{"id":139,"date":"2007-10-29T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2007-10-29T18:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=139"},"modified":"2011-12-29T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T19:12:01","slug":"finally-assembled-pinto-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/finally-assembled-pinto-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally Assembled! Pinto baby!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Ffinally-assembled-pinto-baby%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F10%2Fimg_2730.thumbnail.JPG&amp;description=Finally+Assembled%21+Pinto+baby%21\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/finally-assembled-pinto-baby\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/finally-assembled-pinto-baby\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Finally Assembled! Pinto baby!\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/finally-assembled-pinto-baby\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Finally Assembled! Pinto baby!&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/finally-assembled-pinto-baby\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/finally-assembled-pinto-baby\/\" data-text=\"Finally Assembled! Pinto baby!\" data-desc=\"I'm not sure when I started working on this project, but it was at least 4 years ago. I wanted to build a trick intake setup for my Pinto Powered Roadster called Bonnie. Bonnie's always turned heads, even parked next to MUCH higher dollar rods. I have to admit that I like that. The intake design is\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2730.thumbnail.JPG\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>I&#8217;m not sure when I started working on this project, but it was at least 4 years ago. I wanted to build a trick intake setup for my Pinto Powered Roadster called Bonnie. Bonnie&#8217;s always turned heads, even parked next to MUCH higher dollar rods. I have to admit that I like that. The intake design is from a tech article I read from the  Inglese website.  It explains why individual runner intakes and weber carbs are the hot setup.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with the new intake finally on, I&#8217;m gonna get more people asking, &#8220;What engine is that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s where I left off&#8230; the last thing to do was weld the flange that would hold the throttle cable:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_2729.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2729.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"img_2729.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2729.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"img_2729.JPG\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a title=\"img_2730.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2730.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"img_2730.JPG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2730.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"img_2730.JPG\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My Friend Aaron welded everything up for me. It came out nice, then I took it to the sand blast cabinet. After, it looked like cast aluminum, but it weighs less than 3 lbs. These are the before and after blasting shots.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_2731.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2731.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"Before blasting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2731.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"Before blasting\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a title=\"img_2733.JPG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2733.JPG\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"After blasting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2733.thumbnail.JPG\" alt=\"After blasting\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then finally, here&#8217;s what it looks like all mounted up. I can&#8217;t wait to spend hours trying to tune this thing!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_2816.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2816.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"My Ride is Me!!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2816.jpg\" alt=\"My Ride is Me!!\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_2814.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2814.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"before mouting carbs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2814.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"before mouting carbs\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a title=\"img_2815.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2815.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"Ready to roll!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2815.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to roll!\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><a title=\"img_2817.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2817.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"from the side\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2817.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"from the side\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, I&#8217;m gonna wait to fire it up cause I&#8217;m also putting a new header on! This thing is gonna be nasty!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_2818.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2818.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[139]\"><img title=\"Nasty Header\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/img_2818.jpg\" alt=\"Nasty Header\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have a build you want to show on the front page, get in touch with us! <a title=\"Pikesan's Garage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Garage\/pikesan\/\">Pikesan <\/a>or <a title=\"Napalm's garage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Garage\/Napalm\/\">Napalm<\/a>. We&#8217;d be happy to feature your ride! 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