'78 Merc Zephyr. Same clutch/brake pedals as Mustang?

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Kruse - 23 Dec 2005 03:51 GMT

Okay, before you chastise me, hear me out. I've got a '78 Mercury
Zephyr w/302 & automatic C4 tranny. I'd like to convert this car to a
manual tranny. I know that these cars did come with manual trannys, but
I've been unable to find the brake and clutch pedals from a
Zephyr/Fairmont that I need. Remember that these cars were the
beginning of the Fox chassis.
So my question is: Will the pedals from a '79 or so Mustang bolt right
in or do I need to take these from a donor Zephyr/Fairmont? Anybody got
access to an old Ford parts book or a Hollander manual to check it out
or does somebody know from memory? TIA.

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trainfan1 - 23 Dec 2005 04:21 GMT

> Okay, before you chastise me, hear me out. I've got a '78 Mercury
> Zephyr w/302 & automatic C4 tranny. I'd like to convert this car to a
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> access to an old Ford parts book or a Hollander manual to check it out
> or does somebody know from memory? TIA.

The 78-80 Zephyr/Fairmont/Mustang/Capri Fox bodies were so closely
related that this should work for you. They even had the same dash pads.

Rob

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351CJ - 24 Dec 2005 01:06 GMT

>> Okay, before you chastise me, hear me out. I've got a '78 Mercury
>> Zephyr w/302 & automatic C4 tranny. I'd like to convert this car to a
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> Rob

Same dash pads, and in my case ('79 black on black bucket seat 302 4 speed)
same tachometer and gauge cluster, same front suspension, rear-end etc.

Mine long ago inherited a '71 351 Cleveland (4 bolt main CJ block, 4bbl
quench heads) toploader 4-speed, 9 inch 3.89/1 traction-loc disc brake
rear-end.

Now talk about a sleeper...

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Wound Up - 29 Dec 2005 19:14 GMT

> >> Okay, before you chastise me, hear me out. I've got a '78 Mercury
> >> Zephyr w/302 & automatic C4 tranny. I'd like to convert this car to a
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> Now talk about a sleeper...

A machine shop nearby has a Fairmont wagon, yellow with wood paneling,
that did 10.60s at Gateway this summer. How freaking cool is that?
Wagons apparently leave hard and true. I just always loved seeing some
homely thing like that SMOKE the 5.0 pimpers (and even Guido in his GN)
at E-Town back when they were the shoite

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Wound Up
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