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Wagon rear quarters
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74 Pinto Wagon Squire.Bright blue

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74 Wagon body parts and a couple of 79 bits

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Need 76' coupe rear Glass and Front Grille
Date: 07/20/2017 01:23 am
77 Caliper Bolt
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Looking for a 1977 Ford Pinto Runabout Hatchback
Date: 04/27/2018 10:28 pm
Mustang II C4 Transmission
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'78 Pinto Windshield Trim
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72 Runabout Sprint Edition

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Looking for a 1977 Ford Pinto Runabout Hatchback
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General Pinto Talk / MY VINTAGE CAR
« Last post by davidpinto on Today at 01:24:49 PM »
I REC'D A LETTER YESTERDAY FROM MY COUNTY TAX DEPT.IT HAS A QUESTIONAIR FORM ASKING FOR INFORMATION FOR TAX PURPOSES FOR THE PINTO I'M SURE.                                                                                                                                                     
                                                       HOW MUCH I PAID FOR IT?                                                                                             
                                                       WHAT CONDITION?           
                                                       HOW MANY MILES ON IT?
                                                       WHAT IMPROVEMENTS? 
                                                       WHAT COLOR? COND.OF PAINT?
                                                       ESTIMATED VALUE?(PRICELESS) TO ME.
                                                       
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General Pinto Talk / Re: Convert to newer Disc Brakes
« Last post by Wittsend on May 03, 2024, 11:14:27 AM »
The first answer would be MONEY. Since you got no replies I took a cursory view. Kits seem to range from about $800-$2,500. In a post on another Forum someone mentioned that the earlier spindles were smaller. Oddly the kits show 71-80 Pinto so maybe they include a new spindle??? Be aware that a lot of the kits upgrade to the 5 bolt pattern. Also a lot of these kits are for drag car brakes that are thin rotors and likely not conducive to everyday driving. Both are something to be on the look for.

My personal recollection is that there are Ford factory parts that the swap can be done with. But off hand I don't have a list. I also remember people saying the whole (welded in) cross member had to be swapped??? Everyone wants the early, thin bumper Pinto, but there was a story on this site where someone had a later 74 Pinto and they swapped over the earlier body parts and it seemed easier than working around the brake/steering rack issues of an early Pinto. Sorry I can't be more help.
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General Pinto Talk / Convert to newer Disc Brakes
« Last post by LesAlbin on May 01, 2024, 03:23:25 PM »
What would be involved in converting a '72 Pinto with front discs to '74 calipers and discs?
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General Pinto Talk / Re: '73 Pinto on eBay
« Last post by caravan3921 on May 01, 2024, 10:40:39 AM »
The Baby Blue color is a very '70s color, just today someone said they love the color.  I've yearned for years for the '71 gold color but I've learned to love this blue one....like you say, it works!
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General Pinto Talk / Re: '73 Pinto on eBay
« Last post by scarrman on April 30, 2024, 04:56:35 PM »
Nice Pinto, listing link worked just fine.
My first Pinto as the baby Blue, still one of my favorite colors for a Pinto.  My current is all Black, didn't think I could see myself owning a Black one, but it works!
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General Pinto Talk / Re: '73 Pinto on eBay
« Last post by caravan3921 on April 29, 2024, 08:38:30 AM »
seem to be having trouble with copy and paste of link.
sorry.
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General Pinto Talk / Re: '73 Pinto on eBay
« Last post by caravan3921 on April 29, 2024, 08:37:13 AM »
It's this link:
[/color]https://www.ebay.com/itm/296393712768[/size]
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General Pinto Talk / '73 Pinto on eBay
« Last post by caravan3921 on April 29, 2024, 08:33:53 AM »
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296393712768
Saw this one...so nice. My first Pinto was a '71, exact same exterior and interior, but vinyl roof instead of a luggage rack.
If only I had another stall in the garage.
This one has a reserve so will watch to see what it sells at.
Oh well.  At my age I've learned to admire, without having to acquire.
I've been thinking: why am I so drawn to this eBay car? If it was another color, it wouldn't grab me so much.  It's the color!  My first Pinto was this color.  What is it about color that gets tied up in the emotions?
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Your Project / Re: Pinto Powered Mustang Roadster
« Last post by dga57 on April 29, 2024, 07:35:23 AM »
Sounds like a relatively simple and inexpensive way to keep your otherwise functional truck alive and well.  Looking forward to seeing the next phase of work on the roadster.

Dwayne :)
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Your Project / Re: Pinto Powered Mustang Roadster
« Last post by rob289c on April 28, 2024, 09:39:36 AM »
I think next week my Winter Storage barn returns to workshop status!  I will be starting back up on my project.

Unrelated, I have an 03 Ranger with a rotted bed.  There is rot around the wheel wells and the bed floor.  If there wasn't a bed liner in it, it wouldn't hold any cargo.  Today I just bought a Mazda bed from a guy that gets them from NC.  Rust free and the same color.  The body lines are slightly different, but it will bolt on.  I will clean up the underside, epoxy, enamel, then coat with fibrated roofing tar.  That will get me a few more years out of the truck.  While the old bed is off, I'll clean up and seal the frame with POR 15 or similar.  The left side wheel well is way worse than the right side in the pic.
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