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Celeron_Phreak · 06-09-06, 03:28 PM

Well after two and a half years of work on this car, my 78' Ford Pinto Runabout is now banging and all four cylinders.

I had the engine rebuilt including a new camshaft, and the cylinders bored out by 1/4". New pistons and a polished crankshaft.

Here's some pictures...

This Distributor Vacuum Vent Valve had a broken inlet on it and I had to superglue a hose coupler to it to get it working again. Strange enough, no one in town can find a reference part or a record of the part in over 15 books, even the owners and shop manuals! Glad this is holding up!

No, I don't plant on this car blowing up! Ford made a shield that goes around the differential hub back in 77 which stopped the housing bolts from puncturing the fuel tank and leaking gas all over. This was built in 78.

This car has been in the family for 28 years and I plan to restore it, given time.

It's first road trip will be driving down to Utah to visit shard next month.

dkitt10 · 06-09-06, 03:36 PM

wow i really like that blue

synthetic_fenix · 06-09-06, 03:38 PM

Looks like that car has been well taken care of, i dont seen any body damage and it sounds like you dumbed a lot into the engine.

edit: Think the guy with the 70' chevy would give up that truck that is across the street. I only want it if its the inline 6cylinder and 3 on the tree.

DerekDRP · 06-09-06, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Celeron_Phreak

Well after two and a half years of work on this car, my 78' Ford Pinto Runabout is now banging and all four cylinders.

I had the engine rebuilt including a new camshaft, and the cylinders bored out by 1/4". New pistons and a polished crankshaft.

Here's some pictures...

This Distributor Vacuum Vent Valve had a broken inlet on it and I had to superglue a hose coupler to it to get it working again. Strange enough, no one in town can find a reference part or a record of the part in over 15 books, even the owners and shop manuals! Glad this is holding up!

No, I don't plant on this car blowing up! Ford made a shield that goes around the differential hub back in 77 which stopped the housing bolts from puncturing the fuel tank and leaking gas all over. This was built in 78.

This car has been in the family for 28 years and I plan to restore it, given time.

It's first road trip will be driving down to Utah to visit shard next month.

Nice ride dude. Btw You going to install a licorice dispenser in this? :P Anyways seriously nice ride. Btw Cel I also got mine fixed as well. this year must be the year of car fixing or something.

Celeron_Phreak · 06-09-06, 04:54 PM

Hehe. Yeah, it's great. I don't plan to do a licorice dispenser, but I do plan to put some wireless router in there for WOW (Wireless On Wheels), and a laptop shelf from the dash.

It's had on accident in the past. When my mom first got it she backed into this huge barrel BBQ'er and trashed the rear fender on the driver's side, that was back in 78, and she had it replaced before her dad noticed. =P

AMD_Phreak used to drive this when he first started driving and he took it to autobody shop and repainted it from the stock yellow to this metallic blue, which indeed is very nice. Needs a good wash and wax though...

FudgeNuggets · 06-09-06, 09:18 PM

You must live in a warm climate not near the ocean. Arizona or Nevada? I've not seen a non-restored Pinto with that good of a body before. I did once however see a Pinto wagon with a 461 and a blower in it

the blower stood higher than the roof line

Cyrix_2k · 06-09-06, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FudgeNuggets

You must live in a warm climate not near the ocean. Arizona or Nevada? I've not seen a non-restored Pinto with that good of a body before. I did once however see a Pinto wagon with a 461 and a blower in it

the blower stood higher than the roof line

ha, and I was just going to say he should put a turbo 3.8 in it

oh, I love the color BTW.

Elif Tymes · 06-09-06, 10:11 PM

VERY nice looking car. It looks brand spanking new.

benbaked · 06-09-06, 10:54 PM

nice body! i'd roll in that.

BigJk-47 · 06-09-06, 11:44 PM

My uncle has a mercury bobcat drag car,basically the same car as the pinto.Its got a healthy 302 and is in the 11's in the 1/4.

302 swap is nice but can be a pain,if the transmission has problems or headers need to be replaced/installed the motor has to come out fully,starter requires motor removal also.

Nebulous · 06-10-06, 01:27 AM

WoW

I haven't seen those in years! Really nice. I had a pinto wagon back in high school ('78) and i had 3 Chevy Vegas, lol.

Enjoy it and have fun restoring it

Celeron_Phreak · 06-10-06, 02:05 AM

I'm located in Idaho, but it is pretty dry here.

There is a mercury bobcat body kit avalible for the 77/78 pintos, but I don't plan on going for it. =P All it requires to remove the starter on this is to drop one side of the front "alxe arm" and pull the starter towards the front of the car.

I'm definately going to have some fun wiht this project. The computer upgrades might go on hold for awhile, which definately isn't a bad thing at this point in time for PC technology.

shard · 06-10-06, 04:30 AM

And lets all hope it you did a great job on it, becuase I dont want to have to come tow you hear

threeme2189 · 06-10-06, 08:36 AM

*gangsta voice* you gotta pimp out them rims dog! *end gangsta voice*
jk. it looks nice! well done!

CCUABIDExORxDIE · 06-10-06, 08:52 AM

ohh man..thats a nice car. it makes me want to paint my 99' sable wagon blue.

ThePCGuy · 06-10-06, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by threeme2189

*gangsta voice* you gotta pimp out them rims dog! *end gangsta voice*
jk. it looks nice! well done!

:

imp my ride intro::
I see some Giovani 20's on this Pinto, we're gonna make it roll...

