I just bought a pinto today. I had one before but it died. the one i got is a 72 2 door wagon 2.0. it came with a 2.3 on the side and some cool parts. new weber carb and breather. offenhauser dual port aluminum intake, hooker header all for the 2.3.

 

Oh cool!! My sister had one of those once upon a time...have fun with it! Watch out for water pumps and gas tanks...

 

water pumps?

 

I swear we put 4 water pumps on her pinto in the two years she drove it. I dunno why, but that little car ate em.

 

man I'm soooooo jelous I have been looking for one for 5 years now can't find one with a good body ... I find them without titles good body ...the ones that have titles bod shot.... I have a few laying around ... I raced these cars circle track (dirt) we can make a 2300 scream... on that five speed your looking for get one out of a 88+ mustang (t-5) watch out for the ones in the merkurs they have a bushing that goe's out... also if you get a t-5 out of a v-8 mustang the input shaft is a little bigger than the 4cycl models .. we ran my 88 stang motor with t-5 at 7500rpm's all night...


pic we need PICS!!!!!!

 

here are some of the pics.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...ndID=148822091

 

link don't work for me sya I need to log in?????
find a tranny yet?

 

Gas tank issues weren't a problem on the wagons, tho Ford did offer a free kit to upgrade the tank with the shield and new filler neck. The kits were installed free by the dealers. Never heard about bad waterpumps, but the 4 speed shifters were crap...until 1977, when Ford finally offered a better shifter. It's a bolt in for all the 71/76 Pintos. Inre to your question on rear ends in another thread..you can do a bolt in swap...the V6 Pinto wagons came standard with an 8 inch dropout. Same rear end was used in 1975/78 Mustang II's with the V8.

D7FZ-7210-A Shift Lever Kit.

 

the parts are for the 2.0 so Ive started puting them on the 2.0 will drive the 2.0 till I build a 302.(I need to get you pic. it look so cool)
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I plan to drop the tank this week end to clean the old gas out. then I can drive her!!! all that will be lift before inspection is the glass I need.
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thank you numbers dummy for all the help

how about the rear ends from the fox bodys mustangs

 

fox body use a coil sprung rearend a pinto has a leaf spring also I think ther was something diffent on the 72 from the 74 models on the rear end the placement of the center bolt moved the rearend foward or backwards I read it some where on a swap....

here a cool thing find a granada some model have 8 inch rear put it under with the front rotors and have a 5 lug pinto... but the fox body can supply you with a better 4 speed or 5 speed also look for a fairmont some had 4 cycl also you could swip one of them trannys...