Ive added more pictures to the gallery. I havent had time to ad discriptions. They will be added soon.
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Passenger side after prime and paint.
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Drivers side.
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Right before applying POR-15 to the cowl area and priming/painting the engine bay.
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And the engine bay afterwards.
Heres the Gallery http://ImageEvent.com/pandbz/1979fordpintowagon (http://imageevent.com/pandbz/1979fordpintowagon)
Look at all that ( shiney) black...looks great :)
Hey Pete! Lookin' good!
nice job dude! Shoulda had you come and do mine!
Lookin good Glassman nice & shiney ;D when ya get done wanna free trip to TN to do it again?
;D Thanks everyone.
As a few of you know I never wanted to get this "deep" in the painting process. I wanted to just clean everything a little. Maybe take care of a few rust spots and throw the engine and trans in. Nope!
One thing leads to another and If I fix that I might as well fix this and if I paint this I might as well paint that. ::) About 80% of the front suspension and brake system has been replaced. Including the upper arms and the coil spring isolators. Ive replaced the dust shields also. As for the steering a new rack and flexible coupler are going in.
Last night I bolted the drivers side arms in, threw in the coil spring isolator and coil. Bolted the new spindle on. The new spring is STIFF. I started to think I wasnt going to be able to compress it enough. The car was lifted off the jack stands. It did compress though.
Today or tomorrow I will be applying POR-15 to the remaining suspension parts, painting the rack, bending the passenger side brake line and some general assembly.
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This is one coat of POR-15 applied to a very rusty area.
Hey Crazyhorse, stop by the CHAT room this Tuesday night.
i hear you on the springs! I bought 302 A/C springs from a Mustang II, brand spanken new. I was thinking there was now way they were ever going to fit in, as the car lifted off the stand!
Since Jeff updated us on his shiney project, I think Ill do the same.
About an hour ago I took the wagon off the jack stands and its now resting on all four wheels. ;D Everything is still loose. I want to torque the nuts and bolts with the weight of the engine and trans in. When the wagon was still on stands, I went to put the 13" wheels on and had a clearence problem with the lower ball joints. For those who dont know or forgot...Im using 2" drop spindles. I still put the wheels on but decided to wait on taking the wagon off the stands. While removing the oil pan from the engine I thought of turning the wheels around. I did and it worked.
Ive removed the oil pan and pump, motor mounts and alt. brackets off the Pinto motor to swap on the turbo motor. I begin removing the engine and trans from the T-Bird tomorrow. If I dont go to the track. I probably wont go. :-\
The rack and pinion is in and the new flexable coupling (rag joint) is in. The stock wire harness is mostly in. I bought a pair of used Mickey Thompson Indy Profile S/S tires and had them mounted on the Drag lite rims. Theyre not on the wagon yet. Ive been cleaning and painting nuts, bolts and small brackets.
The brake lines are in, but, I dont like how they turned out. Im going to rebend new ones. Im going to use a wire coat hanger to make a template to follow while I bend the lines.
Fun, Fun, Fun....
your gonna need one of these if your gonna try and keep up with Brad and i in the "shiney" club! ;D
Yeah except the center section of the turbo is not shiney.......... >:(
Where did you get that big exhaust outlet for the turbo?
here you go.
http://www.turboford.org/sponsors/rod.htm (http://www.turboford.org/sponsors/rod.htm)
Thanks. I knew he made the center mount header, but I didn't know he made the outlet too.
The engine and trans came out of the T-bird today. I ended up breaking the top part of the nose of the car, by resting the engine and trans. on it. ::) :D The car going to the yard in a while anyway. Otherwise things are moving along. I removed the accessories and motor mounts from the engine.
The engine and transmission are still connected and are in back of the Ranger. Im taking them to a car wash tomorrow to degrease them after work.
Are you rebuilding Pete, or did it run fine before? Mileage?
Quote from: 78pinto on April 11, 2004, 10:37:54 PM
Are you rebuilding Pete, or did it run fine before? Mileage?
I think the mileage on the car is 155,000 :o which might be a lot for some people . Here in the Northeast everything is "out of town" so cars have a lot of miles on them. My Ranger has 177,000 and runs well. The previos owner said he had done some engine work. The cam and followers and a few other things I cant remember.
The engine ran OK before so, my plan is to get it in and get it running. I have another turbo engine that Im going to rebuild and mod a little. When thats done Ill swao it in. By then Ill probably have another wagon to swap all the new suspension parts into.
I washed the engine and trans. yesterday and they are in the garage. I should be able to drop them in this week end. ;)
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;D
A couple of shiney wheels & you'll be "in there" Glassman. I've been SLOWLY working on the Interior of mine. It's tough to work on a car you've gotta drive every day :(
looking good! When will it be ready to drive?
Crazy
I already have the wheels. They are Weld drag lites.
I just havent put them on the car yet.
Jeff
Im hoping for the end of the month. I havent been able to work on it as much as I had planned.
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Ive added about 20 new pics taken last month to the album. Heres a few samples.
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Heres the Gallery http://ImageEvent.com/pandbz/1979fordpintowagon
:)
thats an awesome photo documentary! My god that sure looks clean on the front Pete, great job!
Thanks Jeff.
Ive been working overtime and doing other things so my fun time has been down. I daubt she'll be running by June 1st. ::)
Looking good!
