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turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« on: August 26, 2011, 10:32:33 PM »
right before summer started i started teardown on my pinto. Now summer break is over. The whole car has been sandblasted, self etched, primed. All been blocked and reprimed. i went from park bench bumpers to a skinny bumper up front and a roll pan on the back. with cutouts for the licence plate and my carbon fiber rice pipe. haha Bought all new rubber for it and new carpet and a new headliner. Keep in mind im a high school student so defiantly on a budget from working summers at a local shop. I painted the jams last weekend an mixed a custom interior color. It is black sapphire effect with green pearl and green toner mixed in. So it looks like regular black until the sun hits it then is sparkles green. I put a picture of the hinge up with it on it. the exterior color is going to be synergy green. The same color as a 2010 special edition camero. the jams are already painted it here are the picture hope you enjoy. I will update it when i get it painted

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2011, 08:51:18 AM »
man it looks awsome, i love that color was trying to get a buddy of mine to paint his 84chevy pick up that color, your wagon has all the stuff i want to do to my bobcat wagon, turbo 2.3, 8inch rear, and a killer paint job!!!
great job and keep up the good work
 
 
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2011, 04:12:09 PM »
thanks!! good luck on your bobcat!

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2011, 11:01:27 PM »
Cool Pinto...there alot of work but well worth it..anyone can do a Mustang,Camaro,Ect.Takes a special breed to restore a Pinto... Keep up the great work.....

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2011, 08:49:54 PM »
Very nice..... 8)
I've wanted a V-8 early trunk Pinto since I was 17. At 46 I'm finally going to build a '73 Sedan...... My '80 hatch will become my son's 1st car.

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 07:02:09 PM »
installed fatmat sound deadener in the doors and the roof. both double layered. also caulked the roof supports to the roof to prevent any rattles. anyone else have sound deadener in there car? how does it work? im using all 100 sq feet 50mil 

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2011, 09:28:46 PM »
It is going to be beautiful. What made you choose a pinto for your project? 
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2011, 12:16:32 AM »
i chose a pinto because my dad made me sell my 64 econoline for safety reasons. I wanted something different that nobody really desires to have. plus its light and fast! and best of all cheap. haha thats important when your on a budget like mine

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2011, 05:41:15 AM »
Leave me in your will.........y our Dad is gonna kill you when he sees the shop floor !  :lol:

Good job on the car & look forward to seeing the finished product !

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2011, 07:33:08 PM »
haha thats a good way of putting it. he wasn't real happy said it looked like kermit exploded in the shop

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2011, 05:03:14 PM »
Leave me in your will.........y our Dad is gonna kill you when he sees the shop floor !  :lol:

Good job on the car & look forward to seeing the finished product !
i chose a pinto because my dad made me sell my 64 econoline for safety reasons. I wanted something different that nobody really desires to have. plus its light and fast! and best of all cheap. haha thats important when your on a budget like mine
i chose a pinto because my dad made me sell my 64 econoline for safety reasons. I wanted something different that nobody really desires to have. plus its light and fast! and best of all cheap. haha thats important when your on a budget like mine
i chose a pinto because my dad made me sell my 64 econoline for safety reasons. I wanted something different that nobody really desires to have. plus its light and fast! and best of all cheap. haha thats important when your on a budget like mine
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2011, 05:10:17 PM »
I wanted to quote you  but I messed it up. Don't know what I did wrong. I wanted to comment on your statement

 "I wanted something different that nobody really desires to have"

 NOBODY DESIRES TO HAVE?  The first time you hit the street you will find,  EVERYONE WANTS YOUR CAR.
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2011, 11:06:41 PM »
yeah now they will! a lot of people just ask me why a pinto? why not a mustang or a camaro. a lot more "desirable" cars. but i would wrather have something unique. and i like it. so i guess that's all that matters. what i dont like about it is the really short staples that hold the headliner in! Anyone know of a better way of putting one in?

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2011, 01:00:33 PM »
yeah now they will! a lot of people just ask me why a pinto? why not a mustang or a camaro. a lot more "desirable" cars. but i would wrather have something unique. and i like it. so i guess that's all that matters.

I have a highly modified 2007 Mustang that will end up costing me nearly 100K by the time it's finished but I really enjoy hopping in my Pinto's & running around in them. They are waaaaay more fun to drive & I don't freak out over a rock chip in the paint.
I've wanted a V-8 early trunk Pinto since I was 17. At 46 I'm finally going to build a '73 Sedan...... My '80 hatch will become my son's 1st car.

