i need to know what motors just drop into it. and what tranny is has in it stock. its a auto im geussing a c3 or c4. it runs but has issues wont go more than 35 i geuss. its not mine but im thinking about getting it. owner says it skipped the timing chain and tranny leaks like a stuck pig,lol. i geuss its a 3.8 or maybe a 2.8l v6 but dont know much about mustang II's/pintos lol! any help is appreciated
thanks but i already have a spare v8 and 2 c4 tranies and wanna put that in it.the motor is a rebuilt 80 mustang motor so its a 4.2l and doesnt make much power but it would be cool to put in here to make this car a driver again. its my bosses car, he might just give it to me free. it starts way hard, if it wasnt for that i might tackle the timing chain and throw a newer tranny in it. its a stang no one has and i like stuff no one has. and why would i want a modern car?????? i have a 86 gt and a 93lx that are daily drivers
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Itll cost more to fix than it would to buy a modern car lol
ive done like 5 swaps or so by now. and i think that the 78 cobra was a 302 car, so this v6 one would fit a 302 no big deal, prolly wont fit with foxbody motor mounts, but never know. maybe get crazzier and rebuild and turbo a six in it!.lol
lol thanks. Ive never actually seen a 78 before in person, i saw this one mustang.. must have been like a early 70s kuz it was kinda like a 69-70ish like tha Mach1 body style.
sheesh, yeah thats got some work surrounding it lol. But yeah someones selling a 69 i believe.. same body style as the mach and its got a 351 only its not a "mach1" persay.
i find em beat up and fix em cus its cheaper, i do bodywork pretty damn good, so a banged up car is my fave.a already restored 69 fetchs alota money!!this car has no dents which is a plus, but would need to be completely sanded every damn place cus it has light surface rust
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sheesh, yeah thats got some work surrounding it lol. But yeah someones selling a 69 i believe.. same body style as the mach and its got a 351 only its not a "mach1" persay.
right now im not working, but im about to start at a pull a part junkyard next week part time. and i see these cars there now and then, but its all just grime on the car. sand it flat black primer it till i fee froggy enough to spray it out
its way hard to crank over no matter how good the battery is, he put a few starters in it and it was always the same deal. anyway he said he was doing about 50mph and it backfired and he couldnt do more then 35 after that!
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wow, a crapload of hate and alot of mis/disinformation......
first, its NOT a pinto (see my title under my name). 74-78 mustang II's are getting harder and harder to find, and while that one is surrounded with weeds it looks like its pretty solid and its all there.
they never put all aluminum V6's in there, so i dunno where the hell that statement came from. they came with a 2.3 liter 4 cyl just like the fox bodies. they also came with a 2.8 liter 60 deg. V6 (completely cast iron). they are similar in design to the 2.9 and 4.0 V6's used in rangers, bronco II's, and explorers. 302's were also used, and the 78 King Cobra was actually the first year ford used the 5.0 designation instead of calling it a 302.
all mustang II's came with either a C4 automatic trans, or a 4 speed manual. they have 8" rear ends, with a bunch of different gear ratios depending on the year and model. they made a notch/coupe, and a hatchback. some had t-tops, and i believe there were sunroofs on some of them but i cant remember.
you can drop a 289/302 in that II pretty easily, you'll need V8 mustang II specific motor mounts, headers/exhaust manifolds, oil pan, oil pickup tube, bellhousing, flywheel/flexplate, and you'll need the larger V8 radiator (they were 3 cores as opposed to the little weenie ones in the V6 cars).
keep in mind hot rodder the world over use mustang II style steering and suspension in their badass cars because of how well its designed. better than anything mustangs had for years and years afterwards (maybe the best ever even still). these cars are SO fun to drive, and their values are steadily going up.
I wouldn't trade mine for the world. Probably the most misunderstood auto ever produced. Although they weren't the protypical MUSTANG - it was able to carry on the Mustang name for the next generations to enjoy. My car used to have the I4, it now has 302 that cranks out roughly 320 HP, it has a beefed up C-4, other than that it's mostly stock. To swap over to a 302, you're going to need to motor mounts(forget anything fox body - not gonna work), exhaust manifolds or headers are Mustang II specific, Bell housing for the C-4 is also MII specific. Get it together and do it right and you'll have a FANTSTIC fun toy to play with. Mine is NASTY fast - started out as a project for me and my son - for my son to eventually drive....well I won't it leave the yard without me in it - CRAZY freaking quick....I eat GT's and **** LX's
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i hear ya. i LOVED driving it with my old 300ish hp 302, and i almost orgasmed every time i drove it with my 400+ hp 302. now its time for a 350+ hp 289 and we'll see how it is
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