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Pinto reconditioning
nobby - 22/6/05 at 01:01 PM

I've been offered a 205 block Pinto engine that's been sitting in my father-in-law's factory for a few years. After a bit of investigation I managed to work out that it's a low compression jobbie originally fitted to a P100 pickup .

A nice chap at Vulcan told me that it's just a case of fitting the proper pistons and con rods to get the thing up to standard spec (or Cologne V6 ones if boring out to 2.1).

I don't particularly like the idea of parting with the kind of cash Vulcan look for, and I wouldn't mind a crack at doing some of the recon work myself.

So, where do I start?

Ta,

nobby.

mangogrooveworkshop - 22/6/05 at 01:02 PM

Just phone colibriman and save your self the grief.......

nobby - 22/6/05 at 01:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Just phone colibriman and save your self the grief.......


It might come to that - first I actually need a kit to stick an engine in in the first place. I just fancy having a tinker with the boat anchor first.

Mind you, do you reckon that S2000 engine he's advertising would fit in a Fisher Fury?

mookaloid - 22/6/05 at 01:51 PM

Where are you in the country nobby?

I might be able to recommend someone if you are in the north east.

Cheers

Mark

nick205 - 22/6/05 at 01:56 PM

likewise I can recomend a good machine shop down south who helped with my rebuild.

For me the choice was dictated by the cost/simplicity of installation.

If you use a Zetec/Vx/Duratec/4AGE, you probably won't need to rebuild it, but you will need to sort out the fuelling and ignition.

I used the Pinto, because the donor Sierra came with a ready to use set-up and gearbox, which made the rebuild seem worthwhile (for me).

HTH

Nick

nobby - 22/6/05 at 02:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Where are you in the country nobby?

I might be able to recommend someone if you are in the north east.

Cheers

Mark


Central Scotland - closer to Colibriman than the north east.

I've had a couple of quotes in the past, including one from Europower who have a fairly kit-friendly rep. I'd be cheaper buying a recon Pinto from the likes of Tiger or Chester Sportscars.

nobby - 22/6/05 at 02:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
For me the choice was dictated by the cost/simplicity of installation...

...I used the Pinto, because the donor Sierra came with a ready to use set-up and gearbox, which made the rebuild seem worthwhile (for me).

HTH

Nick


I'd love to go bike powered, but I've already got a few bits sourced from a scrapped Sierra (Type 9 'box and bellhousing, 3.89 diff, driveshafts amongst others - though I've no idea what kind of knick they're in at least they were cheap).

The simplest solution is not to look a gift horse in the mouth and recon the engine on offer. Even a Zetec added to my collection of rusting metal would set me back a fair few quid.

NS Dev - 22/6/05 at 02:29 PM

I know where you are coming from, as I love to do things the awkward way against all advice.......but...........get one s/h that somebody else has already rebuilt. The bits to do a proper rebuild will cost twice what the rebuilt engine would sell for secondhand!