Truck parts fit into cars?

 

oh rite i see what you mean a car body with a tray In australia we call that a Ute

 

I know the miata transmissions will work in the old B series trucks. It's a nice close ratio unit compared to the truck one.

 

I used GM 5 on 4 and a half wheels on a junker FC I sent to scrap. Ford has used other bolt patterns (at least for the full size trucks)

 

Also, Briggs and Stratton Makes locks for many car companies. I remember seeing an old key for my dad's 50 chevy PU that said B&S. They also make many partts for Ford as well. Back in the day when I was a small engine tech, I got to go see a couple of their factories when I went to take the MST test. (The small engine equivelant to ASE certification)

 

ford uses both the 4X114.3 and 4X100 patterns. Pissed me off because I wanted to use Focus wheels on my RX-7. Focus and escort wheels will not interchange on SE hubs.

The ford probe shares the same wiring harness, except for the engine harness, per year. Same body harnesses as well. So does the MX6. Some switches as well, unfortunately not the wiper switch.

Seats from almost any ford compact will bolt up...I've tried MANY escort, probe, and focus seats with success. Focus seats are VERY plush, but seat is pretty high.

MKII Supra P-Type wheels bolt up...14X8 and look good on an SE.

Supra seats also bolt up with light modification.

 

I found that a lot of wiring is the same in Mazda as well as Ford........

 

I'm not 100 % sure, but won't the Pine Tree air freshener fit in a Yugo also? No , that's right, the blue one is for the FC, the yellow one is for the Yugo. But wait, doesn't yellow and blue make green? Hell, now I'm really confused!!!!!!!!!


PEACE THE DOG

 

Supra Sawblades will fit the 5 lug cars too.

 

Yeh, those sawblades are like the heaviest rims EVER, I dont see why you would want them except for winter-only driving :p. The Supra guys ask for OUR rims.

Want some good rims for a Supra? FD stockers

 

The sad thing is some Ford or Mazda engineer could probably type for 30 seconds and print out a page that has exactly the information we are asking about. Is there a "Customer Liason" position at Ford? I'm half-joking.

 

any junkyard has a cross reference manual that has all this info.

 

33% is considered ownership in Japan. Ford OWNS Mazda, don't say anything different. The Ford Five Hundred is on a Volvo chassis not a Mazda chassis and used a 3.0 liter V6 (Duratec), a 4-cyl is not even available. The new Ford Fusion is based on the Mazda6 chassis. I don't know where the hell you get your info but get it straight.

 

Whoa Dang!!!!!! Got Snufffed Dogg!!!!!

 

Yeah but it doesnt cross through brands........

It'll say the tranny for the F150 fits the F250, the Bronco, and The econoline......it wont cross through brands........

 

what about Hyundai Tiburon parts will any of those fit on an s4 for a hyundai some of that gear is pretty nice

 

I wouldnt use a Hyundai part if it fit a bicycle........

 

You start out life coming out of the tunnel, get fed from the mountains above, seek answers from the man in the sky, and spend the rest of your life trying to return to that golden beginning , which still to this day, brings a tear to your eye. Oh, I think that the fat chick still goes in the back seat in every car, right?

PEACE THE DOG

 

afm's from a 323 gtx are NOT interchangable,sure they look same and fit, but engine wont run right.

 

Ohhh! I got one!

The front lip from a 93-ish Mazda Protege pretty much bolts right onto the FC and looks pretty good (well, it doesn't go ALL the way under the side fenders, but is close enough. )

I love going to the junkers to see what kind of little aero parts and stuff I can find to stick on my cars. It's my idea of a day off.

I've also seen alot of homebrew cheap turbo kit guys use the intercoolers from turbo Volvos in their projects. In fact, one of the turbo FB guys in our club used one and it works great and is a pretty nice little piece.

What about getting a huge oil cooler out of a heavy duty truck to swap out with ours?

 

You are correct sir. I got it from the Sept 11 episode of Motor Week on KPBS... and I got the Ford Fusion and the 500 mixed up.

"The Fusion rides on a streched on a streched base Mazda 6 front wheel drive platform... Twin cam power trains are similar to the Mazda 6 including a standard 160 horse power 2.3 liter four cylider and optional 221 horsepower 3 liter V6"

Now if you would have been driving an '86 Ford Escort wagon for the past 2 years, you'd want to forget about Ford too.

-Twofer