Pinto Car Club of America

Hey! I recently acquired a 77, Pinto Wagon. I got it to pass smog on full stock, and its at 48k miles original. I need a new carb, and was looking to possibly turbo ready it, or at the very least get an extra few horse power. I would love some input on what carb to put in there specifically since this is my everyday ride for a little while and I need reliability. P.S. I have never worked on an engine, this is my first so be gentle.

sounds like a very cool car and great idea. this site has lots of good info and even better people. I would recommend searching through the forum and reading up on it. I have found a lot of great info in there. good luck.

Quote from: EnochDreams on May 02, 2014, 02:31:37 PM
Hey! I recently acquired a 77, Pinto Wagon. I got it to pass smog on full stock, and its at 48k miles original. I need a new carb, and was looking to possibly turbo ready it, or at the very least get an extra few horse power. I would love some input on what carb to put in there specifically since this is my everyday ride for a little while and I need reliability. P.S. I have never worked on an engine, this is my first so be gentle.

YouTube has become my friend for bodywork honestly!

Stock carb is plenty good for the street. You don't even have to remove it to clean it up. Just take the top of the carb off. 99% of all the trash will be there to clean up. Really a simple carb.

Quote from: dick1172762 on May 24, 2014, 04:17:21 PM
Stock carb is plenty good for the street. You don't even have to remove it to clean it up. Just take the top of the carb off. 99% of all the trash will be there to clean up. Really a simple carb.

In the 28 years that I have owned my 78 wagon the top half is all thats ever needed attention.

Quote from: dianne on May 24, 2014, 01:47:36 PM
YouTube has become my friend for bodywork honestly!

Have you seen this guy's stuff?, he has a bunch of how to videos on YouTube, I think I got about 15 so far..
http://www.learnautobodyandpaint.com (http://www.learnautobodyandpaint.com)

Quote from: 74 PintoWagon on May 26, 2014, 08:09:46 AM
Have you seen this guy's stuff?, he has a bunch of how to videos on YouTube, I think I got about 15 so far..
http://www.learnautobodyandpaint.com (http://www.learnautobodyandpaint.com)

There are so many out there Art. I look specifically for what I need. At this point, I really don't need the YouTube videos anymore and I just need to do the work I guess. It takes me a LOT of time to do something a shop can do quickly. But the labor rates are WAY too high. So little by little :)

Quote from: dianne on May 26, 2014, 09:19:05 AM
There are so many out there Art. I look specifically for what I need. At this point, I really don't need the YouTube videos anymore and I just need to do the work I guess. It takes me a LOT of time to do something a shop can do quickly. But the labor rates are WAY too high. So little by little :)

I hear ya...