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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #240 on: August 25, 2014, 02:20:50 AM »
This is turning into a real hit or miss weekend.  :-X

I just found out that the "simple fat bumper fix" won't work for the rear bumper either. Maybe the 74 is the red headed step child of bumpers in the Pinto world.  >:( ::)

I thought I would go out and maybe pop the rear bumper off. So out I trot, and then realize that with the hitch it is more complicated than I want to deal with tonight in the dark. ::) Then I take a good look at the way it is mounted, and I think that it isn't the same as the one in that fix is. :-\ So I take the camera and get a couple of pictures best I can for now. And low and behold it IS different. Once again it is totally different than the later years. Pictures below. I need to really put the car on jackstands to get under it better.

I am not going to give up on getting the bumpers moved in. But it looks like I will have to come up with my own way of doing it front and rear, instead of the nice simple way Bill found for his and apparently everyone else's.  :(

To answer my question from the previous post, I guess they ARE that different.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #241 on: August 25, 2014, 02:33:54 AM »
And just to make this complete, here are pictures of the 74 front bumper shock.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #242 on: August 25, 2014, 07:52:17 AM »
Seems like you could just slide that bracket in????..
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #243 on: August 25, 2014, 02:44:15 PM »
Why not just put the front mounts on a press and make them shorter.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #244 on: August 25, 2014, 07:52:56 PM »
That's what I was thinking???..
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #245 on: August 25, 2014, 08:25:09 PM »
Well, I'd have to have a press handy to get it just right. Which I don't.
My idea is to take them to a shop and have the inner pressed out. Then get rid of the rubber, which should allow the inner part to just slide in and out easily. Then I can find the sweet spot and drill and bolt it at that length.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #246 on: August 25, 2014, 09:54:17 PM »
Is a press the only way to get that stuff out??, no way you can beat it out?, I've never seen them apart so I don't know I just saw the pic and it seems like a simple deal just slide it back to where it should be and put a bolt in done deal???..
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #247 on: August 25, 2014, 10:46:23 PM »
Those things are SOLID. I tried dropping one onto the face of it on concrete from about 3 feet and no movement at all.

Doesn't really matter anyway. I just got rejected for another job I interviewed for, they even said this"If we find a match, we will contact you. Otherwise, we will keep your resume on file for one year. We will review your resume against any positions that become available during that time. Please do not resubmit your resume."
In other words don't call us, we'll never call you either.

I'm beginning to take this really personally. I'm about to give up applying for electronics jobs. Maybe I can get a job stocking shelves for $8 an hour. Or maybe I will get lucky and have another, even worse heartattack. I've frankly had enough.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #248 on: August 26, 2014, 03:44:46 AM »
I found out more about the rear bumpers. I also posted this in the simple fat bumper fix.
There IS a difference with the rear mounts, wagon vs the sedan/hatch. :o I found it while studying the factory manual. Thanks again, Art, for that. It's been a car saver.  ;D

Oh, and I figured out a way around the box mounting problem. I just drilled through the cross member from inside the cargo area. My 5/16th drill bit was just long enough to do the job. Now all I need are 4 of some probably 6 inch long 5/16 inch bolts. I've been using 5/16th, so I already have the washers and nuts. And then I have to try to rig up something so I can tighten them by myself, cause my arms are NOT that long.  ;D  More of the fun of working entirely by myself. With my wife's physical limitations she can't help with most stuff if it involves bending and crawling around inside the car and this fits that description.

I am a bit cooler than I was earlier tonight. But I am still not happy with the job situation. If I don't find a decent job soon I am going to literally go insane.  >:(

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #249 on: August 26, 2014, 07:56:03 AM »
Sorry bout the job, hang in there though something will come up..
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #250 on: August 26, 2014, 03:59:41 PM »
Thanks.
I got a lead on a job, but it is not a tech job. It is working at the Target distribution center here. I don't know if I should apply or not. It sounds like they have a lot of turnover, so there isn't a real deadline to apply.

Once I take another kind of job I am admitting I can't find a tech job and throwing away my 20 years experience. I may have to do that soon, but it is very hard to think about.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #251 on: August 26, 2014, 05:48:31 PM »
Yep, they have a revolving door but what the heck could be something to tie you over until something good comes up..

I also found out over there that it's easier to get a job if you're already working, seems nobody wants to hire anyone that's unemployed, at least in my field it was.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #252 on: August 26, 2014, 11:12:31 PM »
Yeah, I wish I knew who this last place hired. The guy had told me that 3 out of the 5 interviewees were unemployed. But that is one of those things I will likely never find out.

