If your rig is full sized, I think it will be a little weak. I have this motor in my Cherokee, 3900lbs, and it does just fine but wouldn't want to have it in anything heavier/larger, just my opinion. If you are in my neck of the woods, we could meet up and see for yourself.

 

My mom is in vancouver. I live in LOngview. If you don't mind pm your number to me and the next time I go to Vancouver I will get a hold of you and see if we can meet up. I would really like to see it. MY bronco is full size, I don't think that it is that much heavier then a Cruiser or cherokee. don't know.

 

I drove about 6 hrs today and picked up the tranny I was wanting it is a 95 t5 and I was hoping that the chevy bell-housing is longer than the mb and it is by aprox 1" will get more measurements next week here are some pic the clutch is a 85 s10 14t pp is mb and tranny is a 95 have parts coming to convert tranny to 14t should be here next week

corvette 73 also sent me some motor mount pictures I am going to share also they look too good not to share with all of you

 

had one more picture

 

sorry it is corvette 74 sorry mark

 

Making progerss, thats great! When I got my parts I think the Benz trans input shaft splines were even (depth wise) with the bell flange, but on the Ranger trans the pilot end is even with the bell flange. So I figure the difference between the Benz trans and Ranger trans input depth is about 1 1/4 in. Don't have a t5 to compare.

 

it the weather cooperates next week I will have the mb motor out and have my new input shaft an be able to get some real measurements an be able to get adapter plate made will keep you posted you should start a thread about your Ranger I would like to see what you are doing

 

My 88's door tag reads 6050lbs, a lot heavier that a unibody Cherokee. Maybe not a lot but enough

 

When I get closer to tearing into it I will. I have a few too many irons in the fire right now. I am torn as to witch motor to use, the Benz or the Kubota I just scored on.

 

Th Benz motor can be modded. Theres a youtube video of a 300TD wagon drifting at high speed