Thats right My wife named her wagon Marvin.
she sellected the stance and the wheel covers.
I pulled the car out for some before pic's ..soon the front end will be rebuilt and interior will be replaced.
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I'm building a custom grill for her and my Daughters cars.
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Funny thing it after the pic's I pulled the cars back to the house and Marvin lost a lower ball joint....it was funny. I wasn't p*ssed since I already bought new ones a while back.
My 72 is always happy to be in pic's.
Frank
www.PintoWorks.com
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Hello Frank,
I like your Pintos.
Your 72 "IF that is factory paint"?////
Looks just like my Purple Pinto WAY back in the early days...
Ford Grabber Blue!!! ;D
From Pintony
yes thats Factory paint...it needs a new coat..but I love the color.
Frank
Hey Marvin,you need a bumper!really nice looking cars Frank you need to bring them over to play.
Mike
Frank does have cars! I am impressed! When are you going to dive into the front end Frank?
Dave
Yes Marvin needs a bumper....and Other things.
I'm hoping to start on the front end next week.
Denise is buying carpet this weekend and get the cabin area ready for life.
I drove over to the lot with a open header, so if it doesn't rain tonight I will
connect the exhaust and wrap up the engine mods.
This is my busy time of the years so it might take longer.
My Daughter is studing for her Drivers permit...geezzz.
Frank
Tell the Missus that I LOVE the stance on her wagon. It looks mean & nasty that way. Also the full moons look just right on it.
I have to agree... after we got back with the wheels and tires for the back I just had to stare at it and shake my head... it looks kinda kewl that way.
the Kids tell her they cant picture her driving it with the stance and the open header (LOL).. I'm putting 2.5 inch pipe to cancel out before the rear with a turn-down or exit out the passenger side with a simple Turbo muffler no cat.
What ever she wants.... that's how it will be.
Frank
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Can I get some info on your blue Pinto in the photo? Rear wheels and tires, what size/brand/etc... They really look nice and yom probably need them big with a 289 inside. Thanks!
Wes
Over-Achiever Racing
Kelly Chargers
295 60 R 15's
On 8 inch Centerlines.
Fronts are 165/15's I had 135's but they were to harsh.
Frank
I havn't seen this tread yet.....Cooool Frank and Denice....His and Hers!!!
High_Horse
Funny you posted to this today ...we just got the wagon tagged and on the road for a shake down tomorrow....
I'll post more after the shake down with some Photos...
Frank
I love shakedowns!!!!! Looking forward to some more pics.
High_Horse
Well its the weekend before the Tulsa meet and I am just getting back to work on Marvin.
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So fare I have taken the dash mostly apart to give the vents and such a bath and trim the bits white a silver pen.
While I'm at it I hope to get the metal painted with some fresh color and finish sewing up the dash pad cover.
thats just the beginning.
FrankBoss
Since i am teaching my Daughter how to do this with out doing it for her I'm showing here the steps as I do my wifes car. The Color is a metalic rustolium.
heres the color change. I primered the ashtray and the glove box then hit it with some pretty color.
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FrankBoss
Well this wagon wants attention... (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/fcanon/DSC00037.jpg)
She blew some of the cam gear appart,,thats a first for me.
FrankBoss
Ouch, Frank!
Chris
Quote from: FCANON on May 28, 2009, 12:38:11 PM
Well this wagon wants attention... (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/fcanon/DSC00037.jpg)
She blew some of the cam gear appart,,thats a first for me.
FrankBoss
that had to hurt! never seen that happen before. any clues as to why?
Not sure yet.. I was expecting a slipped timing belt...
so by the tine I took the gear off and looked over the timing belt I had to go to the kids Baseball game...
but I'll have the engine out this weekend, if it looks too bad I'll put the a EFI motor in it, but thats not quite what we wanted to do.
FrankBoss
Ive got a broken Aux shaft that we can weld to the end and sell on Ebay for big bucks. We will call it Broken Pinto Art............. :o
well it seems I already had a motor apart so I can't dive much deeper into Marvin till this ones finished.
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this is a sweat low mileage turbo block for my parts getter truck.
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all my engines in the past have been black but these next two are going to be HOT ROD Red.
looks like Marvin will get the 2.5 bottom end...I'm still collecting parts and I'll have to see what is salvageable hopefully the head is in good enough shape to be worked over with some over sized valves.
FrankBoss
".....looks like Marvin will get the 2.5 bottom end...I'm still collecting parts and I'll have to see what is salvageable hopefully the head is in good enough shape to be worked over with some over sized valves...."
all the good stuff & 30 lbs of pressure....that will cure all!