Welcome back! Do yall still have that 78? Were you parting it out or fixing it up?
She's probably playing with her beautiful collection of Pintos or goofing around with Malachi or riding with Hubby on the MC or wondering what to do with that nifty Maverick Hubby brought home... the possibilities are endless! :lol: :angel: :drunk: :rolleye: :hypno: ;) :D :surprised: ;D
I'm still around!! LOL Just not doing much to the Pintos right now! I still come check things out here 3 or 4 times a day though! LOL
I still have the "77" Pinto that we will be parting out. Only thing is I think I jumped the gun on it! It got put on the back burner for tearing it apart. I can only get to the passenger side of the car right now. I do have most of the parts off that people wanted from the forum, but need to still pull off 4 pieces of trim. Then I need to figure out how to ship the trim pieces. They are long and curved so, it will be a challenge to find a box!
I have just been busy doing other things, like trying to get my garden planted, and shopping, and working around the house (yuck). LOL
Did you need something off of it??
Well gee, ah....(head down with eyes cocked up pitifully) I do need the trim off the driver's side 1/4 window???? :embarrassed: :angel:
Ok, I checked the passenger side and those pieces are there. I am pretty sure the driver side is there too. Let me try to pull them off, and I will PM you if they come off and are still usable!! LOL No guaranty when I will be able to get to it though! I will try to talk hubby into helping me Sunday or Monday!
If he does help me I will finish getting the stuff off for you other members! You know who you are!!! LOL
Kimmy, 78TXPONY may have succeeded in getting me some. I will let you know later. Anyways Monday is a holiday, you think I would have you working then??? If he did get them there is another matter as to looking into the floorboards?????????????
Working on Monday will be the only way I can get hubby to help me! LOL He is a work aholic and he is off work on Sunday and Monday, so he will need something to do! I will ask him to do the Pinto!! :) Let me know if you still need them!
As far as the floor boards. Hubby can cut that stuff out, but the shipping will be astronomical! Have you considered using fiber glass sheets an rosin? THat is how hubby fixed many a floor board in VW Bugs!! You can buy the fiber glass sheeting in any length you would need. I think it is about 3 feet wide. Hubby buys about 5 or 6 feet in length at a time.
If that side had been like the drivers side, I would have consider it.T his looks to be a structal point, as the front frame mounts to it and I can see it thru the panel. I am stating to doubt myself about finishing this car. First the engine now rusted areas. What's next a hurricane throws a tree on it?
TO quote some old guy (hehe)... Take a break & have a beer. Yeah, I know it was you that said that & by god it worked for me. I was there with the bad tranny, engine, rear axle, interior, severe rust... It will get better.
As for the hurricane, nah... we no want another Pinto killed by a tree. There have been too many of those lately.
Hang in there boss. I'm certain you will get past the gremlins.
Kim, why do you think the shipping would be so high? I don't think it would weigh that much, and size shouldn't be an issue. Although that 3000 mile trip may add to it... CB, don't get discouraged, believe me, the rust you've got there isn't that bad. I've seen early mustangs that had the entire floor put in! Talk about a structural nitemare! :o :o
OK, OK, I talked it, so I better start walking it!! Thanks for the kick in the arse :drunk:
So the floor isn't a structral area?
On the Pintos, yes it can be to a point. Like most vehicles built since the 80's or so, the Pinto as you know is a unibody constructed car. The Floor does help maintain the strength of the car, but you can fix rusted out floors. Best way is to weld in the new metal. If the rust isn't too awful then you are in better shape than others have been.
Goota face the truth here.. If nobody fixed the rusty metal on these cars then there would be no Pintos on the road, or close to none. Same would go for any rusty car for that matter. It can be fixed, just gotta take some time & be patient. I am going to take my oen advice & do the same thing with my rust bucket. Makes the adventure all the better to learn from.
I totally agree with r4pinto. I have a rusted driver's side floor pan which is just getting worse, and the little pin holes have turned into quarter sized holes since I did the initial inspection two years ago, all due to my leaky windshield gasket.
I want it fixed and I want it fixed sooner than later, but my funds are tight and I just have to hold tight and wait until I can afford the windshield gasket. Once I get that I can pull that windshield, and the dash, gain better access to my floor pans, and weld in the section I cut out of a donor car. I wish I could do it today, but alas, nothing ever seems to go my way. :( (now I sound like pintosopher lol)
Sounds like we need a "how to fix rusty floorboard 101". Anybody ??? ??? ??? ???
Quote from: r4pinto on May 23, 2009, 01:56:00 PM
On the Pintos, yes it can be to a point. Like most vehicles built since the 80's or so, the Pinto as you know is a unibody constructed car. The Floor does help maintain the strength of the car, but you can fix rusted out floors. Best way is to weld in the new metal. If the rust isn't too awful then you are in better shape than others have been.
Goota face the truth here.. If nobody fixed the rusty metal on these cars then there would be no Pintos on the road, or close to none. Same would go for any rusty car for that matter. It can be fixed, just gotta take some time & be patient. I am going to take my oen advice & do the same thing with my rust bucket. Makes the adventure all the better to learn from.
Says you! lol. Wildfire (so far) has no real rust issues. Her bumper has rust dots but her floors are still beautiful. But then she didn't live in snow and salt country. ;D I do feel your pain though. CB, don't you give up on your (metal) war horse. She'll carry you through many campaigns yet. ;)
Man I feel guilty having a rust free California car.....I did grow up in New Jersey though and owned 2 Pintos over the years, but not long enough for them to rust through
Joe
Quote from: 71pintoracer on May 23, 2009, 07:17:40 AM
Kim, why do you think the shipping would be so high? I don't think it would weigh that much, and size shouldn't be an issue. Although that 3000 mile trip may add to it... CB, don't get discouraged, believe me, the rust you've got there isn't that bad. I've seen early mustangs that had the entire floor put in! Talk about a structural nitemare! :o :o
Well, I was just going off of a quote I got to ship the cowl section. If I remember right, do to size and weight of the item, it was going to be around 70 bucks or so!
I was thinking that the shape of the floor piece needed, would require a somewhat large box. Then ad the weight on top of that. Then the cost of the floor board (basically what ever hubby wants for cutting it out), would it be worth it? Or would it cost less to find something closer??
I can have hubby cut them out and then go from there! Depending on what they look like that is! I havn't even seen them, it still has carpet on them! Problem is, the car is currently on a back burner. Specially for that kinda part pulling. I am going to try to pull the rest of the trim and some other easy misc stuff that forum members want, but it may be a while before we can dig the car back out of it's, now, current hole! LOL Last time we got a parts car, hubby went gang ho on tearing it apart. This one we took a few things off, then it got push out because of more pressing jobs coming in!
I will keep an eye on this thread and if for some reason, CB, you don't get one by the time we get to the car, I will let you know!!
That is very nice of you pintogirl. Yes, I will keep you in mind. I will let you know thru this post of my progress. If you do get to pull the car out of the hole and get a picture of the passenger side board, send it to me.