Current Classifieds

PINTO TRUNK LATCH & CATCH

Date: 03/23/2018 09:39 pm
2 Pinto Wagons for Sale

Date: 10/29/2018 02:02 pm
pro stock front end
Date: 06/28/2019 07:43 pm
Early V8 swap headers, damaged, fixable?
Date: 10/25/2019 03:30 pm
Looking for 1.6 exhaust manifold heat shield, front license plate bracket
Date: 11/04/2018 02:34 am
WANTED: 1979 Bumper End Caps - Front and Rear
Date: 02/16/2019 10:46 am
2.3/C-4 torque converter needed
Date: 02/08/2018 02:26 pm
1979/80 Pinto needs to be saved
Date: 09/10/2018 10:41 pm
Automatic Wagon
Date: 06/14/2019 11:22 pm
1971 Pinto (survivor)

Date: 05/15/2022 04:42 pm
vintage Pinto script sunshades

Date: 03/05/2017 03:27 pm
Pinto brake booster needed
Date: 05/08/2021 09:00 am

« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: door crash bars  (Read 2448 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline 79prostreet

  • Pinto Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 208
  • FeedBack: +8/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!!!!

    • Total Badges: 6
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Poll Voter Windows User Fifth year Anniversary Photographer
door crash bars
« on: May 05, 2013, 07:44:16 AM »
Has anyone pulled the crash bars out of your doors?  I'm thinking of cutting the front open, drilling the back spot welds and pulling it out then make a pc to cover the front hole.
Logged
79prostreet

Offline oldkayaker

  • Pinto Master
  • *****
  • Posts: 758
  • FeedBack: +114/-0
  • Gender: Male

    • Total Badges: 5
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Windows User Tenth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary
Re: door crash bars
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 01:59:02 PM »
This link shows removal via the the rear, your idea of removal by the hinge side sounds less conspicuous.  Thought I read that somebody snuck in there with a die grinder using a cut of wheel and removed most of the bar in pieces leaving just the spot weld portions in place, but could not find the link.  I assume this is for race car use.
http://www.fordpinto.com/general-pinto-talk/door-help/msg63866/#msg63866
Logged
Jerry J - Jupiter, Florida

Offline Pinto5.0

  • Pinto Master
  • *****
  • Posts: 1974
  • FeedBack: +77/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • 80 hatch, 76 Wagon, 72 & 73 Sedans, 71 half hatch

    • Total Badges: 7
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Poll Voter Mobile User Fifth year Anniversary Windows User 1000 Posts
Re: door crash bars
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 07:10:53 PM »
I experimented on a pair of junk doors with the latches, rods, glass & tracks removed. Using my Sawzall with a long (10" maybe) metal blade I was able to cut through both sides & remove 95 percent of the brace rather easily. A die grinder & cut off wheel works well if you are patient & careful.
Logged
'73 Sedan (I'll get to it)
'76 Wagon driver
'80 hatch(Restoring to be my son's 1st car)~Callisto
'71 half hatch (bucket list Pinto)~Ghost
'72 sedan 5.0/T5~Lemon Squeeze

Offline 79prostreet

  • Pinto Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 208
  • FeedBack: +8/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD!!!!

    • Total Badges: 6
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature Poll Voter Windows User Fifth year Anniversary Photographer
Re: door crash bars
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2013, 02:31:03 PM »
Well I removed the crash bar from my drivers door, not for the faint of heart! As the pictures will show the bar gets wider and taller in the middle area, so as I went the hole became larger and wider. All in all I'm pleased with how it's turning out,well worth the weight loss. With the door being 53'' long and that bar to add to the over all weight, I can see why hinge bushings wear out.
Logged
79prostreet

Offline simon o

  • Pinto Member
  • **
  • Posts: 11
  • FeedBack: +0/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Another Pinto Driver

    • Total Badges: 2
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Signature
Re: door crash bars
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2013, 06:51:47 PM »
i drilled the spot welds in mine and cut the bar in 3 pieces thru the access hole. it probably would have been easier to do it the way you did . i think it is worth the little bit of work.
Logged
1977 pinto wagon
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »