HELP - WHAT YEAR IS MY PINTO?
I need some help. I inherited a Pinto hatchback racecar and know very little about the cars history other than it has been a racecar for over the last ten years. I am guessing the car is early 70's, but that is a completely uneducated guess with nothing to base it on.
I would like to upgrade the front suspension and rotors but have no idea what year the car is.
Any ideas on what suspension parts I could check and find a part number or a dimension on a part that I could measure that might tell me what year the car is?
It seems like there are a big differences in parts from 1973 and earlier compared to 1974 and later.
Thanks for any help you can provide, I would like to order the new parts by Wednesday night if I can find out which bigger brake rotors will fit.
hi and welcome to the site base on you discription it is imposable to tell the year. but i will try to help some.
if the bumpers are small it should be a 71-73. if the bumpwer are large an all steel it would be a 74-77, if they are large and alumium 77 or 78 if they are square 79 or 80. that is if they had not been changed before you got the car.
next 71and 72 share suspension 73 is for the most par its own, and 74-80 are the eayest to up grade. the swap would include granada rotors and a few gm parts and a few fab parts,
if you could post a few pic we would be able to help identify the car better. there are differences in the body as well. hope this helps some
Is the VIN still visible anywhere on the car? The first digit identifies the year. For instance, a 1 would signify that it is a 1971 model, whereas a 4 would mean it's a 1974, etc. Hope this helps.
Dwayne :smile:
Pictures would help a lot...But when you open the hood and the radiator support on top is straight you have a 1971-1973 if it's angled out from the front fenders it's a 1974 and above.....Also if the car has front drum brakes and a 1.6 liter engine, you might have a 1971 -1973...The 2.0 came out a little later...
Pic of right hand front suspension.
I was very short on time this morning for pics and was able to only get a few quick pics. I will try to get some better ones tomorrow when I have time. I will have to remove the plexiglass window and look under it to see if there is anything left of the vin. As the window is installed there is now way to see if its there. I'm hoping these pics post correctly.
The car currently has a 2.3 and does have front disc brakes.
Thanks again for the assistance.
one of the rotors says 80 Pinto on it correct? if so it might be a 74 and up
75bobcatv6, I wish it was that easy, what that rotor really says is "FORD Pinto" From the angle I guess it does look like "80 Pinto"
Based on the steering rack, it is a 74 or later. The early racks don't attach through the frame, aside from the 80 Pinto writing on the rotor.
Joe
I would agree that it is 74-80 Pinto. The control arm style is that of the 74-up Pintos
Interesting how they mounted the shock to the upper control arm....