Re: Pinto parts?

["Dave Swingle" <dswingle@xxxx>]

Ahh - something else I'm familiar with. Not ashamed to admit that I have
owned three Pintos in my life, I still have the service manuals so I had
looked into this the last time it went around here on the list.

To answer the question - Nope. They kind of look the same, but they are
really quite different. I suppose that's where the rumor of steering rack
compatibility comes from, too. The Pinto rack is German (if you recall
several models of the Pinto also used a German engine, Ford (used to?) do a
lot of engineering there). The Pinto had some subsystems based on the German
Capri, and if I recall correctly the DMC actually has some minor parts
interchangeability with some vintages of the Capri too. None of this is
useful, I daresay at this point in time most Capri and Pinto parts are
harder to come by than DeLorean parts. Nobody is really trying to keep them
on the road! Pinto racks are popular with the Kit-Car crowd though.

Take a close look - the Pinto lower control arms are located by strut rods
that go toward the back of the car. The DMC arms are located by the sway
bar. The only similiarity is the basic shape and the fact that they are both
stamped steel.

The steering racks look similar but mount in completely different manner.
The DMC has shackles and rubber bushings, the Pinto rack has two large
brackets cast into it that use large bolts to attach it to the frame.
Probably made by the same parts manufacturer.

Dave Swingle

----- Original Message -----
From: <senatorpack@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 5:59 PM
Subject: Pinto parts?
DML,
The DeLorean has Ford Pinto Front lower control arms?

Are they similar, i.e., look the same but different sizes and specs?
OR
Are they exact,