1973 Ford Ranchero
| Owner: |
jeff931 (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors) |
| From: |
Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada (Other registries outside the U.S) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1973 Ford Ranchero (Other Ford Rancheros) |
| Avatar: |
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| Clubs: |
SuperFord.org (Other vehicles in this club)
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| Nickname: |
Jeff's 500 |
| Mileage: |
164500 |
| Engine: |
original/numbers matching 351 Cleveland 2V;
I've added a Edelbrock Performer intake w/Holley 670 Carb,
Summit .484/.510" 204/214* Hyd Cam & CompCams valve springs,
JP billet timing chain, Pertronix ignition and hi-voltage coil; Motorcraft 7mm wires and Autolite platinum sparkplugs;
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| Drivetrain: |
FMX auto trans;
3.00:1 posi 9" Ford rearend;
18 & 20" Coys C-5 polished wheels and Nexen 3000 tires;
front discs & rear drums (stock);
2.5" mandrel bent stainless exhaust w/Magnaflow X-pipe & Magnaflow 4X9X18" stainless mufflers exiting behind the wheels. |
| Notes: |
I purchased this car from the original owner in Washington state in August 2006; It was exceptionally clean and 99% original; I got most of the original documentation including the "letter of Acceptance" dated 04 Jan 1973!
I installed the wheels & tires, cam, intake, 4 barrel carb, timing chain, a rebuilt distributor with a digital ignition, coil, plugs & wires, and dual exhaust.
Unfortunately, this car was destroyed in March 2006; It was rear-ended while parked on the street in front of my house. While not a very rare car, there were only 309 Ranchero's painted this color in1973. |
| Last Updated: |
5/6/2009 |
| Hits: |
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I painted this Edelbrock Performer 4 barrel intake Ford Corporate Blue before I installed it
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no air conditioning, just power steering and the alternator
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driver's door sill
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spare tire: G78-14 Goodyear Polyglass bias ply; not sure if this is the original spare tire, I thought Goodyear didn't make the polyglass tires until later in the 70's
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tire inflation decal, passenger door
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VIN: 3A47H1800046
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almost finished, ready to start the engine with the new cam installed
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engine is all buttoned up, now the accessories can go on; I did all this work over a long weekend!
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I installed new wheels & tires-18/20" Coys C-5's w/Nexen 3000 tires
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new wheels
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showin' off the new wheels down at the mall
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a little cleaning and some paint cleaned up the engine bay nicely!
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new intake, carb, water pump, distributor, coil, wires, plugs, cam and valve springs, timing chain & water pump installed, ready to start
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last day-still 99% original; tommorrow I am installing wheels & tires, and doing some engine work
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the cast iron 2 barrel intake manifold has been removed and a new cam, lifters, pushrods, springs, seals & locks have been installed without removing the heads;
notice the yellow "OK" stamp on the head casting, which has survived after all these ...
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arrived in Vancouver in one piece-thanks U-haul!
Now, it's time for the safety inspection.
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new billet timing chain
Maintenance & Modification Logs
| Date | Type | Mileage | Title / Description | $ Amount | | 02/24/07 | Repair | 164500 | replace carpet
replaced carpet, underlay, and installed dynamat. | 700.00 | | 02/24/07 | Repair | 164500 | reupholster seat
re-upholstered seat w/two-tone black vinyl to match original. | 600.00 | | 02/24/07 | Repair | 164500 | flat tire
replaced R/H rear tire and rim (hit a pothole) | 700.00 | | 02/24/07 | Modification | 164500 | replace front tires
replaced front tires; removed 245/45-18 Nexen 3000 w/225/40-18 Nexen 3000; looks better. | 300.00 | | 11/07/06 | Modification | 163750 | replace suspension bushings
replaced rubber bushings in rear control arms w/Hi Energy polyurathane; | 400.00 | | 11/07/06 | Repair | 163750 | replace shocks
replace front & rear shocks with new heavy duty/police units | 300.00 | | 10/26/06 | Modification | 163500 | replace camshaft
replaced stock camshaft w/Summit K-5200 hyd 204/214*, .484/.510" , and new hyd lifters | 99.00 | | 10/26/06 | Modification | 163500 | replace timing chain
replace "original" silent timing chain with billet JP double roller timingchain, set at 0* | 115.00 | | 10/26/06 | Modification | 163500 | replace valve springs
replaced original valve springs, locks, retainers and seals w/Comp Cams 972-16 springs, 7* steel locks and retainers, and umbrella seals | 240.00 | | 10/26/06 | Modification | 163500 | replace carb
replaced Autolite 2V carb and manifold with Holley 670 Street Avenger carb and Edelbrock Performer 4V manifold | 800.00 | | 10/26/06 | Repair | 163500 | replace distributor
replaced distributor w/rebuilt unit due to vacuum leak. | 79.00 | | 10/26/06 | Repair | 163500 | replace water pump
replaced water pump w/rebuilt Ford unit for convenience. | 79.00 | | 10/24/06 | Maintenance | 163250 | replace front brakes
replaced front calipers and pads for convnenience | 140.00 | | 10/22/06 | Modification | 163250 | replace exhaust
replaced stock 2.25" single exhaust system with 2.5" mandrel bent duals, Magnaflow X-pipe, Magnaflow 4X9X18 SS mufflers, exit behind the rear wheels, stock iron manifolds | 1,300.00 | | 10/20/06 | Modification | 163000 | replaced wheels
replaced original HR78-14 wheels and hubcaps with Coy's C-5 wheels (18X7" front and 20X8.5"rear) and Nexen 3000 tires (245/45-18 front and 255/35-20 rear) | 2,000.00 | | 10/10/06 | Modification | 162500 | replaced points
removed single points and replaced with Pertronix electronic trigger | 99.00 | | 10/10/06 | Modification | 162500 | replace sparkplugs
replaced autolite sparkplugs with Champion; gap @ 0.041 | 24.00 | | 10/10/06 | Modification | 162500 | replace coil
replaced original coil with Pertronix 4 ohm coil. | 69.00 | | 10/10/06 | Repair | 162500 | replace sparkplug wires
replaced stock sparkplug wires with Motorcraft 7mm set. | 89.00 | | Total | 8,133.00 |
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