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2011, 05:07:33 AM »
this car is NOT going to help me win the argument with my son on the LIME GREEN he wants to paint his 80 wagon  ::)

but it does look better than I thought once you see it on the whole car


you have done a fine job on it
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2011, 11:18:51 AM »
this car is NOT going to help me win the argument with my son on the LIME GREEN he wants to paint his 80 wagon  ::)

but it does look better than I thought once you see it on the whole car


you have done a fine job on it

thanks and thats too funny. It is still a lot of green and will take some getting used to. I was walking to my car yesterday and overheard a girl say " holy S$#@ look at how F#$!in green that car is" i just started laughing

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2011, 10:17:57 PM »
I'd kill to have a '64 Econoline.  Pintos don't seem much safer to me aside from a front end collision, if he was concerned about safety why'd he let you replace it with a Pinto?

That's a hell of a project car for a high school student.  I bought mine right after I graduated and 5 months later I still have a lot in the works...
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #19 on: October 23, 2011, 07:10:08 PM »
I'd kill to have a '64 Econoline.  Pintos don't seem much safer to me aside from a front end collision, if he was concerned about safety why'd he let you replace it with a Pinto?

That's a hell of a project car for a high school student.  I bought mine right after I graduated and 5 months later I still have a lot in the works...

thanks! and that van wasnt safe any way you looked at it. front end side or back end collision. im sure it would of exploded before any pinto did! my pintos doors have huge crash bars in the doors, newer seatbelts out of a 96 mustang and lots of front end absorbency! the  back would hold up ok. there is a foot of room between the gas tank and the back and a lot of metal! .

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« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2011, 06:53:52 AM »
Any chance you still have the clips that hold the Squire molding on. I could use a couple
 
 
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« Reply #21 on: December 12, 2011, 07:24:26 PM »
I shortened an 8.8 for my wagon and painted it up real nice. 373 LSD disk brakes. After taking the wheels off my torino and trying them for size im thinking about putting some just like it on my pinto. What do you think? the fronts arnt bolted on just sitting there so they stick out a little. I also painted my grill black when i painted my axel and tinted the lenses because they were all yellowish. and put on a chrome bumper! these are my other option for wheel
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #22 on: December 12, 2011, 07:32:11 PM »
I've gotta say the slot mags look the best.  The 5 spoke Rallye wheels don't fit the character of a Pinto to me.  Is the 8.8 the 5 lug Explorer style?  If so, keep the 4 lug slot mags up front and get a pair of Ansen Sprints for the back.
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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #23 on: December 12, 2011, 08:26:00 PM »
Stay with the spokes...they look waaaaaaaaaay better than slots.

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #24 on: December 12, 2011, 09:57:18 PM »
I would say either slots or "spokes". I have the "four spoke" steel styled wheels (similar to the spokes you have) that were Pinto option, and love them, but I've also always wanted a set of good slotted wheels.

Honestly, when I do my car, I will do either Rally or Ansen Sprints, which ever is most affordable at the time, as both are quite appealing.

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #25 on: December 12, 2011, 11:14:40 PM »
I'm going to switch to Cragars once I get the car done. I like the Centerlines I have but I have a soft spot for Cragar SS wheels.

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« Reply #26 on: December 12, 2011, 11:36:55 PM »
i thought about cragers too! i havnt seen a nicely done pinto with a set of cragers on it though! Someone should start a topic with just different style rims on pintos so that it can make that decision a little easier! and im converting the front to 5 lug 11 inch disks as well so i can run the same wheel front and back. I really like the Ansen Sprints but they just look to stock for me. and i would rather have chrome or a color for rims not aluminum finish its just too dull.

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Re: turbo pinto body and paint update!!!
« Reply #27 on: December 13, 2011, 03:50:10 AM »
i like the spokes too. by the way; your wagon looks great.  i like the rear pan with an accurately placed cut out for the muffler.  the color is attention grabbing without being too loud and if you make it sit a lot lower it will finish off the package just right.
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« Reply #28 on: December 13, 2011, 09:13:56 AM »
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« Reply #29 on: December 13, 2011, 05:05:57 PM »
dang those look good!!!! http://jalopnik.com/cragars/ this makes me want to put cragers on my car and drop it a few inches! im getting an aluminum driveshaft cut down today! picking it up tomorrow and i have work off after school for the rest of the week so i can hopefully get it driving again before the weekend! and test out the locker! ;D


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