My brain really isn't doing well. I think it is going soft from lack of use. I bought some longer bolts today for the frame I built and just went out to use them. I had drilled the holes yesterday, but it seems I forgot to go up to the final size I needed for them. Grrrr. I'll have to fix that tomorrow, too late tonight for that kind of noise.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #253 on: August 27, 2014, 07:19:40 PM »
Well, been busy on the car. I actually started at about 9am, been working on it off and on all day.

I really only meant to finish up mounting the frame for the box. I got one side done, then started on the other. Then I realized I drilled through a gas line. I think it is either the return or the other emissions one, it isn't the main supply. Either way, I think that made the decision I have been debating on about whether or not to use the electric fuel pump and filter from the Lemans. I am going to go ahead and do that. Not now, but at some point. Can't afford to buy any gas line right now.  :( I gave away 25 feet of aluminum half inch line back in Ohio before the move.

Anyways, while looking at the now broken line, I decided to go ahead and drop the tank. I was going to have to do it sooner or later so I decided sooner works.  ;D So I get that done. The tank had just a little gas in it, but it sure stinks like varnish. My eyes are still burning. I have it sitting in the sun, I hope that bakes the stuff so it quits stinking. Not sure what else I could do with it right now without spending money.

While I was under there I was looking at the rear bumper and the trailer hitch.  So that ended up coming off next. I had to use my air impact wrench for a couple of the hitch bolts. Then I started using the air ratchet. That was really nice up until the air hose broke. Not a big surprise, I am pretty sure it was the original yellow plastic hose that came with the compressor a dozen years or so ago. But it does end the air tool use for a while. I am pretty sure I did not bring any of the hose I had in Ohio with us.

These wagons do have what seems to be to me a subframe. It just doesn't extend forward under the seating area. I honestly don't remember if my 79 had anything like this or not.

Darn it. The tank picture doesn't show what I found when I dropped it. There was a 2-3 inch nail and a small bolt sitting on it. Oh, well.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #254 on: August 29, 2014, 12:54:04 AM »
I need to quit thinking. I am seriously thinking about going the 302 route. Mainly because I can't seem to get a good grip on the 2.3 I have. For some reason I just have to know all about it and I can't seem to find out what I need to know. I ask questions in the other areas here and pretty much get nothing that helps. I know Ford V8s and I am way more comfortable with them. The main problem though is prices have just gone sky high compared to what I was used to even 5 years ago. but since I am going to be at a standstill anyway until well after I get a job I don't think trying to save a few hundred dollars is going to be worth it. But it almost seems like there are more V8 Pintos than 2.3. I don't want to be just "oh, another V8 car" either. And even going that way there are still issues that have to be solved like headers.
I'd really like to go 351C 4V, but I don't have the money anymore. That was the engine I had to go into my 69 Stang about 10 years ago. Needed rebuilt, but I had all the neat stuff for the outside of it. Coated headers, aluminum intake, etc. All long gone now. Besides, that would be too much work for me to be able to handle for the Pinto to be able to fit it in.

The whole idea behind this Pinto was to build it so that if I went with a V8 later on everything else would be up to snuff. I still want to do it that way. I just don't know if I will ever have this car ready to drive the way things are going right now.
Depressed? Who, ME? Heck yes!!!!! I thought I would come back to Phoenix, have no problems getting a $19 or more an hour job like I had when I left 8.5 years ago, and money would not be an issue. Now I may be looking at a $10 an hour job for survival and never have any extra money  to spend on a Pinto, or even going out to eat.

And I don't even have the Pinto in my name. The guy I bought it from never put it in his name, so the title has the previous seller's name on it and dated over 2 years ago. I don't know what the state of AZ is going to say about that, even if I lie and say I bought it back then but lost the title in a move just afterwards and have just now found it. I don't even have the money to pay for the regular title fee, much less any penalties. And they could insist on inspecting the car. It has two vins on it, the original and the one on the replacement fender well. And who knows what vin is on the engine.

I just always seem to buy cars that have some sort of serious issue. I must be cursed. Or just incredibly stupid.

