PINTO CAR CLUB of AMERICA
Shiny is Good! => Your Project => Topic started by: bbobcat75 on October 04, 2011, 07:18:45 PM
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here is some pics of my buddys pinto that he is currently building
will need some little things to finish will post wants soon
enjoy the pics
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just got back from frame shop
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They did a really sweet job on that. I like the way they did the door bars...I may have to consider doing mine like that. Love the look of the car with the Cragers...may have to swap out my Centerlines for a set of those.
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Would like to read the story on that intake...never seen anything like it ?
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Would like to read the story on that intake...never seen anything like it ?
I think that's the Mickey Thompson crossram. Hard as hell to find. I wanted to go with one before I settled on my tunnelram but the $2300 price tag scared me off.
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Would like to read the story on that intake...never seen anything like it ?
Its called a Cross ram intake its basicly a tunnel ran on its side.
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I like the way they did the door bars...I may have to consider doing mine like that.
I like the look of them myself but I don't think they would pass tech for speeds requiring a door bar. For the street they are perfect though.
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I like the look of them myself but I don't think they would pass tech for speeds requiring a door bar. For the street they are perfect though.
Those door bars should pass just fine for say 10s but once you get past that and hit the 9s the roll bar wouldnt be legal anyhow cause it requires a full cage then at 8.50 it requires a 25.1D funny car cage.
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And I thought the hole in my hood for the blower was big. The hole for that cross ram might need some bracing on the under side. Your friends car is going to be one sweet ride.
I have the correct door bars for racing but only an 8 point cage. Because the car, with the right goodies, can run in the 9's, it does not pass tech because it only has an 8 point cage. And I am not about to tear it apart to put in bigger bars and a 10 point cage. So the car has been retired from racing and made street legal.
My tubs are 19.25 inches deep and the tires are 18.5 inches wide. I own the 2 worst production cars made in America. My other car is a 1976 Vega. The picture is the back side of both cars. Notice the differance in rear tire widths. Pinto looks like a dragster from the back.
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God I love seeing small cars with big tires under them...kinda like a woman with the perfect *** ;D
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Those door bars should pass just fine for say 10s but once you get past that and hit the 9s the roll bar wouldnt be legal anyhow cause it requires a full cage then at 8.50 it requires a 25.1D funny car cage.
I thought the door bars had to pass between the shoulder & elbow on the way down. Kirkey seats all the way back might pull that off.
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Theres actually alot of cars that run bars like those. But from how it looks that cars gonna be a play toy and not and all out racer anyhow and the cage is more for looks and chassis stiffness as to all out safety for racing.
Officials prolly would get really angry about those door bars if they aren't made from proper size and wall thickness tubing.But as I said before if it only makes it to the 10s they more then likely wont say a whole lot about it. Now the 9s are totally different story they would be extremely mad and prolly even madder if you don't have your proper license.
To me personally I wont run doors bars like that cause they kinda defeat the purpose of the roll bar/cage which is safety in the first place. Also if one is worried about getting in their car and they still want to run a cage just install some swing out door bars. They are 100% legal and still do what they need to by being there to stop the door from slamming into your side if something does happens and you nail the wall.
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WOW!
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Just thought I would toss in a picture of my door bars. This is the drivers side. Passenger side is the same.
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the car is just a toy, something to drive on the street and go to car shows with and have a blast doing it.
will post more pics with updates soon
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bbobcat75,
That is going to be one sweet machine your friend will have. The cross ram with those dual intakes sticking up looks mean now even without the hood. It takes a lot of imagination, engineering, time, money and effort to build these one of a kind cars. My hat is off to your friend for his hard work and toil.
That car will draw lots of attention when it hits the street. Looking forward to more progress and more great pictures. Well done.
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Anyone ever amazed at how big a tire a stock Pinto wheelwell will hold? I was. You know you enjoy Pintos when a person likes box stock to to Rat Fink wild and every thing in between.
