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Welcome to FordPinto.com, The home of the PCCA => General Help- Ask the Experts... => Topic started by: douglasskemp on December 10, 2006, 02:50:04 PM
Hi. Has anyone tried swapping out a later frontend in to an early pinto? I just picked up a 73 sedan, and have been reading up on others here that have had a lot of issues rebuilding the 73 frontend due to lack of parts availability. I have a 76 Mustang II Ghia that I am parting, and since I am going to strip the car, I might as well save the front end out of it. Just wondering if I should take just the crossmember and weld it in, or if I need the entire subframe. Do the radius rods mount in the same location? Also, has anybody tried just swapping the frontend components? Are the mounting points different at all? I am trying to keep this low-buck, so aftermarket is out of the question. Thanks for all the help from everybody.
--Doug Kemp
Hello Doug,
The early Pinto front suspension parts are not that hard to find.
Take a close inspection first to see what parts are bad.
I did the swap on my first 73 Pinto to a late cross member about 15 years ago.
I wouldnt do it again!!!!!
I am working on a swap to use the flaming river 71-72 rack on a Pinto.
The only other part that might be hard to find is lower ball joints.
If you 73 rack is in good condition?, I would leave as is.
From Pintony