Did the transmission shifter line up properly with the exisiting opening or did you have to trim it to make it work properly? I take it you are using the T-bird bellhousing?
Quote from: TIGGER on May 19, 2004, 01:18:58 PM
Looking good!
Did the transmission shifter line up properly with the exisiting opening or did you have to trim it to make it work properly? I take it you are using the T-bird bellhousing?
Thanks Tigger
I did have to cut the opening about 2 inches bigger toward the dash.
The 88 T-bird bellhousing is for a hydraulic clutch set-up. Ive read and been told that its a lot easier to use a mechcanical clutch set-up. So, I bought a bell, fork and cable used from an earlier T- bird. I also had to use the throttle cable from the 88 T-bird because the Pinto cable is too short.
I picked up an 8" rear end Monday. Its not an traction lok but it does have 3.55 gears. Its complete with all brake hardware. Unfortunately everything may need to be replaced. ::) I should be able to swap some of the good brake parts from the Pinto onto it. A pair of new leaf springs came Saturday. I should have enough POR-15 to do the whole axle.
I have 1/4 wheel spacers coming on Friday.
A brushed alum. battery box came yesterday along with a battery wire kit complete with an 18"+1 1/2" ground strap.
A VDO 8000 rpm Tach. came too.
All I need is more time............ :-\
Ok that is right, now I remember reading about the bellhousing changing in 87-88. I've been collecting parts for the past couple years to do my own swap. I have an 86 setup minus the fuel pump stuff. I forgot to snag that stuff before I sold what was left of the car :( Keep up the good work!
Looks good Glassman. Did you have fun smashing down the passenger side wheelwell? Ya, I know all about that. I found out later, that when I switched from the IHI to a T3 that there is a lot more room. But not much. The T3 seems to sit higher. One more thing, is there anything on your ride that isn't going to be new? Just kidding ;D If you're going to do it, do it right...I wish I would have! ::)
SVOwagon
I smashed and cut holes in the wheelwell area. Good thing the metal is thin. Ive decided Im not going to keep this body. It is rusted too much for me to feel safe in it. Im fixing all the major parts but am going to leave a lot of things the way they are so I can get it on the road. This car is for practice now and learning.
Right now Im installing the wire harness. ;D Ive been closely looking at the photos on your page for ideas. Im using a TC harness though.
Ive added about 20 more pictures to the album. The descriptions are slowly coming. If anyone has a question about any of the pics just ask.
Now onto the pics.
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Ready for the road. Except so far it looks like the tires might rub the fenders.
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I had to cut the last bolt (of course ::)) off the passenger side front bushing. I used a cut off disk and the garage stunk like tire smoke. I should be able to use one of the bolts from the TC.
Heres the album http://ImageEvent.com/pandbz/1979fordpintowagon
Your album's lookin' good.
I still say my wagon has more rust than your wagon. ;D
Album looks really good. If you haven't started on the harness yet, I would go with one from a Merkur. They are much easier to work with and a lot less wires.
your getting there Pete!
I quit working on the wire harness and started fixing some of the rusted parts of the passenger side rear. I need to install the battery box and run the cables to the engine bay. Im also learning metal working and welding.
I just might have to get a Merk. harness. I started to install the TC harness and got mad at all the wires and connectors I didnt need. So, took the harness out and removed all the tubing and tape. I cut all the wires I could tell that I didnt need ( I hope :-\) and removed them. It was about half the wires. The harness is loosely taped and about half installed.
SVO, It looks like you mounted the VAF in the fender. If so how how did it work out? Im thinking about mounting mine there.
Thanks for the Email about your set-up SVO.
Ive been working on the VAF mount and still trying to replace rusted spots with terrible bodywork. Im still waiting for new shackles and lowering blocks. ::) They say the blocks havent left the machine shop.
Thats about it. I will be devoting about a week of 8 to 12 hour days to working on the Pinto. Hopefully Ill be able to put it on the tow-dolly under its own power.
:o
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;) ;D
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hey Pete, long time no talk! Hope to catch you on here soon!
Quote from: 78pinto on November 27, 2004, 01:04:07 AM
hey Pete, long time no talk! Hope to catch you on here soon!
Hi Jeff, all work and no Pinto makes Pete coo coo.
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I bring Pinto to work.
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Tire rub, bad. :(
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Hey Pete!! Glad to see you haven't fallen off the face of the earth!!
What size tires are you using on the rear? What size Draglites are you using and what is the back spacing?
How are things working out in Florida? Being a "glassman" in Florida with the hurricanes must have been a pretty lucrative proposition!
Hey Brien.
Sorry the reply is late. Ive been pretty much working all the time, commuting to and from work, looking for a house and being sick. Ive been bed riden for the last 3 days. :(Â Things will be busy for a few more months.
Turns out the tire rubbing (drivers side only) is from the axle being off center by 3/8". This pic is of the passenger side.
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This is the drivers side. The photo needs to be flipped.
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I took the rear suspension apart and checked the leaf springs for bows. They were fine. When I bolted everything up, the axle was still not centered. :-\
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I then loosened the shackle mounting brackets and moved them over as far as I could. About 1/8". I found some washers and put them between the shackle and the leaf spring bushings. This helped a little but Im not trusting it.
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BTWÂ The backspacing is 5 1/2". Im using a 1/2" worth of spacers on each wheel.