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Pinto tidy up almost complete
ragindave - 18/12/08 at 12:00 AM

Rob do you recognise this engine?



[Edited on 18/12/08 by ragindave]

omega0684 - 18/12/08 at 12:25 AM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHINEY!

skodaman - 18/12/08 at 12:44 AM

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

Dusty - 18/12/08 at 01:07 AM

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.

Daddylonglegs - 18/12/08 at 03:55 AM

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 .

Mr Whippy - 18/12/08 at 07:18 AM

v I like that

jabbahutt - 18/12/08 at 07:52 AM

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

Danozeman - 18/12/08 at 08:05 AM

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?

mcerd1 - 18/12/08 at 12:17 PM

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]

ragindave - 18/12/08 at 12:18 PM

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..

mcerd1 - 18/12/08 at 12:21 PM

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)

Daddylonglegs - 18/12/08 at 12:39 PM

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

mcerd1 - 18/12/08 at 01:32 PM

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]

02GF74 - 18/12/08 at 01:52 PM

wow that is far too lovely and shiney for something that will sit at the bottom of the sea!!

robbydee - 21/12/08 at 07:55 PM

is that a self made mod to the dizzy?

would like to do that too.. tidy.

jacko - 22/12/08 at 04:56 PM

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

jacko - 22/12/08 at 05:00 PM

Thats how i did mine
Jacko
engine 2
engine 2