That's an interesting option I didn't know about. The Speedway Mustang II crossmembers are only $340, although they don't have universal options like Heidts does. I was going to pull the crossmember out of a '77 parts car I had in order to upgrade my '72 with MII-compatible parts, but determined it was going to be a bigger project than I wanted at the time. I still have all the bolt-on suspension parts, though, so maybe an aftermarket one is still in the cards...

Good to see you're on it.  Where did you get that section of floor?  Nice piece of material to work with. You have some big gaps to close up and you'll get a lot of practice doing it!  Keep us posted of progress.  I think I'm done with anything substantial on my project unless we get a sustained warming trend.  Happy New Year!

Ok first update of 2025. Didn't post last wk because my Farther n law is in the Hospital with pneumonia but he is getting better.
So I finally started a few tack welding in the drivers floor pan. I used 1 sheet metal screw to help hold pan down. Got a few spot welds after trimming the pan a little more and drilling some holes for spot welds. Only one picture this time.

I want to say I have later Pinto springs in my 73.  I did cut them though to get the ride height I desired.  Maybe someone else can chime in.

That's what I did. 1977 springs in my '72 and cut them to get the ride height I wanted.

Pretty much this subforum is the resource for giving a Pinto some 2.3T power.
For years now I haven't been getting email notifications of subscribed thread replies. Haven't changed my account settings nor email and nothing lands in the spam folder so I have to check the forums manually.