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Shiny is Good! => Your Pintos/Bobcats & Racers => Topic started by: PINTOBEAN306 on August 17, 2006, 10:45:49 PM

Title: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: PINTOBEAN306 on August 17, 2006, 10:45:49 PM
Hello everyone..I am new here. I race a 71 pinto. here is a couple of pics from 04.
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: Boss2300 on August 18, 2006, 03:05:11 AM
Welcome aboard. You'll discover a lot of nice folks here. I like to see the front wheels going up on a Pinto. Great pic. You will have to tell us all about your drive train now. How long have you had it & so on. Again welcome
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: pintoman on August 18, 2006, 05:54:15 PM
Welcome to the sight.Are you coming to the National trails on labor day weekend for the all ford show.If so i will see you there.
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: r4pinto on August 27, 2006, 03:29:52 PM
Canton huh? I bought my first Pinto, a 78 runabout from Alliance Ohio. If I remember right that's about 20 to 30 minutes away.... Like they said welcome aboard.
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: PINTOBEAN306 on August 31, 2006, 10:18:32 PM
The engine is a 306 with edelbrock heads, stock crank and rods. Tranny is a C4 with a trans brake. 9" w/ 4.86 gears. mini tubbed with a 28x11.5x15 slick. Motor was just freshened with a few minor changes ;) in July and best so far is 11.31 @ 118mph. at Fun Ford in Norwalk. As for the NMRA race in c-bus I am not going to make it this year. Alliance is about 15 minutes east of Canton. Thanks for the welcome guys :tgif:
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: pintoman on September 04, 2006, 07:11:21 AM
If you can make it there is a drag race at  Pacemakers in Mount Vernon on the 24th of sept.It is  put on by the United Ford Owners car club.It is an all Ford event.The cost is $15 per entry.For more information go to UNITEDFORDOWNERS.com.This event is opened to all Fords that are Ford powered.So come one come all and have fun and maybe win some money.
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: pintojoeII on September 04, 2006, 09:13:36 PM
did you keep the leaf springs and relocate the?
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: PINTOBEAN306 on September 04, 2006, 11:34:21 PM
Quote from: pintojoeII on September 04, 2006, 09:13:36 PM
did you keep the leaf springs and relocate the?
It is a ladder bar leaf car, basically a backhalf car. I can't complain at all. The car hooks great and the front tires are even when they are off the ground.
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: skrach on September 08, 2006, 03:41:20 PM
what kind of spoiler do you have on the back?
Title: Re: newbie from canton, oh
Post by: PINTOBEAN306 on September 14, 2006, 11:06:10 PM
The spoiler is a $110.00 pos!!! I bought when my dad gave it to me for my 16th b-day and when I got it, it was just a few pieces of aluminum with no strut rods. I found out the strut rods are $35.00 each and I said screw that and just made it work. I hate it but since I paid all that money for it I was using it. I am building a tube chassis capri with a clutchless jerico so when it is finished I am puttin the pinto back on the street to go terrorize some big and small block chevy's and of course you have to mess with the imports ;D I had some issues with the car recently and got most of them squared away and went my best e.t. in the 1/8th  mile. 7.083 @ 96.12. I will have her in the 10's before the end of the year!!
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