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Dec 17, 2006 | 05:40 PM

eigenvector

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Hypothetical

This one is for you Monsterbaby.

So my buddy has a car he needs to junk, but he offered me his tranny and rear-end.

Do you think a C6 and a 9 inch rear end would work on my 2000 Ranger 3.0 liter?

This would be out of his '73 Torino. I tried for the 351 but he wasn't going for it.

NO, neither one of us was serious. The weight of the tranny alone would probably double the GVW.

Dec 17, 2006 | 06:35 PM

fellro86

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You would have to use an adapter plate and custom flywheel just to hook it up... the 3.0 uses it's own bell, shares with no other engines. The rear end can be made to work, that kind of thing is done all the time. Might need narrowed and the spring pads moved, but its doable.

Dec 17, 2006 | 07:37 PM

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And why would you wnat to do this???? A modern fuel injected vehicle (OBDII) Will absouletely freak out if you even attempt to install those parts .

Besides your ranger would get slower and use more gas with those parts. So again WHY??

Dec 17, 2006 | 08:38 PM

eigenvector

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WHY???? Why?

I think the correct question here is - Why not?

Besides, I said it was only a hypothetical. I could always disable the emissions controls, score one of the cylinders, and put a hole in the catalytic converter and before you know it, I have a ...... piece of junk. Hey it wasn't my best idea, but at least I'm thinking outside the box.

Dec 17, 2006 | 09:29 PM

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The Torino rear end is pretty wide and it has coil springs. You'd need to do a lot of cutting to get rid of all the mounts before you could weld on the leaf spring mounts.

Dec 17, 2006 | 10:30 PM

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Go ahead and get them if they are cheep or free. Post on e bay and make a couple bucks.

Dec 17, 2006 | 10:53 PM

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why you ask? because man, thats where hot rods came from, guys taking older vehicles, throwing on parts that were not made to fit, and making them fit, may not have worked the first time, but they used their brains to make it work. ingenius. but i wouldnt put the c6 in there without the 351. YEE HA.