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FordRangerRunner 08-17-2010 12:09 PM

did you know?
 
Did you know Ford produced a v8 ranger called the ranger bolt a small brother of the lighting?

dixie_boysles 08-17-2010 12:10 PM

Re: did you know?
 
yeah but not mass produced it. IIRC, it was a prototype that had all of the F150 running grear and suspension under it. So techinally it was an F150 with a Ranger body on it

01_ranger_4x4 08-17-2010 12:12 PM

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yep they sure did but they only made one of them though.

http://www.pickuptrucks.com/trucks/I...bolt_intro.jpg

FordRangerRunner 08-17-2010 12:16 PM

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The frame was a ranger tho correct?

FordRangerRunner 08-17-2010 12:19 PM

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An if it was nothing more than a f150 ranger I have one sitting on the barn its a 91 ranger with a 302 built to lighting specs

STL 08-17-2010 01:32 PM

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Yup just one built

Had they produced them they would have sold like crazy

ER95 08-17-2010 02:06 PM

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Yeah, I wish they would bring the diesel to the U.S.

TurdFX4 08-17-2010 03:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ER95 (Post 175731)
Yeah, I wish they would bring the diesel to the U.S.

They did... '83-'84 2.2L mazda 4 cyl. a whopping 59hp!

'85-'86 2.3L Mitsubishi turbodiesel with a whopping 89hp!

FordRangerRunner 08-17-2010 10:10 PM

Re: did you know?
 
The last I knew/heard is they didn't mass produce them because the goverment said it was to much power to weight ratio and because it is registered as a pick up not a sport vehical so I read.

sgtsandman 08-18-2010 10:46 AM

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But they don't have a problem with the power to weight ratio that a motorcycle has? Some motorcycles have a power to weight ratio that is insane.

joldtown 08-18-2010 01:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 01_ranger_4x4 (Post 175681)
yep they sure did but they only made one of them though.

http://www.pickuptrucks.com/trucks/I...bolt_intro.jpg

I gotta go change my underwear.......

FordRangerRunner 08-18-2010 10:29 PM

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It's the fact its a truck with that kind is power to weight ratio has to do with BS law crap.

tlogan91 08-18-2010 10:34 PM

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Just look at the Dodge Ram SRT... That thing is beastly...

FordRangerRunner 08-19-2010 11:00 PM

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Idk. First time at the track the I beat one in my ranger with the 302 an at that time the motor was pretty basicly stock. An I also owned a dodge RAM 1500 (not by choice) an it literally caught on fire before I even put 500 miles on it

tlogan91 08-19-2010 11:05 PM

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A Dodge Ram SRT10?! They have Dodge Viper motors in them!


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