PINTO CAR CLUB of AMERICA
Shiny is Good! => Your Pintos/Bobcats & Racers => Topic started by: v8junkie on December 05, 2011, 07:51:41 PM
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So here she is...
Lots of work to do to her...but luckily I am starting with a really solid base. I am doing a 302, C4, 8" (temporary), and MII frontend and leaving the rest pretty much stock.
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I have C-4'S and an 8". Fred :)
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Dammit!!! I just googled Ford Pinto a couple nights ago and saw this car. She is YUMMY!!! I love that color!
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Today was a good day...got to the bodyshop to see progress and picked up a MII frontend and V8 motor mounts from a MII yay!
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Thanks Fred, but I have a 64 Ranchero that is going to be an organ donor for this one...I'll post pics of it in a couple days probably. :D
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I see. Nice paint job does look great ! Fred :)
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Thats the old paint..it is in the shop now losing the roof rack, stripes, a few dings, and some rust... but I think this color will go good with the boss 302 stripes I plan to put on it later so I am keeping it. Besides the interior is yellow so I am pretty much stuck with it unless I can find a donor for a different color interior in as good of shape. This car was WELL maintained and it shows. It drove like a new car for 45 minutes on the freeway the night i picked it up.
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Well I just ordered the 11" brake kit for it that carbomb had posted as a link to ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUSTANG-II-11-BRAKE-KIT-FORD-5-x-4-50-PATTERN-/130409898583?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item1e5d092257#ht_1311wt_1159 looks pretty complete and takes care of a lot of the parts I need to replace on this MII IFS to get it up to par for the wagon. :D
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The 'donor' car...a pretty much complete 64 Ranchero. 4bl 302, c4, and an 8" rear-end will come from this one..then it is time to sell it or part it out to see f I can recoup some of the cost and get it out off my driveway. It even has a set of headers in the back, with any luck I can modify them to work.
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Got a set of Lexus LS400 seats for it..these things are ALL electric incuding the headrest...I figure I will get them redone and do the backseat at the same time to match. :D
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Paint pictures! she came out good...but I decided to make some more modifications and am going to lose the chrome around the windows and down below the doors now that I see how well it looks without. My friend (the bodyshop owner) was like I told you so! and it's gonna cost a bit extra in materials...lo l. I know the paint and clear are expensive but it is easier to do it this way than decide after the chrome is gone it should have been kept. Another week or so and she finally gets to see her spot in the garage next to the 68 Camaro were she will get the subframe connectors, 302, aod, 8" rearend...etc,etc. I'll post pics as i go...probably should have started this thread in projects.
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Sweet!- Love the color,
Shiney..
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Thanks Scott, My friend has been doing bodywork long enough to have his own shop for over 10 years now. It is the only reason I get away with changing my mind mid-stream on it, and also why I had it painted in the very beginning instead of waiting until the end of the build...lol. He does really good work though. Our friendship works out well since I used to be a machinist/fabricator. We trade work back and forth...he makes them pretty and I make them fast and reliable.
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I'm with Scott- that is a delicious color! ;D
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I know that once a car is painted you are supposed to move on to something, anything besides the body...but here we go again...I bought the rear doors and the rear quarter off a neon and am grafting them into the wagon. My paint guy is SO patient with me thankfully. Pics will be added as I go of course...and BIG thanks to Fred for the piece that goes between bumper and car! It got here safely and is worth every penny. :)
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I like the idea of a flip-open fuel door on a Pinto! No worries about losing it or having it stolen!
Dwayne :)
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Genius idea!
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Shot of the door handle being grafted in..I used rear doors off the neon and will be using keyless entry with the rear hatch as a backup. I did this because I do not want to have to use 2 keys and the handles look better w/o locks in them. Still deciding on mirrors. Most everything is in the pillar now and I am not sure I want to go to that extreme on this build...
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man, i wish you were closer, id kill for the leftovers of the ranchero.....
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That is a bummer, I would love knowing as soon as I got my parts the car would be gone...
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id leave the paint as is, straight 6 it with a turbo along with steelies and dogdish caps and roll...
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Picture of the interior I took while it was getting some of the rust around firewall worked on...
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How cool is this! Love the door handled and fuel door mods- really good stuff... Keep posting shots and keep us updated. You are really lucky to even have a body shop to work on your pinto... Last time I had any work done I had to go to the local ford dealer and that was like pulling teeth. No one wants or takes pride in their work these days- it's really nice to see stuff like this.
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She is out of paint, some assembly required....ne xt stop, glass shop! WooHoo!
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Did you ever install the Lexus seats in the Wagon?
