Hello:
I'm new to FordPinto.com, but not new to the Pinto family. Had my first 1971 trunk model in High School, my wife bought a 1974 Runabout after graduation, and we bought a 1975 Pinto Squire wagon after we got married. Last May I bought a 1972 all original Runabout with 33,000 actual miles. Most recent I bought a 1971 trunk model out of Washington State, and I'm waiting for it to be delivered to Indiana now. Found the 1971 on this site for sale, and the man I purchased it from was very helpful, and I feel I have a new friend. Anyway, since purchasing the 1971 I found a local salvage yard with 6 Pintos, and have found several parts I'll need for the restoration on the 1971. I cannot believe I found this gold mine, so close to my home. Anyway, have been there twice already, and going back for another round in the next couple of days. Anyway, I'll be posting my progress every once in a while, and monitoring this site for new news from other Pinto fans. This is a great site, and I'm looking forward to meeting new friends. Larry
Welcome to the site. You will find a bunch of good info here.
LARRY, WELCOME TO THE CLUB.WHERE ARE YOU IN INDIANA.I'D BE INTERESTED IN CHECKING OUT YOUR LOCAL SALVAGE YARD ALSO.I'M IN DAYTON,OHIO.I'M IN NEED OF SOME BLACK SHOULDER SEAT BELTS FOR MY 1980.THEY MIGHT ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER STUFF I'M SEARCHING FOR.DO THEY PERMIT CUSTOMERS IN THE YARD?THOSE TYPE OF YARDS ARE BECOMING DINOSAURS!!!!!!!!LET ME KNOW.THANKS, TOMMYS.
Sir:
It's called Fields Salvage in Greenfield, Indiana. Don't have the number right off hand, but if you e-mail me a reminder, I'll get it for you. I think they have a few newer Pintos, one has black interior that is in pretty good shape, probably has the belts. I will be going there Friday and I'll check that for you. Yes... they do let you just go out to the yard and look the car over, and get what you want. Their prices have been very reasonable. I bought 4 basic items I needed, for under what it would have cost me to pay shipping for one. Great salvage yard, and easy to work with the folks. They have what they call MEMORY LANE that's where all the older cars are, and basically they're all in the same area. I must warn you it's a long walk out there, but it's worth it. My cell is 765-729-1100 you can feel free to call me, and I'll check while I'm there, to see if they have what you need. That way you don't make a wasted trip. Talk to you later..... Larry
:welcome: Always glad to have new Pinto lovers on board!! ;D
welcome!
:welcome: Larry!
Your story sounds a lot like mine - I got my first Pinto brand new while I was still in high school. It was an orange 1974 Runabout. At the time, I was dating a girl who was a couple years older and owned a '72. My family also owned a '72 Squire wagon, a '77 Bobcat Villager wagon, and a '79 Runabout. There had not been a Pinto/Bobcat in the family since 1981 until I bought a '72 sedan in January of this year. I purchased it on eBay and, like you, feel I made a friend in the process. It's in good shape mechanically (I drove it home 165 miles at Interstate speeds) but needs cosmetic restoration. Have purchased about $1200 worth of parts to do all that with but have not found time to work on it due to family illness. Am hoping to get the project off the ground in the Spring.
Glad to have you aboard!
Dwayne :smile:
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
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I just joined the site, so Hello from North Carolina. Didn't know there was a club for Pintoers. I have always loved the Pinto as it was my first car. It was a 1971 Pinto sedan, 2000cc 4 speed, Orange w/ black interior, black rubber flooring and a radio. Bought mine new (well a demonstrator) early in 1971 for $1495. It had 18 miles on it.
Two weeks later I shipped out to Air Force basic training. Mom drove it around for 8 weeks till I came home in route to my training base in in Texas, Sheppard AFB. Then it took me to Alamorgordo, NM, Holloman AFB. After 1/2 a year I got transfered to Saigon, S. Vietnam, so I drove it back home where mom took it over again. I came back 9 months later, picking up the car in route to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co. Still again I drove back home and mom took over again. I headed back to the "NAM as a WSO (back seater) in F4D Phantoms. Two years later I came home and first thing I did was kiss Mom and then took the car out for a wash, polish, and new tires and wheels. I spent a total of 23 years in the Air Force, regular and reserve and retired in 1993 after the Gulf war. Mom took care of my car everytime I went overseas. I sold it in 1983 to my niece and she totaled it :accident: a year later while I was in Germany. That was a heart breaker :(. I t wasn't the same coming home. Since then I have had two 73s a '78 and an '80, all sedans.
I don't have a Pinto at this time but I am planning on getting another 1971 like the first one and resto mod it. I just hope I can find one that is a rust bucket due to limited parts. I have read about the Thunderbird Turbo4 and that may be the way I go.
