Current Classifieds

1972 Runabout (GOING TO SCRAP BY 5/28)

Date: 05/21/2019 11:50 am
Needed, 2.0 or 2.3 motors
Date: 09/30/2018 07:47 pm
Seeking parts
Date: 10/18/2020 10:35 am
WTB 1974 or 1975 Pinto Grille and Turn Signals
Date: 04/08/2018 05:47 pm
1976 Ford Pinto Wagon - just rebuilt. 302 v8

Date: 11/11/2019 03:38 pm
WTB - 1979 Fan Shroud - D52E-8246-CIB
Date: 11/05/2020 06:32 pm
77 Wagon rear hatch
Date: 12/04/2019 05:57 am
need a Ford battery for a 77 Pinto
Date: 02/21/2017 06:29 am
Ignition switch 72 pinto wagon 2.0 4 sp
Date: 12/31/2017 09:03 pm
1972 Runabout 351 Cleveland V8

Date: 11/05/2016 09:03 pm
Bellhousing for C4 to 2.0 litre pinto
Date: 01/30/2017 01:48 pm
Need Mustang II Manual Transmission Mount
Date: 04/21/2017 02:03 pm

Author Topic: The case of the quivering lip.  (Read 718 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline 76hotrodpinto

  • Pinto Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 692
  • FeedBack: +13/-0
  • Gender: Male

  • Total Badges: 3
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Windows User
The case of the quivering lip.
« on: October 27, 2015, 11:50:36 AM »
I'm tired of the fellas laughing at my pintos quivering lip!

 It's actually the grill shaking, but they call it a quivering lip. I have, what I think, is a 74-75 front end on my 76. I also have no hood latch or factory center grill support. I think I have the center of the grill taken care of with a custom support to the bumper, but the fenders flex a little and still the lip quivers.

 I can see down on the core support, by the head light bucket mounting area of the fender, what looks like mounting holes for the slanted turn signals? Tying the fender and core support together via the turn signal housing? Or is it a separate bracket? I want to tie it all together to stop the quivering, but I don't want slanted blinkers.

 My question would be, Is there a little bracket that goes there originally? Or should I just fab them out? Easy fab, but I would rather have factory parts, if that's an option.
1976 half hatch 2.3 turbo w/t5.