Ford Pop Hot Rod: 1969 LC Torana Front End Swap - Pop Up-Front Article

This is a page from a New Zealand hot rod magazine featuring an article titled "POP UP-FRONT" about builder Graham Carter's front-end conversion on a Ford Pop hot rod powered by a blown 350 Chev. The article explains how a complete 1969 LC Torana front end — including disc brakes, steering, and rear braces carrying the lower suspension arms' struts — was adapted. The Torana X-member was narrowed by 13 centimetres (5-1/8 inches), and the front-mounted rack & pinion was shortened an identical 13cm so the tie-rods stayed at original length, avoiding bad geometry and bump-steer. The rear three-quarters of the Pop chassis was boxed, and a custom front chassis section of 3 × 2" RHS steel was given an 8½-inch kickup (12-inch top-to-bottom) starting 12 inches forward of the windscreen drop-point; the frontal chassis is parallel, not tapered, at 25 inches outside-to-outside. Photos show the kickup, the top kickup "arch" with two X-member locating bolts, and annotated front and rear views of the un-narrowed Torana assembly identifying rear braces, X-member mounts, engine mounts (A & B) to be torched off, front steering arms, chassis mounts, and lower arm struts. The page also carries period New Zealand advertisements for Steelie Wheels (Cali-Brand and Superline wheels), American Auto Parts Ltd, Robinson Instrument Service Ltd, Quality Automotive fibreglass '33 Ford coupe bodies, and College Ford Spares.