Oh god

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- Jim

SolidxSnake · 06-10-06, 11:36 PM

dude, you need to sell that for a golden pinto, then get some mad rimz an' ****z.. then yous be t3h peeimp!

LMAO! that's a sick ride man, nice restoration

Daewood · 06-11-06, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by shard

And lets all hope it you did a great job on it, becuase I dont want to have to come tow you hear

Wait you mean with your intrepid? :P HAHA!

Looks good man... cept the ford part hehe

SunRedRX7 · 06-11-06, 12:11 AM

Its really cool to see some of the less popular cars from the era still going.

Vipersfate · 06-11-06, 12:12 AM

Surprisingly enough, I would like to have one of those. I like the way they look. good work man, get to working on that resto!

06-09-06, 03:28 PM	Thread Starter #1
Celeron_Phreak Member Join Date: Mar 2003	IT LIVES!!!! Well after two and a half years of work on this car, my 78' Ford Pinto Runabout is now banging and all four cylinders. I had the engine rebuilt including a new camshaft, and the cylinders bored out by 1/4". New pistons and a polished crankshaft. Here's some pictures... This Distributor Vacuum Vent Valve had a broken inlet on it and I had to superglue a hose coupler to it to get it working again. Strange enough, no one in town can find a reference part or a record of the part in over 15 books, even the owners and shop manuals! Glad this is holding up! No, I don't plant on this car blowing up! Ford made a shield that goes around the differential hub back in 77 which stopped the housing bolts from puncturing the fuel tank and leaking gas all over. This was built in 78. This car has been in the family for 28 years and I plan to restore it, given time. It's first road trip will be driving down to Utah to visit shard next month. __________________ Seasonic 600W SLI PSU 2x Logitech MX Revolutions -- Icemat 2nd Edition: Black Plextor 16x SATA DVD-RW -- LG 16x DVD-/+RW/RAM nVidia Reference GTX 280 - IBM P260 Trinitron 21" & DCLCD 19" LCD 2x 1GB Mushkin & 2x 512MB Centon SP3200 (3-3-3-8) Seagate 200GB SATA -- WD 120GB SATA -- Seagate 300GB SATA -- Seagate 500GB IDE 939 AMD Opteron 180 @ 2872 MHz -- ASUS A8N-SLI HDA X-Plosion DTS -- Logitech Z-680 rev. 2 :) Heatware
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Celeron_Phreak Member Join Date: Mar 2003	Hehe. Yeah, it's great. I don't plan to do a licorice dispenser, but I do plan to put some wireless router in there for WOW (Wireless On Wheels), and a laptop shelf from the dash. It's had on accident in the past. When my mom first got it she backed into this huge barrel BBQ'er and trashed the rear fender on the driver's side, that was back in 78, and she had it replaced before her dad noticed. =P AMD_Phreak used to drive this when he first started driving and he took it to autobody shop and repainted it from the stock yellow to this metallic blue, which indeed is very nice. Needs a good wash and wax though... __________________ Seasonic 600W SLI PSU 2x Logitech MX Revolutions -- Icemat 2nd Edition: Black Plextor 16x SATA DVD-RW -- LG 16x DVD-/+RW/RAM nVidia Reference GTX 280 - IBM P260 Trinitron 21" & DCLCD 19" LCD 2x 1GB Mushkin & 2x 512MB Centon SP3200 (3-3-3-8) Seagate 200GB SATA -- WD 120GB SATA -- Seagate 300GB SATA -- Seagate 500GB IDE 939 AMD Opteron 180 @ 2872 MHz -- ASUS A8N-SLI HDA X-Plosion DTS -- Logitech Z-680 rev. 2 :) Heatware
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FudgeNuggets Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gone Racing	You must live in a warm climate not near the ocean. Arizona or Nevada? I've not seen a non-restored Pinto with that good of a body before. I did once however see a Pinto wagon with a 461 and a blower in it the blower stood higher than the roof line
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BigJk-47 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NY	My uncle has a mercury bobcat drag car,basically the same car as the pinto.Its got a healthy 302 and is in the 11's in the 1/4. 302 swap is nice but can be a pain,if the transmission has problems or headers need to be replaced/installed the motor has to come out fully,starter requires motor removal also. __________________ Heatware:Heat
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Celeron_Phreak Member Join Date: Mar 2003	I'm located in Idaho, but it is pretty dry here. There is a mercury bobcat body kit avalible for the 77/78 pintos, but I don't plan on going for it. =P All it requires to remove the starter on this is to drop one side of the front "alxe arm" and pull the starter towards the front of the car. I'm definately going to have some fun wiht this project. The computer upgrades might go on hold for awhile, which definately isn't a bad thing at this point in time for PC technology. __________________ Seasonic 600W SLI PSU 2x Logitech MX Revolutions -- Icemat 2nd Edition: Black Plextor 16x SATA DVD-RW -- LG 16x DVD-/+RW/RAM nVidia Reference GTX 280 - IBM P260 Trinitron 21" & DCLCD 19" LCD 2x 1GB Mushkin & 2x 512MB Centon SP3200 (3-3-3-8) Seagate 200GB SATA -- WD 120GB SATA -- Seagate 300GB SATA -- Seagate 500GB IDE 939 AMD Opteron 180 @ 2872 MHz -- ASUS A8N-SLI HDA X-Plosion DTS -- Logitech Z-680 rev. 2 :) Heatware
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