Read the fastest Pinto post and loved it.. but was wondering if anyone new what the fastest street legal Pinto was???
Thanks
Bob
Good question Bob,I have no answer for that but maybe some of the guys will post their times and we can see what everybody from the club runs at the same time.
12.3@114 is what mine ran when I took it to the track
Joe Morgan got his turbo 4 into the 9's i believe. It's street legal. For sure into the 10's but i read somewhere it was into the 9's
That sounds like a neat idea... can we start a topic on club members times?
Speaking of which.. how do I become a member? ;D
Not on the track yet but I have 2 Pintos ;)
Bob
I'm building a street legal '74 sedan 528c.i./powerglide. It's gonna haul the mail for sure. I'll post times when I get it to the track. Until then, I'm cruisin around town in my stock '72 sedan. Oh Yeah, and..... my wife isn't happy about either one!!!
Joe had is Pinto into the low 10's with NOS at the track. The Focus wagon now runs high 8's but It is not concidered a true " street" car.
My Pinto has run 11's but traction was limited so who's to say??? Alan More has run low 10's in his pinto but again, he has a 2 Gal tank with Meth as fuel.
Rob has run 10's in his Pinto aaand I would consider it to be the " quickest" Pinto. He had to lift at Irwindale so he wouldnt get kicked out.
The '74 will be titled, insured, and trust me... driven on the street! Gotta get the groceries somehow! :)
Sounds SWEET!!!
I have to apply for a silent title... the highway Patrol officer didn't think there was enough Pinto in the car for me to title it as a Pinto :(((((((((((((
Thinking about trying a different officer lol
My time: eternity@0.00 mph. :P [EDIT: eternity@0.00 mph is NOT an email address...]
Silent title? Can't say as I've ever heard that term. Maybe Kit Car?
After talking with you on the phone, I guess you're not running a Pinto frame, so that makes it tough with VIN #, etc. Especially if you're not running a Pinto engine, either.
You could have fooled me; it looks more Pinto than just the roof ;)
if its a Pinto body with a Pinto VIN number on the dash where its supposed to be.....they should have no say in it!
Well, ummm...
It does have a Pinto roof... and Pinto front brakes... but nothing else..
Custom aluminum interior, tube frame and roll cage, fiberglass after market nose, fiberglass doors with plexi glass windows threwout etc etc etc
So.. in short.. it wasn't built FROM a Pinto...
Please don't hate me... :'(
I PROMISE.. I'll buy a TRUE Pinto in the near future ;D
Quote from: turbopinto72 on June 10, 2004, 07:19:33 PM
Joe had is Pinto into the low 10's with NOS at the track. The Focus wagon now runs high 8's but It is not concidered a true " street" car.
My Pinto has run 11's but traction was limited so who's to say??? Alan More has run low 10's in his pinto but again, he has a 2 Gal tank with Meth as fuel.
Rob has run 10's in his Pinto aaand I would consider it to be the " quickest" Pinto. He had to lift at Irwindale so he wouldnt get kicked out.
I know "Joe" is Joe Morgan, but who is Rob?
His last name eludes me at this time but His lic plate says " Mr Pinto" . He has the light blue Pinto that runs 10.25 @ 129. Located In So Calif.
QuoteIt does have a Pinto roof... and Pinto front brakes... but nothing else..
Custom aluminum interior, tube frame and roll cage, fiberglass after market nose, fiberglass doors with plexi glass windows threwout etc etc etc
So.. in short.. it wasn't built FROM a Pinto...
I look at it this way: You want a Pinto so badly that you'll buy fiberglass aftermarket parts to build your own. Now
that's what I call dedication!
So, no reason to hate you. All the more reason to appreaciate your efforts with your car.
Also, I don't think the Pinto people are as snobbish about cars as perhaps other "car guy" types are. I've never heard a person who owns a Pinto say, "Jeez, you really made that car look nice, but, my God, it's a Corvette.... What were you thinking?" If anything, I think people who build niche cars (like Pintos) are more inclined to appreciate what any car builder accomplishes, regardless of model (and possibly make).
What I want to know is why people spend so much time building cars that have already been done, recooked, and overdone? (350 SS Chevelles with 12-bolt rear ends and LeMans stripes come to mind). I mean, sheesh. You look at the 100th car like that and it's just, "Okay, nice car," and move on. At that point, you have greater appreciation for the people who
don't hop 'em up and instead rebuild them factory stock (there are plenty of those, too).
Anyway, I step down and the soap box is now open for the next rant.
