Rat Rod Pinto Project

[suicidepinto]

Hey how is it going? I grew up with my dad selling Fords for over 20 years so you just know that I am a Ford diehard thru and thru. I lived tru the fifties and sixties owning a 57 Ford four door hardtop that I purchased fo $50.00. Doesn't this sound like a typical story. Well i moved on to Fairlanes in the mid 60's (63-64-66GT390 4 speed). Then I had a 66 Mustang GT. Then a new 1969 Torino GT 351. Then I bought a used 1969 Mustang GT 428 with all the go fast stuff. The local police all seemed to know me for some reason. Then I got married and bought a new 1972 Ford Pinto. My dad and I rebuilt wrecked Pinto's for many years and I simply found them very interesting and easy to work on. I built a highly modified 2.0 for one of my cars and had great fun with it. I then started rebuilding wrecked Mustangs for several years but still had this desire for a different kind of Pinto rod. Back in 1988 I bought a 1977 Pinto Glass Hatchback that had an engine fire. I sold the motor and had to replace the cowl after the firemen opened the hood so far back that it crushed the cowl. I cut the back out of the car to tub it but then I lost my job. I have installed a 302 and that is where it sits now. i am looking forward to doing a set of suicide doors on this car and removing the fenders and making the front end look like a 33 ford slammed to the ground. It al has to start somewhere.

 

[Bonehead]

Keep working on the pictures.
Welcome to the site.

 

[BruceR&C]

Welcome to RRR. suicidepinto.

 

[22dodge]

Welcome.......

Welcome, suicidepinto.
I had a '57 Ford 2 door and '57 Ford 4 door wagon in the 60's.
Keep working on posting those pictures and enjoy your time here. '22

 

[Black Magic]

Welcome to RRR suicidepinto great sit here lets see them pics.

 

[DirtWorshiper]

Welcome to the site.

 

[sixtall]

Welcome, Suicidepinto ...... love to see some pictures.

 

[freakdude]

Ditto on those pictures. Im a big LIMA fan...

 

[Ratcrazy]

Welcome to the 3 R's roundup suicidepinto Keep the pictures coming, like cookies we got to have/need PICTURES!!!!!!
Ratcrazy

 

[suicidepinto]

One new Pinto pic

Hey how is it going? I grew up with my dad selling Fords for over 20 years so you just know that I am a Ford diehard thru and thru. I lived tru the fifties and sixties owning a 57 Ford four door hardtop that I purchased fo $50.00. Doesn't this sound like a typical story. Well i moved on to Fairlanes in the mid 60's (63-64-66GT390 4 speed). Then I had a 66 Mustang GT. Then a new 1969 Torino GT 351. Then I bought a used 1969 Mustang GT 428 with all the go fast stuff. The local police all seemed to know me for some reason. Then I got married and bought a new 1972 Ford Pinto. My dad and I rebuilt wrecked Pinto's for many years and I simply found them very interesting and easy to work on. I built a highly modified 2.0 for one of my cars and had great fun with it. I then started rebuilding wrecked Mustangs for several years but still had this desire for a different kind of Pinto rod. Back in 1988 I bought a 1977 Pinto Glass Hatchback that had an engine fire. I sold the motor and had to replace the cowl after the firemen opened the hood so far back that it crushed the cowl. I cut the back out of the car to tub it but then I lost my job. I have installed a 302 and that is where it sits now. i am looking forward to doing a set of suicide doors on this car and removing the fenders and making the front end look like a 33 ford slammed to the ground. It al has to start somewhere.

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i made these 3" steel hanging dice and have sold several sets. They weigh 6 pounds and measure 3 1/2 inches square and have a chain 24" long. If anybody is interested in a set just let me know.

 

[Sam_Fear]

... still had this desire for a different kind of Pinto rod. Back in 1988 I bought a 1977 Pinto Glass Hatchback that had an engine fire. I sold the motor and had to replace the cowl after the firemen opened the hood so far back that it crushed the cowl. I cut the back out of the car to tub it but then I lost my job. I have installed a 302 and that is where it sits now. i am looking forward to doing a set of suicide doors on this car and removing the fenders and making the front end look like a 33 ford slammed to the ground. It al has to start somewhere.

I'm with you up until the removing the fenders and the 33 front end. Not to discourage, but that's a real hard one to pull off. The open wheel look on a late model widebody.

Do you have a drawing or photo of the final idea? I have a few suggestions, but I won't push them unless asked - not right to force my opinion at this point - it's your art after all.

 

[suicidepinto]

I'm with you up until the removing the fenders and the 33 front end. Not to discourage, but that's a real hard one to pull off. The open wheel look on a late model widebody.

Do you have a drawing or photo of the final idea? I have a few suggestions, but I won't push them unless asked - not right to force my opinion at this point - it's your art after all.

I do not have anything sketched. i am just thinking this might be a different platform to work with. I already have this car and just like everybody else. (Broke) Let me hear your ideas for I am open. I know that low is what I want with suicide doors. Thanks for ideas in advance.

 

[dmw56]

Need someone to photoshop this idea.

Pinto's made great looking super modifieds though.

 

[Sam_Fear]

OK, the usual problem with trying to make a wide-body into an open wheel front end is picture #1. Picture #2 is a artist rendering of what the best outcome could be - I don't think the wheels are gonna fit between the lines on the road unless the body has been narrowed though.

 

[BruceR&C]

Need someone to photoshop this idea.

Pinto's made great looking super modifieds though.

Back in the 70's Pintos & Vegas made cool modifieds. The one is not a super modified but, a NASCAR series modified.

 

[hotbuick]

Welcome to the site! Love to see some more pics of your pinto. I had a 1.6L Pinto, 1970 model, back in the day. It really was an interesting car.

 

[chipper]

welcome to the site Suicidepinto those dice might be a bit hard on my glass

 

[sixtall]

welcome to the site Suicidepinto those dice might be a bit hard on my glass

Yeah, Suicide, what's keeping your rear view mirror on your windshield ?

 

[Sam_Fear]

DMW, thats a great pic. Happened upon a few more pics of the same 61 team - different angles - not exactly the same version of the car though. http://www.doyleperformance.com/dotnetnuke/FABShop/RichieEvansPintoModified/tabid/91/Default.aspx Seems someone was making a model of it. (Heavy picture page.) Heres a bunch of Pinto Gassers. http://public.fotki.com/VincePutt/drag_racing/pro-stocks/pinto-ps/ Always like Pinto Gassers myself - mostly the big azz tires stuffed under the lil' body.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Oh yeah, those dice are cool as.... You should post something in the FOR SALE forum if you have any available.

What I like about that 61 car is the low wide grill look - tall grills usually don't look right on a widebody - wrong proprtions. And the front axle extended in front of the motor. I wouldn't cut the wheel wells out like that though - IMO it's much sweeter when the fatties are stuffed under the fenders.