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Anyone ever amazed at how big a tire a stock Pinto wheelwell will hold? I was. You know you enjoy Pintos when a person likes box stock to to Rat Fink wild and every thing in between.
I have 29x15.0-15 M/T S/R tires to tuck under mine. I wont need to stretch the wheelwells at all as long as I center them.
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just got all the front suspension done and man does it look great the car sits great!!!! car is going back to the fab. shop to get all the metal work finished in the rear, floor pans and wheel wells. will post pics soon!!!
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fast pintos are FUN!!
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The radiator is in and the hood is cut and fitted!!! cant wait to ride in this BAD BOY!!!
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Looking good.
What is he doing for mufflers?
I just put a set of 3 inch 44 series Flowmasters on mine. The 44 seies is their loudest street muffler. They sound awsome.
I just know he wants to be heard and not just seen.
Dick
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wanna race???
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guy that did the fab work and tubes did an AWSOME JOB!!! what do you guys think??
eric
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Looks good. Lots of shinny tin work. My tubs are 19.5 inches wide and might be a bit wider but who cares. I'm sure he will get some fat meats in there.
Wonder what size fuel cell he is using? My tubs are so wide I could only get a 12 gal Jaz cell between the roll bars.
Keep the updates coming.
Dick
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its a 10gallon fuel cell!!!
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bbobcat75, Tell you friend that the car is awsome.
One question if you don't mind, how can a person get his 72 trunk model to sit down like that. That car has an awsome line.
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the front has a "speedway" front suspionson set up with five lug rotors and the rear is a 4 link set up that the fab guy did with a 9 inch, the fab. guy is an awsome car builder has been building drag car chassis forever!!! the car is straight as an arrow too!!!
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well the radiator is in and looks awsome car is almost street driveable. should be able to drive on the street by monday. Went to fab shop to pick it up and man is this one bad @ss pinto!!!
cant wait to see it done and painted!!
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That intake is badass! Scoops side by side has the Mad Max look. Deffinately cool and have been following this build at the shop.
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What a great looking car. Just wondering what size the wheels and tires are front and back and are those Cragar mags?
Also mentioned a "speedway" front suspension, meaning purchased from Speedway or something else?
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new pictures! went for a ride in this mean machine and it was a BLAST!!
car pulls sooooo hard and just is soooo smooth its unreal, can not wait to see it all painted and at the local drag strip. This car will be doing wheelies with the owner behind it at the dragstrip, he built a toy to drive, not a show cat, and the ride today proved that to me!! enjoy and will post the video of the ride and donut that we did today!!!!
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car looks like a drag car!!!
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rearend!
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any questions just ask, comments and thoughts welcome!!!
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hood prop idea!!hope you like it rich!
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I've put those hood struts on 2 Mustangs and they are nice!! I will be putting a set on wagon.
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trying to add a video of the ride and of it leaving my house and have a hard time getting to work, know how to do the pics whats the deal on video clips??
thanks for any help!!
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Is the car in FLORIDA. I'll be attending the NHRA GATOR NATIONALS in Gainesville the rest of this week. Then we we will be traveling all over the state the next 2 months before heading north. Would certainly like to get an eye ball on the car if at all possible.
Dick
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the car is in swfl, (port charlotte). can see if the owner will be around, travels a lot for work!! let me know if you get in the area, im in fort myers myself! just pm me!!
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Closest we will be is Bradenton right after Easter for 2 weeks. We tow our SUV behind the motor home so could make a day trip to see the car. I'll drop you a line when we get settled in Bradenton and we will see what his schedule is.
Dick
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ok sounds great, want to go to bradenton for the race's but my son should be born around april 10th so no go! but thats ok im super excited for him to be born, first kid!!!
take care
eric
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Congradulation s. And family first. Always a next time for racing.
