhile like efi, superchargers, n02 things sick. hes about to put a 3cyl diesel mower engine into a saturn s2 wagon.

[@SebRoseWolf]

ive seen a couple across the us at carshows and carnivals

[@corydebuhr4344]

There's all kinds of trucks and tractors with harbor freight engines in them just type them in to KZbin. They are pretty impressive.

[@Mike-su8si]

@@corydebuhr4344 he could have used a twin briggs engine

[@jackstraw6636]

That seat belt window trick is excellent.

[@toddwebb7521]

Someone start a go fund me to upgrade this guy to the 22 hp v twin predator

[@JUNEBUGLLC]

Fr 5 horsepower 😂

[@IceTTom]

​@@JUNEBUGLLC huh?? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JayGBee]

Yea cuz ppl got the money to do that right now.

[@davidvusich1603]

@@JayGBeeif you’re broke just say that

[@JayGBee]

@@davidvusich1603 Lmao I’ve forgotten about more money than you’ve made

[@member57]

That's 3.5 more HP than a Ranger came with from Ford factory. 😂

[@hearsejr]

Lolololol

[@JohnMiller-iu2sx]

😐 loved my 2.3L

[@member57]

@@JohnMiller-iu2sx I'm sorry.. 😂 No really, the 2.3 is probably the best Ford 4 cylinder they ever made. The rest are absolute garbage, literally garbage.

[@JohnMiller-iu2sx]

@@member57 it's ok. I totalled my ranger at the end of 2020... 290K miles and only needed half a quart of oil between changes... Was a good truck 😪

[@jarvislarson6864]

Oh now surely you're shorting them 1horse with a bad leg...lol

[@dogdazetravellergarrett1367]

I can't help myself from smiling ear to ear....... Love it 😊

[@Joseph-dr6si]

I like it! The pull start in the dash is excellence! Very thoughtful!

[@tylerwightman2315]

Considering what ford put in those things from the factory, you got yourself one hell of an upgrade!

[@joseduran903]

2 or 3 cylinder Kubota engine would be amazing in this build !! indestructible Love the build Amazing work

[@ptonpc]

Noisy as frig but a heck of a lot of fun. Great build :)

[@mikeschmidt4800]

Fun? Ok

[@BlueOvals24]

Fun? Nice build? This thing is 1000x worse than when it had the original engine, and that's really saying something.

[@bensmith4563]

@@BlueOvals24 I'll take this truck over a tesla 7 days a week I'd probably be driving that around with an ear to ear smile

[@BlueOvals24]

@@bensmith4563 Well yeah why would anybody prefer a Tesla?

[@radicalracing09]

​@@BlueOvals24 its way better than stock

[@blk86trk]

Can't wait to see more out of your builds. I am gathering final parts for a slow geared 4x4 hauler with 459cc 15hp Predator build to carry building materials (rock/cement/water) up a 45 degree incline. Thank for the inspiration...

[@cars-bikesfabrication2887]

Good luck with your project!

[@non1503]

Have you have seen Mike festiva channel. He made a 420cc Predator powered articulating 4X4 dump truck.

[@mototoad1242]

@@non1503 yeah he makes some cool projects

[@non1503]

@@mototoad1242 You might like MrTeslonian, sixtyfiveford or Jaimie Mantzel channels.

[@gabrieljordan9977]

While 99% of other people swap their engines for v8s this guy goes for the practicality and simolicity of the little 212cc

[@DrJekylMrHyde]

Dude the tilt front end was my favorite thing about the whole truck I’ve seen gear reducted rock crawlers but overall this ranger is choice

[@jackandblaze5956]

Perfect! It even runs like a Ford too!

[@randyhardy3692]

Haha I literally laughed out loud at this 😂..u can't beat an old ranger though ..they are pretty tough ..I'm a Chevy guy myself

[@bevy9598]

I almost spit up my drink when he flipped that hood,if you have a tractor engine why not have a tractor hood I love it lmao

[@larryhampton6290]

Grocery getter

[@maciejsn2126]

Almost like Robot Cantina with his Honda Insight, had a predator engine, also some 420 hemi. Nice channel

[@PinkyFingerPedalStrike]

That's honestly a pretty badass Ford Fin Ranger!

[@cordovanbee713]

Took guts to try this build!!! Hats off ,Sir!

[@MCMinerHQ]

I'm waiting for someone to make an inline 6 by joining a bunch of predators together

[@100GTAGUY]

Wonder if that Garage54ng guy would be up for the challenge haha

[@MrTheHillfolk]

ChargerMiles007 Look him up,he's a vet on here ,I think he did a straight 8. Does all kinds of stuff like that with old Brigseys

[@gamerX-wk7ct]

did that to a mower in 1990 extended the frame and had five 5hp engines on it what a project it was but alot of fun it was .

