Hi Folks,
This is my first post here, though I have lurked and appreciated the solutions I have found to different challenges with my Pinto.
I bought it at the end of March, a one owner 1971 Pinto that was essentially a barn find. It had been sitting since 1992 underneath heavy tarps, in the shade of a large hedge.
This Pinto was purchased new in 1971 from Villa Ford in Orange, CA. Options were: front disc brakes and the 'Luxury Decor Group'. It's a 1600, 4 speed.
Primarily, it was used to commute to San Juan Capistrano where the previous owner worked for the school district. He was a DIY'er so the shop manual contains some of his notes on timing and carburetion tuning which is kinda cool.
When I bought it, all four Montgomery Ward tires were flat and cracked, so the first order of business was to get it on some wheels that could roll. I went to the Pick A Part, found (3) 4x4.25" bolt pattern alloys and a donut spare off a Ford Contour and got it up on wheels. I rolled it down the street to my house and started to take a deeper look.