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"When you take America's garbage and fuse it with Japan's garbage, something special happens." -Emperor Shichi-ichi-nichi-roku
I had a 1988 Ford Ranger through High School and College which I had turboed (2.3l, 5speed) and rebuilt a number of times. When I moved to Los Angeles, this truck became contraband due to opressive smog laws. So I pulled the engine and put it in a 1962 Falcon, but that's another story. The Ranger shell sat in my back yard for a year or two until I convinced a friend to buy it from me (for $1) and let me swap a JDM RB20DET (2 liter I6 turbo) into it. He would pay all the parts and supplies costs, and I'd swap it. Target cost was $2500, since an RB20 with 60K miles on it is basically just garbage to the Japanese, I got the complete powertrain with ECU, Trans, accessories, etc for $1700. In theory it was an awesome idea, in practice it got me in a lot of trouble since I needed to complete the swap before I got married, which was 3 months after I started the swap. Anyway, now you know the background, here's the pics.
If you want to read more, I have detailed writeups on my blog: http://ironhydroxide.blogspot.com/
Doge sniffing what she thinks is the arse of the engine
Passenger's side motor mount frame bracket
Driver's side motor mount frame bracket
Jeep Cherokee Radiator
That heater box notch seems to indicate the truck had a v8 at some point.
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