[@Salador1777]

They did

[@MichaelConnell-zb8me]

That's a whopping 39hp a predator v12 would muster up78hp!

[@davidkuhn3970]

I could have a few beers with this guy.

[@Sickhitman]

Just randomly popped up glad I clicked this is freaking awesome man. Some nice touches on it

[@landonselby5332]

Phenomenal tilt front end. Was so stoked

[@theworldcouldalwaysusemore7191]

I just got recommended this video and I need to say this is incredible. Thank you to the builder for sharing it with us. Also love the front end tilt. All cars should be made that way

[@DownWithit]

First of it kind I've ever seen. Nice job. I'm goin the other way and swapping in a V8 5.0L. I bet your gas milage is incredible if you dont have to many hills. Love the hood too

[@krisw8597]

Just awesome…… hats off for creating something that nobody else has…

[@jasonwilke2703]

A motorcycle engine will probably be great in this. Something reliable and can be hooked up to a basic clutch maybe even air cooled like a Harley

[@miguelcastaneda7257]

Alot of guys did that on those early hondas..those little tiny rounded body ones original motor was pretty much like a motorcycle engine

[@theduderski2848]

Air cooled Harley and reliable aren't words I put together

[@EverythingUnderTheFloridaSun]

I agree!! hybusa engine

[@Sam-ob4of]

@@EverythingUnderTheFloridaSun hell yeah

[@kylereese4822]

Imagine this in it... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKmXYoCHZ62ea80&ab_channel=LetsLearnSomething

[@dieselbossbrandon]

Put a single cylinder diesel in it that would be awesome!

[@Mike-su8si]

A four wheeler engine but they're stators seem to mess up alot

[@jonathanerbey3054]

The duromax he mentioned likely is diesel. At least the ones on my eBay recommended thingy.

[@keithjones197]

Love the seat belt windows .

[@jebediahnightlinger6357]

I can only hope that he'll stack two of those bad boys, like the pulling tractors! Cool little rig!

[@slimpickins2371]

I'm giving her all she's got captain....she ain't got no more

[@bioodfox7805]

This is pretty impressive. He can drive that around town forever and it'll probably never fail. Cant even imagine the mpg. Gentlemen like yourself are why I buy things like old fiats etc lol. Seeing the results of all that hard work pay off like this... Inspiring!

[@MacsSpecialitiesProperties]

I laughed out loud at 2:55. Nice build!

[@southern_merican]

That was a mean exhaust, lol.

[@samholdsworth420]

😂

[@JJones-gw9vy]

This guy is a legend. I loved this video. It's a very practical truck. I'd absolutely use that on my farm any day.

[@ThrelkeldOutdoors]

This would be a great conversion for any old beater that has a blown engine. Especially, for a beginner behind the wheel. If more power is preferred, remove the governor and bolt on a turbo or supercharger kit.

[@strattuner]

you bet,multiple size turbos for any engine combination

[@BlueOvals24]

God no, thing could barely move it's own weight!

[@ThrelkeldOutdoors]

@Bronco Belligerence like I said above, great for a beginner behind the wheel. A kid hanging out with Grandpa driving thru the Pasture to check the Cows and Bulls. It's not designed to run low 5's at the Drag Strip or qualify for the Daytona 500. It's simply an affordable conversion that could be installed in almost any vehicle and be fuel efficient. Could change up the gear ratio by experimenting with different sized sprockets for desired speeds. Me personally, I would build it as an off-road vehicle only. Basically a Farm Truck that can take a Beating while Trail Riding, Creek Crossing for Deer Recovery, Etc. Nothing Extreme. A Large high toothed sprocket for low end Grunt would be perfect. Fixing up an older vehicle would be alot cheaper than a fully enclosed UTV or SxS. I grew up Raising Hell in the Country, so there's plenty of places a kid could go on Go-Carts and Mini Bikes. But this would have changed the game up. It doesn't take much upgrading to unleash the potential of small engines. It really comes down to a Person's Imagination, Mechanical Experience, and Budget. Some Guy's in my area actually use this set-up in their Custom Built Rock Crawlers.

