This post caught my eye on the V-8 swaps, and my reply I have done a few over the years , I have seen some too, a few that were well done and too many that were just a shame for the car they just wasted trying to do so , poor pick of parts used and extreme cutting up the car to make things fit, not the right way , most people complane that the car does not handle well with a V-8 , well not on the wimpy stock front tires you wont , and the front springs too have to be changed , back in 71 when I done my first one the only wheels you could find were wider 13 inch rims and wider tires , it was fair but not great , next one was a 74 wagon, mustang II V8 front springs and 8 inch rear, large sway bars front and back, machined front and rear hubs for five lug pattern so I could use 14 inch mag wheels , looked much better in those large fenders the pinto has , now could hang with corvettes in the corners , now years later I have a V6 pinto , TBI injection and a A4LD installed (looking for gas mileage now) and does very well , they are two light weight bolt in engines that would be light and fill the bill , first would be the cosworth ford 2.9 , to replace the stock 2.8 , 200hp stock, next would be the 4.0 , yes it will all bolt up, have to mod the 2.8 oil pan on one side to make it work, just my two cents , my only remake is don't cut up the car and waste it, do it very neatly , make it look like it can from the factory with a V8 , later guys