new here hi all!

[78pinto]

i have a '78 Pinto....its not a Mustang II, but a very close relative. My car is powered by a fuel injected 351 Windsor, with a C5 tranny and a 9 inch rear with 4:10 gears. Hope you don't mind my presence on Stangnet! My webpage is www.redrocket.fordpinto.com

 

[kram2]

Great looking ride you have there. I used to have a 1980 bobcat, I wish I would have kept it and done something like that with it.

 

[78pinto]

thanks, alot of money and alot of time.....but it's a blast to drive and that makes it all worthwhile! My cousin has a '80 Bobcat with a Roller block, carbed 302 in it.

 

[chromehorse11]

Hey, welcome, where in Ontario are ya? My first engine swap was putting in a 302 into a Bobcat! Man, that turned a few heads.

 

[COBRAIIW]

Our cars get compared to yours, by the uninformed anyway,so welcome to our world!

 

[1badII]

Nice, dude! But C5 tranny?

 

[Blue coyote]

Yes, welcome to another Canuck!

And a C5 is basically just a C4 anyway. I've seen C5s stand up to V8s with ease, even with a transfer case dropping the ratio by 2.48:1....

 

[1badII]

Yes, welcome to another Canuck!

And a C5 is basically just a C4 anyway. I've seen C5s stand up to V8s with ease, even with a transfer case dropping the ratio by 2.48:1....

Hmm, I've never even heard of the C5. What did they come in?

 

[77sleeper]

trucks F series small blocks

hey and welcome

 

[stangy_77]

they also came in the v6 rangers and bronco ii's

 

[Vince]

I see you have a sense of humor (nice license plate). Welcome.

 

[78pinto]

thanks for the welcome guys! The C5 replaced the C4 in '83....it came in all vehicles. It is pretty much the same as a C4 but it had a lock up torque converter and the bell housing is a bit longer because the converter is longer. Internally parts interchange except for the valve body, pickup, and pan. I put a C4 bell on it and used a C4 2500 stall. I'm in St. Thomas Ontario. Yes, the plates are a nice touch eh, i get alot of comments about them! Jeff

 

[78pinto]

Our cars get compared to yours, by the uninformed anyway,so welcome to our world!

They are the same underbody,and basic body structure, everything under your car....will fit mine! The only difference is the outside body panels, and some of them will even bolt on! I've seen pictures of Pintos with Mustang II front ends bolted on.

 

[cobraii351]

Welcome to the board. Sweet lookng car.

Tim

 

[1970impala]

Very nice! Welcome to our humble home

 

[Northern J II]

Welcome!

People always call my II a fancy Pinto, I always reply:
"Like that's a bad thing!".

64 1/2" -73 Mustang = Fancy Falcon
74-78 Mustang = Fancy Pinto
79-04 Mustang = Fancy Fairmont
05-? Poor man's Lincoln LS???

Best crack by classic Mustang guy:
"Can't Believe Ford Called a Pinto a Mach 1!"
My Reply "Who's car do think is quicker your Falcon or my Pinto?"
(He had a stock 70 351W Mach 1 Mustang, My II is highly modified with Nitrous)

 

[Ricky D]

Nice ride,Welcome,What`s your E.T. and Mph?? Must be in the 13`s I always liked Pintos and Bobcats I also have to confess that in the X brand there`s a car I almost got...it was a Vega with a 350 Too much $$$ for the condition...

 

[78pinto]

It ran a 12.7 at 106mph right off the trailer.....no time for tuning as racing started after one time trial! (it was a busy day at Grand Bend Motorplex) I have a set of world's windsor Sr. that have been ported, A F150 lightning lower (gt 40) and a '93 Cobra upper that have been extrude honed, a 75mm throttle body and 76mm mass air meter that i'll be putting on in the next few weeks. And i just bought a Comp .520 .526 lift cam that will be going in also. I should be well into the 11's this spring. Tonight i start putting in the tubular front suspension....and rebuild kit, should be fun!