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Shiny is Good! => Your Pintos/Bobcats & Racers => Topic started by: thewhitebeast on September 29, 2008, 10:26:58 PM

Title: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: thewhitebeast on September 29, 2008, 10:26:58 PM
this isnt really that much of a project car.
i mean it does need some work but all the way around its a great little car.

but i'm putting some work into it
and i just want to shout out to discolives78 for helping me out so much :)

i'm new at driving the pinto just got it like 4 months ago and i have been in love with it ever sense.

i will be posting so new pics with the new steareo put in.

but yeah i'm 16 and its my first car. and its a great car to start on.

so if have any questions just ask

thanks. :)

Update.

So i got my two 6 X 9's in the back.

then two more 6 X 9's in the front untill i get another kick panel, the left one is missing.
so then i can put two 6 X 5's in the kick panels.

Got a 300 Watt Amp.

And one 10 in audiopipe Sub in the back.

Will post pics tomarrow.
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: discolives78 on September 29, 2008, 10:33:17 PM
I had a 75 for a while, it died just short of 200,000 miles.  funny how little things get changed over the years.  My air cleaner isn't painted and my speedometer only goes up to 85 mph. yours isn't bad looking. I miss the hatchback, my current car has a trunk instead
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: thewhitebeast on September 29, 2008, 10:36:54 PM
yeah its a great car.

my speedomeder reads like around 48,00 miles
but i'm wondering if it roles over when it hites a certin point
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: discolives78 on September 29, 2008, 10:47:30 PM
it goes up to 99,999 miles so at 100,000 it will read 00000
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: discolives78 on October 19, 2008, 09:02:01 PM
Well, its been like 2 hours and I haven't heard back from you, so your stereo works now, right? Check out the pics of the speakers in my kickpanels (these are 5 1/4")and what I did with my stereo in "Your Projects", I cut quite a bit out of the chewed up plastic plate and "grafted" in a plate from a mounting kit for acura/infinit from wal-mart using my favorite adhesive, Permatex RTV. When you're ready to install your amp and more speakers let me know!

Chuck
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: thewhitebeast on October 20, 2008, 12:30:04 PM
yeah i got it put in and everything works great, except that speaker is very anoying lol

next project, Speakers And Subs.

Thanks Alot Man
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: thewhitebeast on November 12, 2008, 05:10:22 PM
Got it all put in.

Still need the wiring kit.

But heres what it looks like.
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: dave1987 on November 12, 2008, 05:49:38 PM
Lookin' good!

What type of "wiring kit" are you going to be using?

For my system I just pulled wires for each of the rear speakers to the deck, a remote wire for the amp and a 12V line (fused at the battery) to the trunk. For my front speakers, I just pulled more wires from the deck to the kick panels. The deck power and ground just came from the existing power wire which I cut the connector off of and crimped on a but connector to.

Did you have to repair your sub's cone? Is that why it is white? (I've never seen a sub with an all white cone before)
Title: Re: My 1975 Ford Pinto Roudabout MPG
Post by: discolives78 on November 13, 2008, 04:42:22 PM
Looks good Joe!