Orange 1977 Pinto

[cbxer55]

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My brother's first car, years ago, was a pinto that someone had put a 289 4 speed in. To this day, I still say that was not a good first car. Too much power for little short wheelbase car.

 

[SenorNoob]

..pinto that someone had put a 289 4 speed in. To this day, I still say that was not a good first car. Too much power for little short wheelbase car.

Sounds almost like a Hayabusa swapped smart car. A few friends were talking about it when the smart car was in the news. Another guy overheard them talking about doing donuts with it. Says I'll save you $5000. Just climb in my washing machine and bypass the lid switch. LOL

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I needed new tires as these, tho really good tread, are old and cracked in all the wrong places. I was surprised to find I could still get both summer and winter tires in 13" rims, but the sizes are severely limited. Cost is $400 for 5 winter tires. Or I could buy new 5lug rotors, bearings, and seals for $436. Seeing as I have lots of Ranger rims and tires and some other 15, 16, and 17" rims I went for the rotors. This future proofs tire selection... Ordered from EBay.ca today. Hoping I don't need new calipers... Probably on a slow boat but I have a bit of time. Now I will need to pull a rear from one of my rangers and adapt it in for the 5lug pattern.