AMT 1977 Pinto

[THarrison351]

Everything you've heard about building this kit is true. It's not so much difficult as it is poorly engineered, simplified, and barely developed from a promo six years older. It has the same interior as the 1971 promo, and the Runabout, Ford, and Pinto emblems (those I forgot to remove) from earlier versions that no longer exist on the '77 Pinto. Attachment point locations for most parts...forget about it. The engine is the same 2.0 liter from the first kit which was no longer available in '77 also it uses the big fat front axle to locate it because there are no motor mounts, just one trans mount. Oh yeah, no master cylinder or interior mirror. The tires are nice. After I had painted it, I discovered this nice site. These are great decals for an Accent Stripe Group version if someone has the patience and skills to fabricoble the appropriate interior. He has other great decals too.

Not a lot of parts. Sits too low in the front at this point.

Great place for ejector pins...nope

That giant breather/filler is OK for a 2.0 liter, but it has to go

Painted, awaiting final assembly. Wrong upholstery pattern! Pleats are horizontal! Those windows had to be cut to pieces. I could not get them to lay flat enough when I test fitted them. There's my giant GM master cylinder and booster looking like a dingus on the firewall. I pinned the mirrors too. My colors were a bit darker than what I was hoping for on the carpet and dash. I made little walls to go between the chassis plate and interior because you could see all the way across when you looked through the side

Should have removed those Pinto emblems!

The headlights that came in the kit were chrome blobs. I found some parts box lenses and foiled the buckets. Added a mirror too. I'm pretty sure whoever was running the milling machine the day they made the parking lamp lens recesses was phoning it in. In fact, the whole front end is a mess

I've seen this kit completed several times with the taillights installed behind the panel and wondered what was wrong with the builder?! Now that I have the kit, it's on the instruction sheet! Argh!

Made an engine mount and crossmember. Funny, it didn't look that crooked before I took a picture

Got rid of the magic mushroom sticking out of the valve cover

[Zippi]

Looks like it turned out pretty good.  That blue is fitting for the pinto and looks nice.  Great job on the build.

[charger74]

It looks very good 

[Oldcarfan27]

You did a great job on it. Color looks authentic. 

Shows that it is possible to make a nice model from this sows ear!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[Classicgas]

You definitely made it look nice. 

[FLHCAHZ]

Nice clean build! 

[doorsovdoon]

Beautiful colour. I'm working on one of these right now, it really is as bad as you described it!

[slusher]

Looks Great..

[happy grumpy]

Good looking little pinto. That light blue really pops.

[webestang]

Nice build. Love that color. 

[espo]

Even with all the kits problems you talked about it looks great with the clean assembly and paint work you put into this.  

[ewetwo]

Really nice. I agree with you on the issues. Yours looks much nicer than mine. Nice build.

 

[THarrison351]

23 hours ago, Zippi said:

Looks like it turned out pretty good.  That blue is fitting for the pinto and looks nice.  Great job on the build.

Thanks! It's Rustoleum 2X and the first time I've tried it on a model. Takes forever to dry

22 hours ago, charger74 said:

It looks very good 

Thank you

20 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

You did a great job on it. Color looks authentic. 

Shows that it is possible to make a nice model from this sows ear!

Appreciate the compliment! I looked at the color chips for the year and tried to find something in a shade I didn't have on my shelf

16 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Very nice!

Thanks!

16 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Looks great!

Thank you!

16 hours ago, Classicgas said:

You definitely made it look nice.

For a simple kit, AMT did not make it easy. Thanks!

13 hours ago, FLHCAHZ said:

Nice clean build! 

Thank you!

13 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Beautiful colour. I'm working on one of these right now, it really is as bad as you described it!

Thanks! good luck!

8 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks Great..

Thank you!

8 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

Good looking little pinto. That light blue really pops.

Thanks!

6 hours ago, webestang said:

Nice build. Love that color. 

Thanks!

6 hours ago, espo said:

Even with all the kits problems you talked about it looks great with the clean assembly and paint work you put into this.  

Thank you!

5 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Really nice. I agree with you on the issues. Yours looks much nicer than mine. Nice build.

Thanks! I've see yours, I like the color on your build. It turned out well considering the obstacles to building this kit.

[ewetwo]

1 hour ago, THarrison351 said:

Thanks! It's Rustoleum 2X and the first time I've tried it on a model. Takes forever to dry

Thank you

Appreciate the compliment! I looked at the color chips for the year and tried to find something in a shade I didn't have on my shelf

Thanks!

Thank you!

For a simple kit, AMT did not make it easy. Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks! good luck!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks! I've see yours, I like the color on your build. It turned out well considering the obstacles to building this kit.