doorsovdoon Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 I felt the front needed something more than just silver paint in the turn signal lights, so I made some tiny turn signal lenses... they really are tiny! Amazingly I didn't drop one on the floor while making them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Made a heater blower motor and brake master cylinder. I might make a windscreen washer bottle and a couple other bits, but I'm thinking I'll have to make a pair of inner fenders if I want to put anything else under there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 Got the dashboard done. Most of the pictures I've seen of the Pinto's interior has a two spoke wheel so decided to use the one from my spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 Not the look I'm going for but I always try out different wheels and custom parts on my builds as a bit of fun to see if anything suits and changes my mind. It looks cool but toy like at the same time, Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 39 minutes ago, doorsovdoon said: Not the look I'm going for but I always try out different wheels and custom parts on my builds as a bit of fun to see if anything suits and changes my mind. It looks cool but toy like at the same time, Lol. I like that ! Should you decide to keep these custom touches , may I suggest smaller tyres for the front ? Smaller diametre , thinner tread-width . The hood scoop is spot on as well . During the Malaise Era of American cars ( c.1971 - c.1990 +/- ) , many vehicles which were otherwise stock were often festooned with scoops , wheels & tyres , and stickers ( hence the idiom "Sticker Racer" ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Looks great, Gareth. So many nice improvements you have added. I don’t think it looks toy ? like.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, 1972coronet said: I like that ! Should you decide to keep these custom touches , may I suggest smaller tyres for the front ? Smaller diametre , thinner tread-width . The hood scoop is spot on as well . During the Malaise Era of American cars ( c.1971 - c.1990 +/- ) , many vehicles which were otherwise stock were often festooned with scoops , wheels & tyres , and stickers ( hence the idiom "Sticker Racer" ) . Yeah, the front wheels look way too big, in fact, all the wheels I have are too big for this car, Lol. I wouldn't be able to use the ones on the rear either. You can't see it in that picture but those rear wheels are jammed solid up in the arch, I'd have to modify the chassis to make them fit, though I did find some tyres with a low profile and they fit perfect. Edited November 21, 2021 by doorsovdoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 21 hours ago, slusher said: Looks great, Gareth. So many nice improvements you have added. I don’t think it looks toy ? like.. Thanks mate, it's a different kit almost, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 I'm almost finished with this now, just the interior left. After trying out some Torq Thrust wheels with white lettered tyres on it I'm torn now between stock and custom, lol. Might have to buy another and do one of each! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 I wasn't interested in this as a build for myself, but after seeing what you have made out of it I'/m reconsidering this one for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Awesome work on this little build Gareth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 I think it looks great with the mags on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 (edited) Thanks guys. Interior is painted, but, that's a lot of green! I'd like to add a secondary colour, but the thing is, nearly every picture I've seen of the Pinto has no contrasting colours in the interior other than the odd black dashtop. Literally everything in them is one single colour! Edited November 21, 2021 by doorsovdoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmopars Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 2 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Thanks guys. Interior is painted, but, that's a lot of green! I'd like to add a secondary colour, but the thing is, nearly every picture I've seen of the Pinto has no contrasting colours in the interior other than the odd black dashtop. Literally everything in them is one single colour! I had the same issue with mine, currently on the bench. All the interiors are one color. I decided to use a few shades of brown to give it some interest. BTW, I have also been building one of these for a couple of months now. I have made some of the same mods to my version as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, Oldmopars said: I had the same issue with mine, currently on the bench. All the interiors are one color. I decided to use a few shades of brown to give it some interest. BTW, I have also been building one of these for a couple of months now. I have made some of the same mods to my version as well. wow, nice! Wish I'd gone for a different colour now, not many other colours go with green in my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 The other night when I was test fitting the chassis to the body I found the wheels weren't centre in the wheel arches because of the front valance I made was pushing the chassis back. I cut most of the front chassis away which brought it forward and now sits snug to the valance and looks so much better, it also made the front not look so nose heavy, two fixes in one but in doing so created another! One of the rear wheels was now closer to the wheel arch than the other side. I thought maybe it's the one piece axle and springs, most older kits I've built with the one piece axle and springs never sit straight, but it turned out to be the interior tub. There are two locating pins on the chassis that the tub sits on, the drivers side one is ever so slightly more forward than the other, so when the chassis and tub are fitted into the body it kicks the right side rear of the chassis out just enough to make the rear wheels "crab" and there for blaming the axle, Lol. I cut the pins off and now the car sits straight and level. Sorry for the hardback book I've written here but hopefully it'll help others who want to go this far on the Pinto kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmopars Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 1 hour ago, doorsovdoon said: wow, nice! Wish I'd gone for a different colour now, not many other colours go with green in my case. I’m going in a different direction, so the brown works good for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 That avocado-pea soup green looks about right, actually. I would have probably used a beige interior to break up the green (the Revell beige paint is a pretty good match for the Ford beige vinyl), and that hatch and engine are fantastic. Scott- love the USPO Pinto. Wouldn't be shocked if they actually did use a few. My dad had a 1973 Pinto wagon. We got rid of it was I was very, very little, so I don't remember it. He said it was a fun car to drive, but it died with 50,000 miles on it when the welds that held the front end in broke. He found this when he went out to do an oil change, and saw the front was sitting a bit lower than he remembered. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 So many added touches Gareth, all of them very well done. You've made this kit more than it was ever intended to be. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 19 hours ago, Oldmopars said: I’m going in a different direction, so the brown works good for me. Nice! I seen a later version in this livery when I was looking the car up in pictures. Cant wait to see it finished, it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Looking really good Gareth. Fancy challengingyourself with another pinto? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255241582167 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 17 hours ago, charlie8575 said: That avocado-pea soup green looks about right, actually. I would have probably used a beige interior to break up the green (the Revell beige paint is a pretty good match for the Ford beige vinyl), and that hatch and engine are fantastic. I tried a few colours and none of them suited. I tried beige and found it looked almost brown against this shade of green. Oddly, the best colour that went with this green was my filler primer which is almost yellow! but I didn't want to buy a whole can of paint just for the carpet. I've stripped the interior three times. The detail, what little there is of it, gets less and less every time I strip the paint, so all green it stays, lol. though it doesn't look so bad now with the detail added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Looking really good Gareth. Fancy challenging yourself with another pinto? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255241582167 Palmer! That poor thing would probably need more than a few corrections, and still wouldn't look right afterwards. Edited November 23, 2021 by doorsovdoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) On 11/22/2021 at 11:44 AM, David G. said: So many added touches Gareth, all of them very well done. You've made this kit more than it was ever intended to be. David G. Thanks mate. It's been a lot of fun adding all the little extras. Some kits are so bad I have to approach them with the idea of making it my own by adding extra bits and making them fit. It would probably end up in the bin if I looked at it as a kit with tons of issues that need fixing! Edited November 23, 2021 by doorsovdoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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