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mediumgoldenrod11
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Posted: 14-August-2018 at 2:49AM |
Hi all,
I have a '72 sportsroof with the 351 cleaveland 4 on the floor and its been sitting for nearly 20 years. I just started this restoration and any guidance or links would be much appreciated. My overall question though, is where is the best place to find body panels, body mounts and do they even make a parts guide for these? |
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72FordGTS
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Welcome to the forum! Sounds like you have a nice car, the '72 351 Q-code with a 4-speed is one of the most desirable of the 1972-76 Torinos. There are parts out there for these cars, but they are not as common as earlier Torinos. They do have repro 1/4 panels by Tabco, and floor pans are also available. There is no front end sheet metal. Lots of the body panels have to be sourced as used. You can also check out vendors like Auto Krafters, Dearborn Auto, and Macs for various parts.
As for body mounds, we have a big tech thread on it here: The summary is that modern Crown Victoria mounts will work with minor modification. Please post some pics of your car. We'd love to see it. Here are some instructions if you need them: |
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Vince
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californiajohnny
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welcome! ^^^ vince pretty much summed it up
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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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mediumgoldenrod11
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Edited by 72FordGTS - 15-August-2018 at 2:41PM |
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mediumgoldenrod11
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sorry it took me awhile to reply and thanks for the help guys...the car really needs a frame off restoration but i have neither the means or the money to do so right now. So for now im going to get it running because i refuse to let this ol girl sit through another winter.
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72FordGTS
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The car looks pretty good. Hope you can get it running. Nice to see formal top 4-speed car. |
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Vince
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handsofstone
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Any recent action on that old gal? New pics?
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