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Offline pinto_one

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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #30 on: October 15, 2014, 09:16:03 AM »
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
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #31 on: October 15, 2014, 09:04:44 PM »
Quote from: dick1172762 on October 15, 2014, 08:09:21 AM
Thanks Reeves1. Do you have a link to the Volvo water pump conversion for a small block Ford engine? Someone posted it on this site several years ago. It gave you even more clearance. Thanks again.

News to me. Never heard about that.

I also looked into electric water pumps. All the ones I found were taller/longer than the short one I posted.
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #32 on: October 16, 2014, 12:27:12 AM »
Quote from: pinto_one on October 15, 2014, 09:16:03 AM
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

Could you give some more details on the front sway bar? I have gotten the impression that most think the V8 swap means you have to remove the sway bar in front.
I have a 74 wagon that I am doing the swap in.
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #33 on: October 16, 2014, 10:55:35 AM »
no you do not have to remove the sway bar, you have to make a one inch thick spacer out of aluminum for the sway bar clamps to bolt on, it will drop just a tad below the oil pan , which is good to protect the pan from parking lot bumper stops and other low things , use the mustang two bar , it is thicker and from memory almost a inch think , and if you find one see if it has the rear sway bar also, I know some with the 5.0 had them , I do not know if racer walch still has them in stock anymore , if you have a 74 to 76 pinto use the 77 to 78 front and rear bumpers , they will save you some weight , hope this helps
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #34 on: October 16, 2014, 04:19:20 PM »
I think the MII front sway bar needs heating & bending to fit.

My 79 V8 car just had the bar spaced with a stack of washers on longer bolts. I didn't do it but it worked fine
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #35 on: October 16, 2014, 06:40:27 PM »
The Mustang II (V-8) front sway bar is already bent to clear the oil pan with no mods necessary. The bar really hangs down right in front of the oil pan. 2.3 Mustang II don't have this mod and will not clear a V-8 oil pan. There was an export 1" V-8 sway bar sold over the counter. So now all you need is a V-8 Mustang II sway bar. I'm pretty sure ADCO makes one for the V-8 cars.
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #36 on: October 18, 2014, 01:14:12 PM »
ADDCO, jic somebody does a search........ .............. ...
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #37 on: October 18, 2014, 01:49:32 PM »
The water pump is a Snow White, made from an Opel.
It moves the water outlet to the other side


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http://www.snowwhiteltd.com/products.html




http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Snow-White-Small-Block-Ford-Shorty-Water-Pump-2-Groove-Pulley,58832.html




The two cars I built, I ground the tit down on the water pump to about 1/8 inch.
I used thin head bolts on the pulley with NO lock washers. I use red locktite.
I used V6 pinto radiators in the stock location ans did not cut the core support.
I used an electric pusher fan in front after trimming the rubber bumper piece.


This gave me 3/8 inch clearance between the pulley bolt and the rad.
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Re: v-8 pinto
« Reply #38 on: October 18, 2014, 03:37:38 PM »
Well I got the part of the world right. Opel instead of Volvo. Thanks for the post Hairball.
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