this is my pinto ya i am still trying to fix it up i got it lookin way better than the pic but i am only 15 so ya i still have lots to do
Make her into a a fun ride!
yep im trying to do that big time i fixed its paint so it looks alot better now i just gotta get a better engine and fix it up so it looks cool
hey im in the same boat im only 14 and im trying to fix up my pinto. the engine in mines being a little stuborn. i have to pump it a little before it turns over. im younger though so i have to wait for everyone to take me and the pinto somewere to get it tuned. im so impatient. well good luck and have fun fixing up your pinto.
bristol
here is a picture of my pinto
bman, i am 20. i have a 76 pinto. I cant tell if yours is brown or copper. It looks just like mine, mine is copper but has a different grille.
i think they call this color bronze or something im not to sure
Ford called it Tan Glow (Code 5U) Basically it's brown with gold metalflake in it.
I built a Scale Model of my car & had a paint vendor make me up a spray bomb of the original color.
oh,ok thx ;D
that is a pretty sweet car i just got mine from this yard it was just sittin around so i gotta get a new engine for it even though the engine runs already but i want it faster
good luck on you project. its great to find other teens with pintos im 17 working on my 79 pinto any way nice taking see ya around :)
I just turned 18 when i got my pinto. Im 20 1/2 now. Pintoman2009, i love your car just as it is, i love red. However, taking some mild to medium rubbing compound to the paint will bring back its bright red shine. Dont rub too hard with the medium or you'll take the paint. Mild will require some work, but it will make it look almost new again, or atleast a whole lot better than it does now. My pintos paint has oxidized a little but i took the rubbing compound to it and it looks brand new again except for the deep scratches. Afterwards, wash and wax it. You'll be very pleased with the outcome.
i already took rubbing compound to it i just gotta update the pic on here to a new picture i just gotta fix the rust and i dont know how to do that yet i was thinking about taking body filler but the rust is on the bottom of the door and the door is like in 2 pieces on the bottom because of the rust so i dont kno what to do
Sounds like time for a new door.
Quote from: pintoman2009 on November 25, 2005, 10:50:58 AM
i already took rubbing compound to it i just gotta update the pic on here to a new picture i just gotta fix the rust and i dont know how to do that yet i was thinking about taking body filler but the rust is on the bottom of the door and the door is like in 2 pieces on the bottom because of the rust so i dont kno what to do
Yeah new door time. I wanna see that pic, pintoman!
ok i will try to get one if i can find a camera to use
everyone laughed at me when i brought my pinto to school, they said things like "ha ha your driving a grandma pinto-mobile" but you know what, it was MY CAR not my daddy's or mommy's car, MINE!!!!!!! i remember they would make fun of me and stuff "your car sucks, my mustang is better" and i would tell them "how much did daddy pay for your mustang?" that shut them up really quick. im glad to see guys in my generation tinkering with pintos. they have lots of potentail, they may not be as popular as mustangs or novas, or camaros, but when you bring your pinto around, youll notice that people will come up to you and say "my dad had one of those" or "my aunt" or " i had one of those" the pinto is a fun little car, and you will love them for the rest of your life. all i can say to you boys is, i was in your shoes, going to school, working, and then coming home to my "pinto" waiting for paint, body work, engine work, etc; and i loved it. keep the spirit alive boys!!!! ;D ;D ;D
it really seems weird to me that like everyone that likes those other cars has this big thing against pintos like i tell them if we both put the same engine in our cars and same parts who do u think will win i think a pinto will win cuz its so light and little unlike mustangs they weigh more than pintos
well this is my car now since i used rubbing compound
and another
she cleaned up real nice :) great find.. and nice job. i noticed that your stereo doesnt have the bezel.. you should just use a dremel tool to cut it to fit the radio.. but very nice car..
i kno i gotta find a radio mounting thing yet mine broke
someone correct me if im wrong but i think any year will fit.
thats what i thought but other people say different
only 71-73 models have the metel bezel....the rest have a plastic one that breaks easy.
I used some type of rubbing compound on my red 88 s truck and it shined up very nicely. Only thing is it needs a heavy coat of wax every 2 weeks to keep it shiney.
before i do waxing i have to fix the rust
any ideas where to put like 3 small gauges for temp and stuff in my car or any ideas for the whole car let me kno
johisaree@yahoo.com have built them all.
will explain e mail me wayne
Hey everyone im jenny i have a 76 baby blue ford pinto. we just replaced the motor in it and it needs to be tuned up and some fuses but im not but 15 so i have to set around and wait on my daddy or my brother :( its nice to know that other teens are also interested in pintos. The really cool thing i am the only one in my city (county also i think) that has a pinto that will actually crank up and run but what really makes me mad is there is a junk yard down the road that flattened three pintos about two weeks ago :'(
hey I'm only sixteen but Ive loved my pinto since i first saw it. I don't care if people make fun of me for wanting to drive a pinto. At least my car isn't on every other street corner like there mustangs or camaros. I cant wait to get the v8 in it then ill be laughing at them as i go by.
ya there u go im gettin a 302 engine soon to put in my car it need to be rebuilt but ya at least it will be fast enough for me
I got my 302 on friday so now all i gotta do is start lookin for a job and some parts
ok i had the 302 engine but i lost it cuz i had someone haul it for me and they never took it out of their pickup so they threw it away or something so now i gotta get a new engine and i got my radio bezel i just gotta cut it so i can put a cd player in
Quote from: pintogirl1976 on February 25, 2006, 05:40:26 PM
Hey everyone im jenny i have a 76 baby blue ford pinto. we just replaced the motor in it and it needs to be tuned up and some fuses but im not but 15 so i have to set around and wait on my daddy or my brother :( its nice to know that other teens are also interested in pintos. The really cool thing i am the only one in my city (county also i think) that has a pinto that will actually crank up and run but what really makes me mad is there is a junk yard down the road that flattened three pintos about two weeks ago :'(
if only you were 18, youd be my dream girl, LOL