I'm thinking this is a real neat 'upgrade' and I'm interested in how this goes. I was never fond of the stock Pinto seat and looked into Fox Body seat replacements at one time- The Lexus seats seem very regal-
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I have not got that far yet, the seats might be too big...I have a few cars though. They will go in something. after buying the book to figure out wiring and the cost of seats I am determined to use them in something...lo l
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Not Pinto related but out of same garage...the rearend for my Camaro showed up! 33 spline Moser 12-bolt narrowed and set up for the 4-link for the 68...:D
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A couple of better pictures since final paint...She is at the glass shop now getting all glass replaced or reinstalled. Wont be long before the transformation begins *evil grin*
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Looks really good. what kind of gas cap are you gonna use behind that fuel door?
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Looks really good. what kind of gas cap are you gonna use behind that fuel door?
That's an interesting question. I just bought a new 2012 Lincoln MKT and it doesn't have a gas cap at all behind the fuel door. You just open the door, shove the nozzle in, and that's that!
Dwayne :)
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I took the whole assembly off the neon, it has the filler neck and all. So it is using dodge neon fuel door, gas cap, and filler neck. In hindsight I would have probably took the quarter off a van or something that had the neck on the opposing side for ease. This fit really well though. Only area that needed to be reworked is where the filler neck and the body come together.
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I also wanted to note, the neon door handle mechanism works flawlessly with the pintos original door rods and the opening and shutting of the door is sooo easy. No special tricks or fancy fabrication needed there. I would tell anyone thinking about doing this that the neon handles are perfect for these doors.
The gas door/cap on the other hand works really well but may have been easier if taken from a car with driver side fuel door vs. the neons passenger side. I am nothing but happy with the way it came out though.
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Wagon is looking great!!!!
I have just started mine, 1976 Wagon....I did a 78 Crusing Wagon 2 years ago on here....and I am President of the Falcon Club, in the state of Ohio!!! and Co-hosts of the 2012 Falcon Nations....Pin to's and Falcon's....gotta be a personalty thing...lol
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Put the alarm in today, Viper 350plus and SPAL door lock kit. It's the same alarm I used in my 68 and after installing it once the second time was even faster. I added keyless entry since I have no door locks anymore and also dome light supervision. I cant believe how 'virgin' this car is...it is really nice to work on a car that isnt full of stripped out bolts and wiring nightmares. I started on the stereo while i was doing alarm. Got pretty much all the stereo wiring done that requires disassemble of dash. Neighbors are already coming over when I have it out of the garage to check it out and tell me their Pinto stories... :)
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Question for the pinto owners out there... What/where have those of you who have done stereos in wagons found to be a good spot for speakers in the rear? I have no problem building door panels for the front to get what I need, but it seems I have to go all the way behind the wheelwell to install any speakers for rear fill. I am not sure I want to start building custom side panels for it because I want to keep the backseat functional while up and down.
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You are correct on location ,I have a 73 squire I did not need to build custom rear panels ,there is an area just past rear wheel wells that will accept 6x9's and that the rear seat operates as normal. I did however have to cut some sheet metal behind where I mounted them ,so the magnet and part of speaker would fit into the recess. It ended up a clean install and overall sound is good.,my next part will be front speakers.
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Thanks for the input, I need to pull the panels anyhow to decide if I want to mini-tub this thing like I did my Camaro. I am glad to hear the sound is good from back there. I was thinking if speakers didnt go there I would have to run wire up to the headliner somehow and make a panel for the hatch. That just seems like it would be a wiring and sealing nightmare.
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Does anyone make a decent carpet kit for the rear of the wagons (cargo area)? or the rest of the wagon? The cargo area of this wagon's carpet is worn out and the rest of the car has shag carpet that is too disco for me...lol. Thanks!
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Finally got the carpet for the cargo area of my wagon..not cheap but the quality is great! :)
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Little overdue update on the wagon...looks like the ranchero/falcon 8" is actually just a bit narrower than the pintos stock rearend. whoda thunk?
The car actually came with a/c but i never knew until actually getting under the hood. I've always been so busy with the body and interior I haven't been that far until now. Now I have to decide when I do the swap if I keep the a/c or not...I'm leaning towards yes...but that means a lot of extra work getting everything to fit..the challenge is why everyone doesn't do it though right?
I got a used aod transmission for it so it'll cruise the freeway a little easier. Hopefully it wont need to be rebuilt right away...always a risk
Got all the stereo and carpeting purchased but haven't installed anything permanently because I've been so busy with other projects and I don't want to get started on something and have to stop and come back to "where did I leave off"
So many parts and so little time...seems like it's time or money...cant have both.
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So many parts and so little time...seems like it's time or money...cant have both.
That is so true...
BTW, carpeting looks great..
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Were you able to purchase that carpet pre-made for the car, or is it custom? Someone was asking about rear carpet for wagons earlier this week.
Dwayne :)
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Sorry for the long response time...the carpet that came with the car was complete but worn so I took it to an interior shop and had a new piece custom made snaps and all. I couldn't find a premade anywhere when I was looking.