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ragindave

posted on 18/12/08 at 12:00 AM Reply With Quote
Pinto tidy up almost complete

Rob do you recognise this engine?



[Edited on 18/12/08 by ragindave]

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omega0684

posted on 18/12/08 at 12:25 AM Reply With Quote
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHINEY!
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skodaman

posted on 18/12/08 at 12:44 AM Reply With Quote
What did you paint the block with? My crossflow looked like that till I was forced to keep it outside under plastic bags for two years





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Dusty

posted on 18/12/08 at 01:07 AM Reply With Quote
Beautiful pinto. Love it but not keen on the individual filters. They look great but they throw away power compared to a set of trumpets and a big pipercross sausage.
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Daddylonglegs

posted on 18/12/08 at 03:55 AM Reply With Quote
Oh Poo!

Don't think I can ever look my pre-strip Pinto in the gasket ever again

How many hours of work went into that then?


Looks pretty damn pretty .





It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......

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Mr Whippy

posted on 18/12/08 at 07:18 AM Reply With Quote
v I like that





Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet

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jabbahutt

posted on 18/12/08 at 07:52 AM Reply With Quote
cracking job!! looks the dogs. Forgive my ignorance but I take it that they're bike carbs? if so what off and are they relatively easy to set up?

Nigel






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Danozeman

posted on 18/12/08 at 08:05 AM Reply With Quote
Looks good matey.

Dont want to put a downer on your nice engine but them filters will zap some power as they dont flow air aswell as a sausage type! Nice manifold aswell btw is it bogg bros?





Dan

Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!

http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk

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mcerd1

posted on 18/12/08 at 12:17 PM Reply With Quote
looking good - and strangly similar to what I'm trying to do


I'll have to work a bit harder on mine to keep up

[Edited on 18/12/08 by mcerd1]

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ragindave

posted on 18/12/08 at 12:18 PM Reply With Quote
The engine was degreased and treated to paint stripper using a stainless pad to agitate the old paint.

The engine was sprayed using 1 tin of tetrosyl brush on enamal with 10% thinners and cheap spray gun.
The inlet manifold is another boggs master piece.

Rocker sump and pulleys shot blasted and powder coated silver.

Air filter may be revised I may be able to keep inside the bonnet with an itg 25mm sausage filter.

Next major job is getting it to spark using megajolt..

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mcerd1

posted on 18/12/08 at 12:21 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ragindave
The inlet manifold is another boggs master piece.

Rocker sump and pulleys shot blasted and powder coated silver.

Air filter may be revised I may be able to keep inside the bonnet with an itg 25mm sausage filter.

Next major job is getting it to spark using megajolt..


in fact thats identical to mine (apart from the colour)

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Daddylonglegs

posted on 18/12/08 at 12:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
looking good - and strangly similar to what I'm trying to do


I'll have to work a bit harder on mine to keep up

[Edited on 18/12/08 by mcerd1]


Pah! You think you've got some catching up to do....Mine







It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......

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mcerd1

posted on 18/12/08 at 01:32 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Pah! You think you've got some catching up to do....Mine



<<< mine started like that (or worse) just look at my avitar click

so far I've only added about 10 - 15 hours work to that
(+ a fair bit ££ of the internals, but you can't see them once its done)

I got the block chemicaly dipped (it was getting rebored anyway) - even after that I still had to spend a few hours with wire brush thing on the drill to clean up the outside, but it was much easier

[Edited on 18/12/08 by mcerd1]

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02GF74

posted on 18/12/08 at 01:52 PM Reply With Quote
wow that is far too lovely and shiney for something that will sit at the bottom of the sea!!






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robbydee

posted on 21/12/08 at 07:55 PM Reply With Quote
is that a self made mod to the dizzy?

would like to do that too.. tidy.

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jacko

posted on 22/12/08 at 04:56 PM Reply With Quote
Sorry but why O why did you not remove the ugly bracket that use to hold the old air box also will the oil filler be ok to miss the body

I must say that is one if not the nicest cleanest pintos i have seen
well done
Jacko

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jacko

posted on 22/12/08 at 05:00 PM Reply With Quote
Thats how i did mine
Jacko
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