Ace-Garageguy Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboy rich Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Would have never thought someone would put that time and money into a PINTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 People have been doing it since they were first offered. As with the Vega, short wheelbased cars present a challenge to make hook and go without taking an unexpected turn or jumping straight into the air. My old Vega used to jump until I tamed it correctly. Then it ran 9.5 at 125 or so. There was lots more in it especially MPH since I ran a 4 speed and had to coax it out of the box without setting the tires ablaze. Point is Pinto's made great drag cars. There is a litany of Hall of Famers who ran them in the 70's. Gapp & Roush and of course Bob Glidden come to mind first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Yep, lotsa fast Pintos back in the day. Edited October 29, 2017 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) ...Point is Pinto's made great drag cars... I've always had a soft spot for racing Pintos for some odd reason...both drag cars and road racers. Set up for SCCA, they are remarkably nimble, willing and reliable, and handle a lot better than some of their "sports car" rivals. And of course, as you guys say, more than a few were campaigned as straight-liners back in the dim recesses of time... I just haven't seen one lately, and the little guy in the video just sounds so good... Edited October 29, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Pintos and Vegas are the reason my wife doesn't like the idea of me wanting to go drag racing. She thinks all cars are as jittery as they are going down the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Pintos and Vegas are the reason my wife doesn't like the idea of me wanting to go drag racing. She thinks all cars are as jittery as they are going down the track. Hmmmmm. The little Pinto looks pretty stable compared to these turkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 A Pinto wagon with the wheels up just floors me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 A Pinto wagon with the wheels up just floors me!! I have to agree. I just bought a couple clean early Pinto kits...think I need to get a recent MPC wagon repop and build one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I love Pintos and enjoy seeing them as drag cars.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 In the mid '70's V-8 Pintos and Vegas were not uncommon on the street. The only ones I remember were using their respective small block engines and the owners looked like they were having a ball with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Just be very careful when pushing one with another car... Very very careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Just be very careful when pushing one with another car... Very very careful. Well, yeah, but only if this is your definition of "push"... Edited October 29, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) Well, yeah, but only if this is your definition of "push"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKQ-U-rnLdoLOL!!! Edited October 30, 2017 by Lovefordgalaxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xingu Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 HaHa. That is from the movie Top Secret starring Val Kilmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Power to weight ratio, baby! Fiats and Bantams, Anglias and Escorts, stuff a big block in there and hold on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Owned a 1/1 1972 Pinto.....great car compared to then girlfriends 73 Vega.....Vega's big car parts on a small car did not work as well as Pinto's R&P steering, dedicated brakes etc were better.I'll ignore the Pinto gas tank lore.....all 3 manufactures had a gas tank issue in the 70's. Era of change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 I really like the look with those giant slicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTrickPony Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 I built a 75 Pinto with the drive train from a wrecked Maverick. 302, C4 trans, 8" rear, and 100HP shot of NOS. It was tons of fun and mostly a bolt-in job except for welding up a set of adapters to connect the Maverick engine mounts to the Pinto frame rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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