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Shiny is Good! => Your Pintos/Bobcats & Racers => Topic started by: tony v on May 09, 2011, 10:20:12 PM

Title: my 77 trunk named penelope
Post by: tony v on May 09, 2011, 10:20:12 PM
no man, i didnt name her. when i bought it,i took it to my friends house to show him.
    im all proud that i picked up this (git this) rust free pinto with 28700 on the clock, ugly as hell yellow? no ford says green, auto.trans with the orig. bias spare in the trunkola. FOR $550$ ya know thinkin cool pinto thoughts as i get there, and i pull up,  he takes one look at and says, WHAT THE ////!!!! THAT THING LOOKS LIKE SUMTHIN PENELOPE PITSTOP WOULD DRIVE.  well, a lil money, ok lots o money so far and im still in love!!  (not the cartoon tho). 
    nuff said.   
front rotors..11" granada
front calipers..chev y camaro(any 80' crap will do)
berrings mustang II
heidts hot rod shop made me the upper/lower a-arms.
stock penelope spindles
when ya get the arms they know the balls, and the bushings are p-s-t
mustangII front springs (new)
unisteer man. rack (was power) also mustangII
i put camaro brake hoses on her cuz i didnt like the shorty stock hoses
heidts has the caliper rig yer gonna need to convert the rotor/caliper swap
and the shocks are mustII also
Title: Re: my 77 trunk named penelope
Post by: RSM on May 09, 2011, 10:55:58 PM
I like the suspension setup. Looks good!  :amazed:
Title: Re: my 77 trunk named penelope
Post by: tony v on May 09, 2011, 11:08:55 PM
im getting close to putting her back down on the ground. and thanx all i need now are rims.  i also put 71 tail lights on her too. i hated those 6 foot x5 foot wide tails that are stock.