[@BlueOvals24]

@@ThrelkeldOutdoors A gravel road doesn't count as a rock crawl, and a gravel road is about all you'll be doing with less than 10hp. I'm all for small engines, that's why I like SXS, and one of those would be far better than a Ranger with one cylinder. The problem with this build is how much that truck frame weighs compared to a purpose build SXS. And I never said this thing should be fast, a stock 2.3 is about the slowest thing you could get on the road, yet it's still a better option than this. And for teaching someone to drive, there should be some power involved. Obviously don't throw a new driver into a GT500. But a modest 100hp is enough to teach them all aspects of driving, including throttle control. They'll never learn throttle control with 6.5hp because that's not enough power to even get the wheels to chirp. They'll drive around with this thing pinned, then have no idea how to control the throttle when they get something with even modest power. Engines like these belong in go carts and entry level SXS and this video proves that.

[@ThrelkeldOutdoors]

@Bronco Belligerence I'm not here to argue, but maybe you should do some research on this subject before trying to belittle my mechanical knowledge and Off-Roading Experience.

[@thomaschapline3295]

This is a thing of beauty.. Out of curiosity have you had this thing weighed? I'm wondering what the weight is at with all of the reductions

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

That was a great ride! tHanks for the video, the details were much appreciated!

[@SeansNewWorld]

That's pretty impressive! I couldn't hear what the bigger engine would be. Curious to see top speed and distance on a tank of gas.

[@radicalracing09]

18hp duramax I prob spelled that wrong

[@charlessmith833]

You have made the EPA very proud of you. Figure out how to tie the baby in and you've got a great family car.

[@FarmerDrew]

Ralph Nader shakes his head in the background 😂

[@Mike-su8si]

Don't even need a license or a plate for that driving mower

[@stevedeleon8775]

EPA.. E nvyous P eople A ssociation

[@danielescobar7618]

the baby? a fist full of zip ties and some dykes

[@devinthierault]

"guess we're dragging the kids Iraqi style." "What???" "Nothing honey it's an old Saddam joke."

[@augustbiechy34]

I'm stoked to see him throw a little bigger motor on it... It be awesome if you could dampen the engine noise a little... Super fun looking.. great job!

[@MD-xw3gd]

Oh I'm doing that seat belt on my window ASAP!

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

I learned the same thing about that from an old car craft magazine I've had it on my 77 Toyota for 20 years

[@ObedYah561]

Absolutely amazing work on the front end tilt… They should come like that.

[@papawsbackyard8774]

I'm very impressed. Living in the boonies I'm always thinking about potential SHTF transportation. This is a great concept.

[@nutbastard]

If you ignore the fact that most people could catch it on foot and everyone including Helen Keller can hear it from about 2 or 3 miles away, yes, this would make an excellent SHTF vehicle.

[@callalilycollective]

I think the window mechanism is my favorite part. Cool build 🤙

[@terryhodgson2357]

More powerful and more reliable than my 95 Ranger. Well done!

[@josephfuller6229]

It must be a massive turd lol

[@Rowganlife]

Sir, you had me at "tilt front end". I salute you.

[@slimpickins2371]

Yes, huge performance improvement over stock ford motor. Remove all the ford emblems and again even more horsepower.

[@KyleButler82]

Love that big truck turn signal...cool buggy man !

[@AiOinc1]

Ha, can we talk about how he routed the pull start through the dash? That's awesome and genius

[@jesushappy692]

That's what Fred Flintstone calls future technology. Son, Bamm Bamm, one day we will have 6 1/2 horsepower engines.

[@surfordie82]

This might be in my top 5 for most interesting videos on KZbin. Amazing to watch that thing climb hills with such a small engine. The 5 speed's gearing seems a bit wide though.

[@non1503]

If you think this is cool you might like MrTeslonian channel he made a wood/hydrogen fueled truck and gasifier to make fuel, kinda made a HULC suit from old wheelchair(it squeaks). Or Jaimie Mantzel channel he made a rideable spider robot forever ago solar powered small bull dozer and many other things 4 story concrete house. wears chain mail and stuff for more fitness. Oh and sixtyfiveford channel. is great fabrication, of whatever he needs. And some simple tricks.

[@surfordie82]

@@non1503 sixtyfiveford is a great channel!

[@non1503]

@@surfordie82 glad i could help. "Advoko MAKES" is good too. doesn't put out vids much. or "engineer775" for hydronics and off grid powers. Oh if you want your friends or drive thru workers to turn their head sideways like a dog. Just play some tracks from "william maranci mashups" and don't say anything. so funny when/if they notice.

[@Saltshaker2016]

@@non1503i agree with you that his wood powered truck is cool but this looks a bit more achievable for the average person so holds my interest more.

[@pugnugger4600]

You made a fantastic engine upgrade.

[@johnwall5624]

Wow!! You Are One Awesome Dude!! Way Too Go. Please Post a video when you get the larger engine going. Thanks 😊

[@Carboneye7]

This is just an amazingly simple project. Man it screams too

[@thomaszofo]

awsome build, hope to see more.

