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Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« on: September 16, 2011, 05:14:31 PM »
OK, I bit the bullet & picked up this '73 trunk model for $700.
 


 
It was a Florida car & has mint floors, frame, rockers, nearly rust free doors & fenders but has a little rot in the quarters but nothing beyond pinholes & it's mainly the drivers side. It's almost a shame I have to cut the floor for framerails & tubs.
 
The interior has EXP seats, no rear seat & a button tuck headliner..... .Eeeeewwwww!!
 
The engine, a built 2.0 & 4 speed were taken out 16 years ago for a V8 swap that never happened & it also comes with 2.3 which I happened to need for one of my dunebuggies. The 2.0 comes with a header(still in car) , an Offy 4 barrel intake & an adjustable cam gear. There's rumor of a cam as well as some porting but I wont know till I tear into it. This may find its way into another of my buggies as well.
 
I needed another Pinto project like I need migraine headaches.
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2011, 08:33:28 PM »
Well wouldn't you know it...... I have a built 302w & T-5 that I'm pulling out soon ! LOL !
(to be replaced with a BOSS 302 & T-10)
Only about 600 miles on the engine !
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2011, 09:05:11 PM »
I wish I had the money to spare. My 302 has about 60K miles on it as does the trans. but it will get me rolling for awhile. I've got a .500 lift cam to pep it up & a tunnel ram with 390 Holley's to dress it up a bit.
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2011, 09:20:41 PM »
I dug a few of the parts out that will find their way onto this car down the road & snapped some pix. All I need now is some time to get to it all.
 
Here's the intake with the 390's sitting on it.
 


 
Here's the 11" Granada rotors I got from Advance Auto Parts with the Wilwood Dynalite polished calipers I plan to run. I will need to fabricate caliper brackets but that really isn't too hard to do. I need the Wilwood master cylinder because I also have 11" Wilwood rear disc's for the 9" rear I need to narrow.
 

 

 
I also took a shot of the 29/15/15 M/T SR rear tires I plan to run. The 26/8/15 in the pic are way too big for the front so tomorrow I'm picking up a pair of 24/5/15 SR's to run on the Centerline 3.5" wheels I have.
 

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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2011, 09:32:00 PM »
Eye candy, that intake !

Wanna part with it ?  :lol:
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2011, 10:22:26 PM »
Quote from: Reeves1 on September 23, 2011, 09:32:00 PM
Eye candy, that intake !

Wanna part with it ?  :lol:

That wont fit a Boss anyhow  ;)  Actually I gotta get it powdercoated chrome still to go with the chrome bowls & polished scoop. I got outbid on 2 different Weiand mini-blowers & I just said "screw it" & went tunnel ram instead.
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2011, 05:13:12 AM »
Actually, the B2 I'm getting has a Shelby two 4 intake already.

I have a dumb idea floating around my head I should build a second Pinto. I already have the 302w with T-5. I bought a set of motor mounts for a 71-73 Pinto. I had been in touch with a couple fellows that have headers (if memory serves, they were not sure what year they were for ?)
I also have a line on two 9" locker diffs.

The 302w I have has stock heads. They would need replacing..... ..
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2011, 08:31:41 AM »
That's how I ended up with 4 Pinto's. I wanted one for a driver with a V8 & the '80 hatch was just too nice to tear up so I'm gonna keep the 2300 in her & make it my 11 year olds 1st car.
 
I bought the '78 coupe to put all my V8 parts on but once I dug into it I realized it made a better parts car due to the hidden rust I found. I paid $800 for it which is $300 too much but I will use or sell nearly every part of the car by the time I'm through.
 
I bought the '79 V8 car because it was too good of a deal to pass on but it isn't what I want & I'd be insane to change everything on the car to turn it into what I want so I'll drive it till the '73 is on the road then sell it after I make a few improvements to it.
 
I've seen the '73 on Craigslist for over a month but I just couldnt bring myself to buy a 4th Pinto project so I ignored it but it was an hour from my house so I just had to go see it. It's an ugly mother but it's clean & well worth the $700 I paid for it. I may even put the 2.0 & 4 speed back in it & drive it around for a while so I dont lose interest.
 
It's amazing how fast you end up with a fleet of cars in your driveway.
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2012, 09:23:26 PM »
I forgot I started a thread for my '73. Now that I bought the '76 wagon I'm not as pressed to get the '80 on the road & since I'm digging into this one once Callisto is rolling I'm guessing next fall is when I'll hit this one hard.
 
I was at Summit today & found a Milodon 30926 oil pan under the scratch & dent table for 100 bucks. It's for the 351W but dimensionally it's identical to the 30925 pan other than leaving room to clear the larger main caps. I figure if I use the 302 pickup with this pan I'm good to go.
 
 
 
Found a Ram 434 pressure plate 3 weeks ago in clearance for 40 bucks that fits my T-5 so all I need is a good 10 spline disc to go with it.
 

 
Check the glass parts off my want list & I'm getting a serious bug to put this one together.
 

 
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2012, 08:26:21 PM »
I found this set of Wilwood brakes 140-10440-BD on Summit's clearance table for $400 bucks. I really didn't need them but that was too cheap to pass up. I already had Granada rotors & a set of Wilwood calipers for this car. I think I'll use the rotors on my wagon & run the GM metric calipers I have on 'em & save the Wilwood calipers for another day.
 
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Re: Just SHOOT ME!! Starting another Pinto project, a '73 this time :)
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2013, 07:50:04 PM »
I stumbled into the deal of a lifetime yesterday. A guy said he had a couple of NOS Pinto bumpers in his rafters if I wanted to take a look. $100 bucks got me a pair of early rears, one with holes & one smooth.
 
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