And most of all I am really frustrated because I didn't have a chance to work on the Pinto today, and it is too late to go run the air compressor now.
I got a call about a job I sent my resume in for this morning from an agency. I had to go there and fill out a whole bunch of stupid paperwork, only to find out they haven't even submitted my resume to the hiring company yet. I did splurge with our credit card (yes, I am stupid) and buy a new hose for the compressor. Only an HF one, but I did get the rubber vs the poly like the one that just split apart. And I want to go play with it right now! :-)

and who am I kidding? the rear axle is next to come off. And then probably the front suspension. I have 6 jackstands, might as well use them. Who needs a rolling car when it can be up in the air?
I do have some furniture dollies (about $10 each) that work pretty well if I need to move the car around. The doors and hatch and glass are NOT coming off though. Even though this is Phoenix it still rains here. And the car is out in the open, so it needs to stay watertight. For now at least. Once I get to the point where painting is about to happen it is all coming apart.
If I am still around that is. I am in so much pain from yesterday. Every time I move I groan or yell.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #255 on: August 29, 2014, 12:15:33 PM »
Pull the intake off and you will know what model engine you have.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #256 on: August 29, 2014, 04:50:25 PM »
Thanks. I did that and now I am more confused than ever. :-[
Attached are pictures.
The Mustang intake ports match the head ports perfectly. Yet the head has the D4 part number, and the intake has the E1 number.

First picture is the block number.
Second picture is I don't have a clue. What is that black thing?
Third picture is intake part number.
Fourth picture is intake ports.
I will post the head ports in next post.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #257 on: August 29, 2014, 04:52:42 PM »
Here is the head port picture.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #258 on: August 29, 2014, 08:12:53 PM »
That is for the PCV valve, there is a section of formed hose from that fitting to the PCV valve then another formed hose to the EGR spacer, the valve is inline.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #259 on: August 29, 2014, 09:46:24 PM »
Thanks.
More of the fun of not having a complete car when you start.  ::)
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #260 on: August 29, 2014, 10:08:44 PM »
I am changing plans midstream. Not sure about the engine at this point, but I am going to go ahead and set the car up like I am going with a V8. Which I probably am. Anybody want a really mixed up 2.3l? ;D

The gas tank, 6.75 rear, and the bumper hitch the car came with are going to go away. I'd like to sell them, but shipping would be an issue. Unless someone like say ART were to be driving here anyway.  ;D ;D ;D
I won't scrap the tank, that would be insane. :o But the other stuff probably will be scrapped at some point.
The rear would be off the car right now,except I forgot about the ebrake cable. OOPS. I may go out later and finish that. I disconnected it from the handle, and took the cable off of the brackets at the rear. Guess I missed something in the middle. :-[

I am going to be removing the spare tire well. I worked on that today, but my spot weld bit died, and I can't find all of the spot welds either. I was going to just cut it out after that, and my very old jigsaw broke. And I don't have any cutoff wheels left for the grinder. Where is that little violin playing "My Heart Bleeds For You" when I need it? ;D

I am thinking about trying to fit an efi tank with an internal pump there. A fuel cell isn't my first choice, but is an option if all else fails. I'd really rather have a stock type tank there that I don't have to worry about foam, weird fuel filler locations, etc. I figure without the spare well, there should be lots of room for a tank from a Mustang or something? Of course I don't know any dimensions yet. And I need to figure out the fuel filler, which probably eliminates the Mustang tanks, I think they all fill in the center rear of the car. Wait, I could do like GM did and have the filler behind the license plate. That is a good idea, Russ! The bumper reinforcement is also going bye-bye. So I could do that. I really like that idea.  ;D So there is probably something about it that won't work.  :(

Wish I had $150.  :-[ Someone local has been trying to unload an 8inch Pinto rear for several months. I am hoping they still have it around October. They had taken the listing down, I thought they had finally sold it, but it is back up as of yesterday.

I just can't believe how bad the prices have gotten on this stuff. >:( I bought a complete 8 inch from a 67 Mustang back in Ohio about 5 years ago for $20 (yes, TWENTY)from a friend of a friend on the Mustang forum. Was for the 79 Pinto.
Now, at least here, people are asking $150 and up for a bare 8inch Mustang housing.  >:( And I mean BARE. 9inch rears add about $100 for the bare housing. I have tried asking on the Mustang forum, but even there things have changed. Maybe it is here in AZ. I really don't know. Oh, well.  :-\ :( >:(

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #261 on: August 31, 2014, 11:35:36 PM »
Well, I got some stuff done. I never imagined doing all this when I bought this car. Oh, well.
I did something I will regret later on, I had to cut the ebrake cables, I couldn't get them off of the trans tunnel brackets.
I'll let the pictures do the talking, my fingers are sore and tired.
I also put a bunch of stuff up for sale here. I'll probably put it on the Phoenix CL later on.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #262 on: September 01, 2014, 06:16:47 PM »
No pictures yet, but I just finished taking off the front suspension. I even got the strut rods off. Used the ol' manual effort. Sometimes my air tools just don't cut it, I think it is because I don't have a decent sized compressor.

I put the stuff for sale here on craigslist, one of the things I said I would trade for would be a bigger vertical compressor.

