Not worth trying, the motor mounts wouldnt line up and it would be a bigger project than its worth. Shouldnt be too hard to find a Ranger/Mazda B2300 2.3; heck they've been around 10 model years already.
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Mike
'08 Sport 4.0 4x2 5AT
'06 Acura TL 6MT
'96 XL 3.0 4x2 4AT (Sold 9/3/12)