Getting ready to rebuild a 2000cc motor from a 1974 Pinto. Can someone recommend a good book for this project? I am rebuilding it stock, but if the book has hop-up tips, that would be good also.
Thanks
AK
You will need to research the pages on this site.
E-Bay has service manuals, (although I would avoid Haynes), still available. There is one book, "Peterson's Book On Pinto's", that has a section on Hi Po parts that shows up from time to time.
The trouble is that 2000 Hi Po parts are increasingly hard to find.
Al
Quote from: UltimatePinto on May 10, 2007, 06:51:20 AM
The trouble is that 2000 Hi Po parts are increasingly hard to find.
Al
Y does everyone keep saying this????
From Pintony
For a stock rebuild, the factory manuals are good and come up on ebay frequently and at a reasonable price (see example below).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-Ford-Car-Shop-Manuals-1-4_W0QQitemZ290114398301QQihZ019QQcategoryZ6759QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
For hop-up tips, I like book "how to rebuild your 1.3, 1.6 & 2.0 OHC FORD" by David Vizard.
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=n5,Tp6v1DukOFrZ7wrBJww9MLvw_3730488939_1:103:525
David Vizard also has a later version "How to modify Ford SOHC engine" book which I heard is similar to the above with some updates.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/used/productMatches.asp?PEAN=9780863430855&z=y
As for hop-up parts the companies below still supply some parts. I believe the 2000 is still used in SCCA racing, so there probably are other suppliers out there too.
http://www.esslingeracing.com/
http://racerwalsh.zoovy.com/
http://www.raceeng.com/c-1-4-cyl-ford.aspx
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/advcat.asp?CategoryID=ENGINE
http://www.batinc.net/fford.htm
http://www.raceeng.com/c-1-4-cyl-ford.aspx
Guess I meant all the dress up stuff in the back of the Peterson book.
Sorry.
Al
Quote from: Pintony on May 10, 2007, 07:09:31 PM
Y does everyone keep saying this????
From Pintony
Umm... I dunno Tony... Maybe because YOU have most of those parts?? :amazed:
;D
Like the aluminum valve cover with the black crackle finish ? and the matching timing belt cover ? ? ?
Oh yeah !
Al
Thanks guys, I finally found a Pinto with all the parts I needed. Was able to obtain a 2000cc engine and all the rest of the running gear.
And thanks old kayaker, I am searching through ebay now.
AK