[@dantheman9852]

Badass! Well done. Looking forward to the engine swab!

[@GCF-Media]

The most ranger thing that ever existed

[@Skeeter_Dee]

hash tag. just ford things

[@aPoorsPerspective]

Now this is the coolest thing I've seen all day

[@JohnMiller-iu2sx]

I thought "6 5hp" was a typo then you lifted the hood and all I could say was "No, no,... No you didn't"

[@Serrano46571]

I guess no smog check in your area. What a great conversion engine, Love it.

[@danp7463]

It would nice to find out the gas mileage that truck gets.

[@lelandclayton5462]

All bark and no bite coming from the engine lol. Love the tilting front end.

[@badgermetal]

Very cool build. i would like to do something similar with a 2 stroke snowmobile engine even tho I think my Nissan ka24e is way too slow!

[@johnmccaffrey1336]

Great Rolls Canardly, rolls down one hill and can ardly make it up the next, I did something like this some years ago with an old Morris and included a concrete flywheel for momentum

[@davidthompson245]

What a blast,going slow can be fun.

[@Miley_00]

I totally agree 👍 I mean just to get around the property or the grocery, what else do you need!

[@crj1249]

@@Miley_00 Sounds like you would need ear plugs and a push.

[@gregory5671]

Dudes got a race fan. Shop, look how nice the instrument panel is

[@oldtimejunkhauling]

That’s cool I can’t wait to see that the bigger engine can do. Mpg?

[@cars-bikesfabrication2887]

I didn’t check the mpg or the weight before tearing it down and making it a roadster.

[@hotpuppy72]

Just goes to show you don't need a truck with 38" tires and a 300 hp engine. A truly affordable to own vehicle that only sips gas. :) Absolutely love it. Plenty of room to work on it. I think I would have added a padded fold down seat under the hood so I had somewhere to sit if I needed to tinker with the engine..... a luxury upgrade. :)

[@hotpuppy72]

@NotQuiteJosh sounds like what some people do to their cars..... obnoxiously loud, but to each their own. I've never understood the point of taking an underpowered OEM truck and destroying the exhaust system so it sounds like a lawnmower....... at least with this truck it's a lawnmower engine. lol.

[@thomasmcmahan2014]

The flat plywood bed and of course the engine, reminds me of early day Polaris rangers or the John deer gators. This would be perfect for a farm to get around on and check your fence and stuff.

[@danielgrace7408]

Nice way to put that 6hp to work. Thanks for the video. 👍👍👍👍

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

I've got a spare Toyota frame and manual transmission in a 13 horse from Harbor Freight so get ready neighborhood I'm going to have a hell of a golf cart

[@funeralrep]

Great job, Sir! Shout out to Harbor Freight!

[@RolandoMarreroPR]

Where are the six 5hp Predator engines?

[@Salamidalami]

This is so impressive that you made this out of a ranger awesome work

[@El_Imperator_Del_Territorio]

Very ingenious build, it seems to run pretty well. Might the engine have shut off due to the low oil sensor malfunctioning? I only ask because I have heard it is a common problem with Predator engines. Otherwise, very nice fabrication.

[@cars-bikesfabrication2887]

The ground switch shorted out and caused the motor to shut off. It was a cheap toggle switch.

[@macsloan58]

What an awesome truck. A very intelligent man.

[@jacobwarren4490]

Id love to see someone do this but twin engine for a total of 10 hp

[@143thatguy]

Amazing build Man. Makes me sure miss my Dad n the builds we'd do together

[@walterbeaver6365]

Great video. display of mechanical ingenuity. Very impressive. Looking forward to your next video. Thankyou Sir.

[@hunterhunted12345]

i like that front end a lot very creative to make it tilt like that

[@johnhenke6475]

Always get over on the Man.

[@Hadfield420]

Any update when you wiill have another video with bigger engine? This is very interesting and I can't wait to see an update on this!

[@rolandgo6744]

less fuel costs and very much easy to overhaul an engine like that! who need speed in the era of very expensive energy.

[@mack_mcmillan]

Jeep vibes with an MG twist on the hood, bravo!

[@A01-j9n]

Looks like a lot of work to go slower than the lowest speed limit…

[@cars-bikesfabrication2887]

Fun though and it turns a lot of heads.

[@slowstone8509]

It will come in handy when cars get scarce

[@sheetsharker]

The window with the seat belt was smart as hell.

[@damhammergoshdammer1464]

Let's go Brandon would be pissed on green new deal

[@richardw.johnson2875]

What a cool CER!!!! Less horsepower than my garden tiller but it runs like a wild man I love it!