Suffice to say, Bob, that I appreciate your efforts and you're just as much a "Pinto guy" in my book as anyone else on this site.
Quote from: Thunder55 on June 10, 2004, 10:56:59 PM
Well, ummm...
It does have a Pinto roof... and Pinto front brakes... but nothing else..
Custom aluminum interior, tube frame and roll cage, fiberglass after market nose, fiberglass doors with plexi glass windows threwout etc etc etc
So.. in short.. it wasn't built FROM a Pinto...
Please don't hate me... :'(
I PROMISE.. I'll buy a TRUE Pinto in the near future ;D
That doesn't matter (i wish my car was like that) its still a pinto, as long as you can get it to pass a DMV safety check (or whatever you call it there) and can put a pinto VIN number on it, its a pinto! A Pinto funny car is still....a Pinto no matter if its a tube frame and one piece fiberglass body.
I think I'm gona cry :'(
LOL
Thanks for welcoming me in the club guys... :-*
And if for some unknown reason I have to sell my car.. I will do my best to make sure it goes to someone in the club.... but that would be a day you know what freezes over lol
Thanks again guys
Bob
hmm..good topic. I'm puttin' the 200 shot on the 71' tommorow,should have it to the track next following friday,expecting low to mid 12's...."if" it stays together,anyone wanna take a guess as to what it will run?,I'm terribly anxious to see. :o
being as I dont know anything about your car. I will say that a stock 71 with a 200 hp NOS kit will smoke the tires so bad in low that you will only be able to use it in 2-3 gear. then I will say that the bottom end will hold up but you will melt several spark plugs. My guess ( based on a stock pinto) Mid 14's.
Quote from: turbopinto72 on June 24, 2004, 08:08:58 PM
a 200 hp NOS kit will smoke the tires so bad in low that you will only be able to use it in 2-3 gear. .... you will melt several spark plugs. My guess ( based on a stock pinto) Mid 14's.
Yep. That had kind of been my experience with a lot less than a 200 shot.
Joe Morgan only ran 10.7x@12x in the pinto. Mr. Pinto is Rob Hornsby and has run some 10.0x@130 plus.
Tony Reiners
I was looking through an old MM&FF magazine the other day and i came across an advertizment for stage 8 bolts: Mike Moran has a 79 or 80 wagon with a 417 stroker 351w street legal it runs 8.6's at 160mph. This was in 1994, it shows his car luanching with the wheels up and a nice set of convo pros on it.
That car was in the Sept 04 issue of Hot Rod Mag. See topic ( pinto in Hot rod Mag)
MY 77 HATCH BACK 10.50 126MPH 1.38 60' 300 CUBES 9INCH TIRE LEAF SPRING WITH SLAPPERBAR 3000LB.
Quote from: pintojoeII on March 24, 2005, 07:46:36 PM
MY 77 HATCH BACK 10.50 126MPH 1.38 60' 300 CUBES 9INCH TIRE LEAF SPRING WITH SLAPPERBAR 3000LB.
What is that, A real big 289 ???
Straight 6 i believe, a truck motor.
289 40 OVER 20 DEGRES OFFSET GROUND INTO CRANK ???
Quote from: pintojoeII on March 27, 2005, 06:13:29 PM
289 40 OVER 20 DEGRES OFFSET GROUND INTO CRANK ???
Ah-Ha....................
TRICKY :o
Ive just finnished mine and i had it at the track last weekend and i did 6.43@ 185mph
well things change probly my 460 may do your times in course if its street who knows.
Quote from: ford guy on March 23, 2006, 10:19:30 PM
well things change probly my 460 may do your times in course if its street who knows.
:what: :what: :what:
Quote from: pintojoeII on March 27, 2005, 06:13:29 PM
289 40 OVER 20 DEGRES OFFSET GROUND INTO CRANK ???
I was really hoping to see pics of an inline 6 crammed into a Pinto.
These times that you speak of,,,, Is that in the 1/8? 1/4? 1/2? Because mine runs 9.28 in an 1/8 mile. There are some street cars around that don't run that. And mine is a daily driver.
Hey Dreambean,
9.28 1/8 WOW! That is fast!!!
Nice job!!!!!
From Pintony
mine are 1/4s
reply to poison pinto they dont have frames. not stock any time soon.
wayne
Hey Tony, It outran a 5.0 stang. Got it on tape. With a close up of the 9.28 on the board and with people all around cheering. Have not ran it since I put the tranny in that we talked about.(Yep, I found one) Next, Stand alone fuel management system.