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    Posted: 20-June-2015 at 2:12PM
I need a frame along with some other parts for my 1972 Torino  project. I know a coupe frame will work on a fastback but will a 1972 Ranchero frame work?? How about the doors?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote californiajohnny Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-June-2015 at 2:55PM
i think the ranchero frame is longer? like the wagon? but the doors are the same! just different glass Big smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Nomadlife Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-June-2015 at 4:01PM
The Ranchero frame is the same as the wagon and therefore has a longer wheelbase than the fb.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote GTW Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-June-2015 at 4:09PM
Yup - 114 inches for 2 doors, 118 inches for 4 doors/wagons/Rancheros.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tnrancher Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-June-2015 at 6:13AM
How soon you need it? I've got a '72 2 door frame but it's grown in with blackberries and will have to be cutout.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote peanut Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-June-2015 at 3:30PM
lucky for me I didn't that ranchero yet.  I'm in the middle of another project and was starting to gather parts for the Torino.  Any idea what condition the frame is and how much?
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isn't the rear of the Ranchero frame different too?
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I have a '72 frame ready to go if you want it. $200
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Carl, yes, the wagon/Ranchero frame is different at the rear
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Originally posted by Nomadlife Nomadlife wrote:

Carl, yes, the wagon/Ranchero frame is different at the rear
 
Ditto that.  The rear of the wagon from is parallel to the ground.  The rear of the Ranchero frame angles up.
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