Thread: 3.2 Ford Ranger Transplant.

Now we are talking....been considering this my self.

Pete Bell from BAS in the UK will supply the wiring loom, dash electrics etc.

The 3.2 ranger motor is not jap engine. It is in fact one of the ford Durtorq engines, basically it is the PUMA engine with an extra cylinder !

Run same engine mounts, gear box patern is the same (3.2L runs an upgraded MT 82 - bigger bearings same 6 speed).

Plenty of room between the existing 2.4/2.2 and radiator.

And at $5600 what a way to go !

Originally Posted by Drover

Now we are talking....been considering this my self.

Pete Bell from BAS in the UK will supply the wiring loom, dash electrics etc.

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I find it interesting they are willing to supply all the wiring loom. Considering all the developement they have done.

But how awesome is that price. Those engines are not even more then 5 years old. I realise there is the option of reprogramming the 2.2 but that doesn't fix the displacement issue and pushing a small motor creates greater stress loads and generates more heat.

Cheers

I plan to do this swap once my 110 hits the 250k market - I'm planning on shipping the truck O/S eventually and will want a refresh at roughly this distance, so might as well do it right!

Only 150k to go...

you will need the rear of the LR MT-82 gearbox to bolt up to the LT230 as the Mazda/Ford versions will be different.

You will also need a small fortune to buy the Harness from Bell.

If you are putting one in a non-Tdci Defender you would also need to sort all fuel lines and tank pump etc making sure they are compatable with the new engine.

Anything can be done, its just a matter of dollars.

IMO if the engine costs $6000, you are not going to convert a Defender fully sorted for less than $13-15k

Originally Posted by uninformed

you will need the rear of the LR MT-82 gearbox to bolt up to the LT230 as the Mazda/Ford versions will be different.

You will also need a small fortune to buy the Harness from Bell.

If you are putting one in a non-Tdci Defender you would also need to sort all fuel lines and tank pump etc making sure they are compatable with the new engine.

Anything can be done, its just a matter of dollars.

IMO if the engine costs $6000, you are not going to convert a Defender fully sorted for less than $13-15k

Sweet, I budgeted for $20k

Originally Posted by uninformed

You will also need a small fortune to buy the Harness from Bell

Yep, I reckon.

I sent Pete an email for quote on all the bits other motor and box.

I know Pete charges £20k for the full conversion, but that's supplying motor/box and labour.

Yeah definitely a big expense! Talk of getting an engine out of a ranger from a wreckers brings along it's own risks though ... obviously the less miles the better off it will (probably) be but you don't know how it was treated in its former life ... And those Rangers fairly moooove

Why do you wish to change from the 2.2 to the 3.2