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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => General Help- Ask the Experts... => Topic started by: Wittsend on July 10, 2017, 10:27:55 AM
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Not sure why your post is locked but there is no reply available. Pictures would sure help. The Pinto had a 6-3/4" and an 8" rear end. What you describe sounds like a 6-3/4". A gentleman named Fred Morgan on the California/Arizona border was often a parts source for many of us but unfortunately he passed away a number of years ago. There are people who sell Pinto parts but it is basically a "you ask, they reply" situation.
The potential good news is that many prefer the stronger 8" rear end and there may be some 6-3/4" rear out there just sitting around. Again a picture will help identify what you have and providing a general location also helps. Frankly unless you are rather local most probably won't even bother to reply on something as heavy as a rear end. Hope that is of some help.
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I'm not sure why it was locked either (other than he requested communication by phone rather than through the forum) but I unlocked it and moved it into the General Help - Ask the Experts topic.
Dwayne :)
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I'm totatly lost. Can you call me. 559 781 8129 please
Loner
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No, I'm sorry I don't call people I don't know. I have been here 10 years and I've never called anyone. It is just a personal preference. I'm not sure what has you confused???
1. There were two different rear ends used in Pinto's.
2. One type was the 6-3/4" which sounds like what you describe. There is a removable rear cover.
3. The other type is the 8", it has a smooth rounded cover that is not removable and the gears are accessed by a section removable from the front.
4. There are no specific Pinto parts dealers like there might be for a Mustang or Camaro. There are a few individuals that sell parts they have acquired.
5. It is likely a difficulty to find someone selling just the axle or spider gear.
6. You would probably more easily find someone selling a whole 6-3/4" rear end but that is a heavy item and costly to ship.
I will post this here, and if still applicable on the post that Dwayne unlocked and moved.