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View all Fastbak390's Ford Pinto 2.0 Turbo

My 71 Pinto trunk. I bought it off of ebay, after the car had been off the road and sitting for 15 years. It was originally a 1600/4spd car, but it now has a 71 2.0/5spd with a draw through turbo setup (the kit was installed by the PO).

I gathered parts for a year before I put it all together and mechanically restored it in 3 months on an extremely tight budget.

It now has…

—Engine:

Freshly rebuilt 2.0

Crane turbo cam

Water-cooled Garrett T3 from a Thunderbird Turbocoupe

Vintage AK Miller manifold

Weber 32/36 DGV carb

—Drivetrain:

T5 trans from a Turbocoupe

Shortened driveshaft

8” rear-end from a Mustang II

—Suspension/Brakes:

Wilwood 4 Piston brakes in front (bought used)

Extra large Mustang II rear drum brakes (converted to 5-Lug to match fronts, actual drums from mid-90s Ranger )

7/8” Addco Front Sway Bar

Koni Full Adjustable “Special D” shocks

15” Crown Victoria wheels

225/50/R15 Nitto rubber

—Extras:

Junkyard special doors from a Pinto Stallion (Sport mirrors, impact beams, and rust free!)

Mustang II center console

Stewart Warner Gauges

Vintage Sun Super Tach II and Ford Motorsport Boost Gauge

Shift boot from a Maserati Bi-Turbo

Pop-out Windows

—Soon to come:

Olive Drab rattlecan paint job

MSD Ignition and Boost Timing Master

Water/Methanol Injection

Original “Rallye” Pinto Gauges

Exterior Sport Decor trim around rear tail-lights (with inner black-out)

“Dan Gurney For President” Bumper Sticker :D

Added on May 27 by Fastbak390

Comments

Volksroddin wrote: May 27, 2008 9:13 p.m.
nice very GRM cant wait to see it after the rattle can job
Jensenman wrote: May 28, 2008 6:37 a.m.
Cool! I had one the same color. :-D
MyOldMGB wrote: May 28, 2008 4:01 p.m.
One of my dad’s friends had one with a turbo kit on it too — very cool to see this one. Great inspiration for what can be done on a budget!
DiscoPotatoDesi wrote: May 29, 2008 2:34 a.m.
Nice Pintooo! Looks like a mighty fun ride… :-)
Fastbak390 wrote: May 29, 2008 2:39 a.m.
Its a fun little car! The yellow was Grabber Yellow, but since Ive replaced some panels, I tell people its a shade called Primarily Yellow. My 70 Ranchero has been down with some electrical gremlins, so I have been daily driving it for the past several weeks. Its surprisingly economical with mpg well into the 20s.
pintoautocrosser wrote: Jul 8, 2008 9:52 p.m.
I love it! I myself have 4 early Pintos. I too have a AK miller set up complete waiting to install after motor is built for street car. Vintage race- 71 H prod Pinto Street-yellow 73 Runabout Street-gold 73 Runabout Street-factory Pink 72 Sedan(someday daughters car) All 2.0 powered w/manual trans
MikeSVO wrote: Oct 18, 2008 6:19 p.m.
I love it! Makes me miss mine a whole lot. :(…
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