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Cking ![]() New Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 26-April-2021 Location: 32738 Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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I am wondering what body parts off any other years will fit my 73 gran torino? I need doors hood trunk and quarter's. Front and rear floor pans and trunk pan. I know its a lot but this car was my grandfather's so I'm getting it done.
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72 RS 351 ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 04-September-2014 Location: Knoxville TN Status: Online Points: 2341 |
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The very front is unique on each of the first years, the headlights, bumpers, the very front shapes differ on those main parts. The inner structure parts most will swap, interiors you can mix from 72-79, Gran Torino's to Cougar and TBird, Elite, LTDII. The doors you will need from a 72-76 GT only, and watch the trim outside, the wide trim has special mounting studs behind them on the doors. You can use a hood from any 73-76 Gran Torino I believe. Lots of things do swap, those are the high points from what I recall.
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Don
73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000+ rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
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Cking ![]() New Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 26-April-2021 Location: 32738 Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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Thank you thats helps tremendously
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normand ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 25-February-2008 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 203 |
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Doors are the same 72 - 76. The molding can vary. The windows are different between the Sportsroof (fastback) and Formal roof. There are also tinted and non-tinted windows to consider.
Quarters are the same 72-76. A company named Tabco produces them and are what most have used here including myself. NOS is always best, almost impossible to find and afford when you do. I didn't have to replace the floor or trunk pans on mine. I see some floor pans are produced now but can't comment on quality. Others here will certainly be able to answer that question.
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Cking ![]() New Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 26-April-2021 Location: 32738 Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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Awesome thank you for the help
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There are repro floor pans, but they aren't very good (or so people have reported). One option is using Mustang floor pans, as seen in this thread here:
Look around the forum. We have lots of sticky posts with info, like the above post about floor pans in the autobody forum. There is more info on this forum than anywhere else about these Torinos. Just take the time to look through each section. For the trunk pan, look at this project thread where one was fabbed: |
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Thank you
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handsofstone ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 13-April-2018 Location: Northeast Status: Offline Points: 3753 |
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Last year there was a guy on one of the facebook groups who scored seventeen oem floors for nothing. We were telling him to sell one so there could be a mold made for new panels. Not sure what his name is or what happened to the floors.
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Cking ![]() New Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 26-April-2021 Location: 32738 Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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Dang I need to know him
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