But I don't think I will have any luck selling this stuff. I see the same Pinto/Mustang II stuff for sale that has been up for months. Just doesn't seem to be a big Pinto group here. If I could take this stuff back to Ohio I bet I could get rid of it all real quick. Oh, well. At least I might have a chance of buying that Pinto 8 inch rear that is on there.

I am about to run out of stuff to do on the car now. At least the free stuff. There is lots I can do with money. It is as apart as it can be without taking the doors and glass off, and that is not happening any time soon. Not sitting out in the open it isn't going to happen. Hopefully once I start my new job I will be able to spend a little on the Pinto. But we have lots of bills we are behind on, so that takes priority. But I ought to be able to buy a little sheet metal here, some paint there, etc. I am hoping we will get caught up before Christmas.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #263 on: September 01, 2014, 07:28:34 PM »
Just gotta be patient, you'll be caught up before you know it..
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #264 on: September 01, 2014, 11:02:40 PM »
Patient? I keep telling my wife I don't have patients, I am not a doctor. ;D

I actually got something positive done! I mean, I need to take the car apart to do what I want to do with it, but that still feels like a negative.

I got my box working. ;D ;D ;D It is probably about 75% done, but it is functional. I need to fill in some areas with wood, do some more bolting and nutting( I still! need some longer bolts :-[ ). I had hoped the wrong ones I bought last week would work for what I did today, but they are just short if I want to use washers, which I do. Plus I hadn't planned on using them for this so I didn't buy enough. Hopefully that will be fixed tomorrow. Then I need to carpet it, which will have to wait probably, and find a handle for opening the lid, and something to prop the lid open. I am thinking about a hood strut type setup, but it might just be a stick for now.

One thing I am a little bummed about is that I didn't get the cut for the trans tunnel just right. It's about a half inch to big. But it is even all the way around, and I can fill it with something. Going to be carpeted, so I am the only one who will know the truth. I just really thought I could do better.

It doesn't look like it in the pictures, but the front piece is flush with the crossmember on the floor. It was mostly luck. I am not that good.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #265 on: September 02, 2014, 07:33:36 AM »
Looks good to me..
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #266 on: September 02, 2014, 11:11:23 AM »
Yeah, Russ, it DOES look good.  I'm sure you'll get up to speed on the Pinto once you're all caught up on those bills.  Glad to see you are still finding little things you can work on now.


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« Reply #267 on: September 02, 2014, 04:47:52 PM »
Thanks!
I might be a little too proud of it, :-[ but since most of my projects end up a total cluster I am really happy and excited that this one actually works well and doesn't look like doodoo. 8) I may see if I can squeeze the budget for a roll of the cheap carpet that you can buy at Pepboys or other places. It used to be only $10, I am afraid to see what it costs now though. And of course this is another of those "I had one in Ohio and tossed it" things. I had actually bought it for the 79 and just held on to it until before we moved back here.
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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #268 on: September 03, 2014, 12:52:12 AM »
If anyone is interested, the roll of cheap carpet is now $14.99 for the smaller roll at PepBoys, something like 3x6 ft. Yes, I bought some.  ;D

Got what is there of the box carpeted. I got home too late to run power tools for very long, so I didn't get the little nooks done. But I did get the longer bolts and got the wood front bolted to the metal frame using the holes from the original 1 inch bolts I used to bolt it together. Just had to drill the wood to match. I do have one left to try to get, I did the others from inside the box since that is where the metal frame is, but this one I just couldn't get the drill to work that way.

I did screw up though with the carpet, I cut the lid piece a little too wide, which didn't leave me a nice single piece for the front. So I had to piece that together for now. I may redo that part later, but I will have to buy more carpet. I do plan on buying the larger roll, which is I think 6x9ft for about $30 to do the rest of the cargo floor and I should have plenty left over to redo the other. I think I will put some sort of padding under that though, just in case I have to crawl around on it. And of course I need to HAVE a floor before I worry about carpeting it.  ;D

I used staples to attach it. Already had them, so no brainer even if I wanted to use glue. They show a bit more than I had thought they would, so I will have to go back and either paint them or use a Sharpie. I just didn't want to mess with glue and the fumes, I have asthma and no insurance, so I need to try to avoid certain things.

Oh, I totally forgot to mention my handle. I got it at True Value when I bought the bolts. It was $2.99 I think, in the cabinet hardware section. I really like it, but it doesn't show well in these pictures. Maybe in the sunlight tomorrow.

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Re: 2nd try at a Pinto-74 wagon this time
« Reply #269 on: September 03, 2014, 02:01:12 AM »
That doesn't look bad at all! 
 
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