Mustang II - torque settings & tech question

Popdragin will be able to sort you out with some of that info me thinks.
Or failing that, Stealthstyles, since he can get in touch with Pop.

Tell him to try mustang owners club gbwww.mocgb.net/

Bryan

Mk II Mustang Ghia was fitted with 13" slots so matey's Cortina could well have been fitted with them.
The European OHC "Pinto" engine was derived from this motor, and, even though the two share virtually no parts it did donate its name, being fitted originally in the Ford Pinto.

None what so ever - in fact that a future thread "Mustang II spares required" will probably be only a matter of tim ;D
Most American car places from what I can gather are geared for NEW stuff or 50'S/60's 'Expensive Classics'; the 'unloved' 70's and 80's tin seems to be not so well catered for.

A scrap car may be the best route as Mustang II's are dirt cheap (a runner with M.O.T can be got for less than £700 quid!).




As regards the 'PINTO' I did NOT realise a 2 Litre Yank 'Pinto engine' and a 2 Litre European 'Pinto engine' were different. I can see no point in that (especially as Ford tend to be experts at producing "one item/size will fit all" ;D ).

You boys got confused on your terms and understanding of a few things.

Let's set them straight.

Pinto = A model of Ford North America economy car.

Pinto OHC = The overhead cam, solid follower, Euro-built (later in ZA) engine, available in OE sizes ranging from 1.3L to 2.0L. First installed in the 1970 Cortina Mk3, followed shortly by the American 1971 Pinto motorcar. In North America, the Pinto OHC engine was available from 1971 to 1974 in the Capri and the Pinto. Eventually "Cosworthed" in the form of the 80's series of DOHC YB engines.

Lima OHC = The overhead cam, hydraulic follower, US & Brazil-built engine, available in OE sizes ranging from 2.0L to 2.5L (most were 2.3L). First installed in the 1974 Pinto/Mustang II North American cars. Available from 1974 to the mid-90's in a wide variety of cars and trucks. Turbo versions offered beginning 1979. Andy Rouse used a Lima OHC in his early BTCC Sierra.

Notes about Mustang II parts = You'd be a nutter to buy an expensive ratty old Mustang II for its suspension and steering parts these days. Everything for the Mustang II chassis is now reproduced, sometimes dirt cheap, sometimes high end, for the street rod market. If you need help, I can help you from this end.

Norm

(v8lee)"The European OHC "Pinto" engine was derived from this motor, and, even though the two share virtually no parts it did donate its name, being fitted originally in the Ford Pinto."

But.......The Pinto OHC Cortina Mk3 debuted before the Pinto OHC car. Share vitually no parts? Eh? The Euro Pinto OHC and the North American Pinto OHC are identical in almost every way (except carburetion and emissions details, c:r, and tune). Same block, crank, head, rods, belt drive, right down to all the small hardware bits - same.

(TwinCamGTi)"Was just curiosity as I thought service parts - such as Oil filters and spark plugs DID fit!"

No. For example, in their original iterations, the Pinto lump used FL228 and the Lima uses FL300. The spark plugs were different too. As I said, not even the drain bolt crosses either.

Cheers, Norm