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From: gfp61@mindspring.com
Reply-To: gfp61@mindspring.com
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 20:38:13 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>Just wanted to reconnect with all you LSR people again. I've been on and off
>this list for a couple of years now--mostly off--but I'm happy to say that the
>Pinto LSR Wagon project continues to live!
>
>The car had been parked outside for about a year (it's an '80 wagon), but I
>finally managed to rent a good-sized two-car garage (if you've never lived in
>NYC, you might not be able to imagine the space hassles involved), and the
>deconstruction has finally begun. I'll try to post some pics (either here or
>on landracing.com) of my progress when I can....
>
>The plan, in any case, is to run the car in C/CGALT. The engine's a pretty
>straightforward 306--it's an '86 or '87 roller block bored .030 over, with
>stock crank and rods (but with ARP hardware), KB hyper flat-tops, E7TE heads
>that I'm porting myself for 1.94/1.60 valves, and a Ford Motorsports Vic Jr.
>intake. Cam, carb, etc. are yet to be determined, but the cam will definitely
>be a solid roller. I'm also planning to run a crank-trigger ignition system.
>
>So the push is on! Not quite sure of the schedule, though--maybe Maxton in '05
>and Speedweek in '06? Anyway, keep all the posts and good info coming...it's
>great to be back.
>
>Gary from Brooklyn
>
Welcome back to the list Gary! I once owned a '79 Pinto wagon. The manual gear
shift lever pulled out of the tranny while in high gear on the freeway. Glad I
had a long handled screwdriver nearby.LOL
BTW, Dave Dahlgren from Connecticut could maybe offer you some help &
encouragement. Good Luck bud,least you got a project thats "hands on"!!
Tom Shannon
Magna, Utah
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