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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: rctinker on March 17, 2010, 03:28:48 PM

Title: pinto front ends
Post by: rctinker on March 17, 2010, 03:28:48 PM
Hello all, the question I have is can you swap out a 76 front end ie grill and headlight bezels (pic 1) onto a 77 front end (pic 2)?
Title: Re: pinto front ends
Post by: popbumper on March 17, 2010, 05:33:50 PM
I believe so, the fenders are essentially the same while the difference is primarily in the '77 urethane headlamp and park lamp surrounds. Of course, I do not know if the wiring harness will allow for it, but I can't see why not.

Chris
Title: Re: pinto front ends
Post by: billnall on March 17, 2010, 06:08:53 PM
Yes, Chris is correct and the wiring is the same. You may want to keep the 77 bumper because it is much lighter than the steel bumper & rebar on the earler models.
Title: Re: pinto front ends
Post by: 69GT on March 18, 2010, 12:07:36 PM
That's possible. My friend did the reverse. He put the 77 front end with the lighter bumpers on his 75.
Title: Re: pinto front ends
Post by: Carolina Boy on March 22, 2010, 12:51:07 AM
And I went from a 78 to a 73. :)

Forgot to say, you will have to modify the lower radiator support.