Thanks for letting me remember the past and hope to share my project with yall as it progresses.
Later Carolina Boy
:welcome: Carolina Boy!
What part of North Carolina are you in? My wife has family in Charlotte.
My first Pinto was a '74 Runabout, also orange with black interior. It had the 2300 cc with a 4 spd. and I dearly loved it. I ordered it to my specifications in the Fall of '73 and it arrived in January of '74. I was 16 at the time! I paid $2900 for it straight out... $700 down and $72 per month for 36 months! Those were the days! When I finally get my '72 finished, it will be orange too... already have the black interior. Hoping for this Spring.
As much as I like my little '72 sedan, I would part ways with it in a heartbeat if an orange '74 Runabout came along with black interior... that has been my dearest desire.
Welcome aboard!
Dwayne :smile:
I am between Raleigh and Greensboro east of Mebane. I'm just above Chapel Hill.
Carolina Boy ;D
I'm vaguely familiar with that area... my in-laws live in Danville, VA. At one time, they lived in High Point.
Dwayne :smile:
Yea, if you left Danville going South on Rt 86, you would go by my house in about an hour or so.
Robert (Carolina Boy) :lol:
Firstly welcome to the site, Secondly ./salute and thank you.
Have driven that route from my sister-in-law's to my mother/father-in-law's several times.
Dwayne :smile:
Didn't mean to look like I just walked away from the post, it was late and us old men have to get our beauty rest.
Today, I have been checking out the rest of the club site and I'm getting some good ideas. I noticed there aren't a lot of NCs.
I tried to put a pin in the Members map and didn't secceed.
There is not a lot of people saleing Pintos around here. I looked in the classifeds on the site, But everyone That is in my range is so far away, shipping would be a fortune. I'm not going to give up! There's a pinto just waiting for a new daddy.
Carolina Boy
Hey Robert!
You might have to do like I always do... drive it home! I've purchased four collector cars over the past several years and drove every single one of them home; not that it's a lot cheaper than shipping, but it's a lot more fun. The longest distance I've covered was with my '79 Continental Mark V from Illinois to Virginia. My Continental Collector's Series came from Myrtle Beach, SC, my Pinto from Maryland, and I also purchased a Cadillac in Pennsylvania which I fixed up a little and resold. Getting it home is half the fun!
Dwayne :smile:
Well said there Dwayne, I just thought I find one close to home and tow it. It is hard for me to get time off from work. I may be retired but I work for an apartment company full time. I am currently on worker's comp waiting for surgery on my neck. They are going to fuse two more vertebrea together. I should be recovered by mid Jan to go back to work. I plan on using my year end bonus to buy my new plaything (Hey I mean the car, GEEWEZ GUYS, that kind of plaything :devil: is too expensive, and talks back!!!!) :rolleye:
I'll let all ya in on a secret. My Master plan is to build a trailer first, for going and getting the new baby.I plan on building it to be a work platform also as I have no garage yet.
Now I have a few questions: ??? ???
1. Is there a five lug rotor fron another car that will work on the '71 spindle or am I going to have to have one redrilled?
2. Where do you get the 8" rearend from?
3. Has anyone of yall thought about using the Ranger 4.0 V6?
Carolina Boy
Im installing the mustang 3.8 in mine, you can get an 8in rear from a pinto that came with the v6 in it or a mustang/mavrick. as to the rotors i think you have to buy a kit to convert them to 5lug or have it drilled for it.
Thanks for the info on the 8". I will do some reseach on rotors and share later. 3.8 huh, Isn't that the engine that they used in the Thunderchicken SC, that was also available SUPERCHARGED? I beleive it was the 1989-90 models. Wouldn't that be an awsome Pinto power plant (210-225 HP)??? Are you fabing the motor mounts or what?
I am starting to get many ideas from yall, hope I can sort all this out and share a wicked car with ya.
One more question: Do the difference between the 71-73 and the 74-80 Pinto make engine swaps of later model engines more or less difficult or limited?
You mentioned a Granada for an 8" rear, didn't they come with a 9" also and if so would it fit under a Pinto?
Suppertime yall.
Carolina Boy
i am using a 95 mustang engine/trans but the S/C thats is going on it is from a 95 merc Cougar, the mounts i am using are two leftside 2.3l mounts. (it works) so 250-275hp est. im going to attempt with a cam and everything to get about 350 hp out of it if i can. as you can tell i dont plan on it being a total show car. =) i dotn know if the granada had the 9" rear but the 8in will fit but the perches might be a little off. its best to find a pinto rear end from a v6 model. and from what i understand from the forum swapping a later model motor into the older ones is a little harder but im sure its worth it on a lighter car.