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I have a 1982 civic shell and my plan is to put a ford ranger 4cly 2.3L... I have the transmission for it but I don't even have a clue for my full plans on making this work... if you have any ideas that I need on my radar for me it would be much appreciated!

 
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same as any engine transplant.

Measure twice, cut once.

• If the shell still have transmission, If engine does not mount to transmission, difficult levels spike.
  • Fit to trans?
  • use the ford trans and figure out how to fit to the front wheels If ford trans is for rear wheel drive, you will need to find another.
• Figure out if engine fits. Cut or weld around engine bay to assemble engine. This includes if the hood will close or not. and if you can use the sub-frame or if you will need to fabricate one.
• find engine/trans mounts that work or fabricate your own.
• if engine was longitudinal, need to figure out what to use as intake, exhaust
• figure out if Ford ECU will work, but do not expect it to work with anything other than engine
• etc, etc, etc

 
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this is soo much help thank you... this is more than googling for a day would give me... its just a shell... nothing in the engine bay/trany ... and i have the complete ford truck... the frame is junk on it so i decided why not embark on this project thats half decent