Dick
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still no help on video clips or files!! you guys will love the burn out!!!! if i can figure out how to put it on here!!
thanks
eric
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bbobcat75,
We are in Bradenton now for about 10 days. Would still like to see the car if possible. Can make the drive to Port Charlotte no problem.
Dick
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This is really nice. Love it!
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hello dick,
the car is in the paint shop as far as i know will call the owner and see, will let you know if you can stop by there and check it out, not too sure not my shop or car.
thanks
eric
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OK Eric,
Will wait to see if you can arrange for me to see it.
Thanks for doing all the middle man work.
Dick
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still no help on video clips or files!! you guys will love the burn out!!!! if i can figure out how to put it on here!!
thanks
eric
you have to upload to YouTube and link here, that's how I do it. FordPinto doesn't have a direct way to host the video.
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thanks for the info on the youtube video stuff.
dick
called my buddy and just waiting for a call back!!
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paint time!!
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BLACK!
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here it is car looks perfect black!! cant wait to see it in person!!!
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back!!!
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Can you believe the build is already over, it went very quick and mucho $$$, and everything was done top of the line and it shows in the all the details of this car!! Cant wait to go to the drag strip and see this little monster in action, will be one heck of a runner!!! well give me some feed back of what you guys think, will try to post some video of this thing in action asap!!!
take care
eric
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eric, tell rich for me that it looks great. he did a great job. can't wait to see the numbers it wll do.
glen
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front at home
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THE END!!!!
for now!!
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Wow this car looks awesome. I have been watching this thread with much interest. I would like to know if there is anyway you could get me some measurements of the rear frame work and roll cage. I really like the door bars. This car has a perfect stance, and looks ready to race. Did you by chance use drop spindles on the front? Any info would be much appreciated. I would also like to see some video.
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well check about the measurements, front end is all from speedway,drop spindals 5 lug rotors and so on.
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Nice job,VERY NICE!! thanks for all the posts as your project moved along. Seeing you get to the finish line helps me keep running (some times feels like a slow walk)towards the com pleation of my project. Thanks again. Bud
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Beautiful car. Not overdone at all. I really like the trim not being painted. Was hoping to see this in red but it looks awsome nonetheless. I still can`t get over how cool that intake setup looks. Extremely nice layout. Perfect!
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Any word on the tire sizes front and rear?
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I love it !!! It's the direction my '73 Sedan may be heading eventually but as badly as I wanted to run my 302/T5 combo, I keep leaning toward a 2.3 turbo/T5 instead. This build reinforced my desire to tuck the 29x15.5 Sportsmans I bought for it, although my '07 Stang needs an influx of cash to get the 5.4 capable of 800 RWHP so a lot of stuff may get sold off to pay the bill......
DECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS.....
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Car is looking nice!
Pinto5.0,do both.
My 72 is a 306 car and
the 79 wagon is a 2.3T car.
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;D lookin' good. love it.
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We are looking heavily into cutting up the dragster to graft the back half into the `78. Gotta have meats that are as close as possible to touching one another. Dragster can`t get certified anymore without damn near redesigning the whole chassis. Plus it hasn`t seen a track in over 6 years. Dana 60 rear with disc. I` want to run 33x16.5`s under it. This oughta work. ;D
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The hooters calender girls love PINTOS!!!
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Many of you may not be aware, but this car is listed for sale on Racing Junk:
http://www.racingjunk.com/1960-1979/2688293/pro-street-pinto.html
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Wow, that was fast. I like to enjoy my toys awhile....
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is that an Offy intake? nice job!
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THE CAR HAS WAS JUST HAULED UP TO THE MECAM AUTO AUTCTION IN KISSIMME FL, CAR WILL SELL!!
IF ANYONE OUT THERE IS LOOKING FOR A BAD @SS PINTO THIS IS THE ONE!!!
JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU GUYS!!! AND GIVE SOMEONE ON HERE A CHANCE TO GET IT IF THEY WANTED IT!!