 Picked it up in Cape Cod Mass.
|  99,500 miles
|  Runs good.
|  2.3l Four cyl.
|  Plans are for a turbo engine swap.
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 Some rust. It gets worse.
|  Not too bad.
|  |  |  Passenger side rear corner.
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 Pretty solid.
|  Ive already ripped the carpet and insulation out.
|  The carpet was a little wet and stunk of moth balls.
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 This is going to be fun.
|  Trying out the fit of the Escort light.
Im test fitting the 92 Escort wagon taillight.
|  Close to what theyre going to look like.
I put the lights on a couple paint can tops.
|  Test fit.
The lights will be higher up.About in the stock location.
|  Good line.
The curve of the light is almost the same as the body. Should be a fairly easy mod.
UPDATE: the tail light swap has been put on hold until the engine swap is completed.
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 Turbo motor on temp hoist.
I had to make a temporary hoist to get the motor out of the bed of my truck. Then I had to figure out a way to get the motor down to the shed in the back.
|  Turbo motor on dolly.
This is what I came up with. I pulled the bag off the lawnmower. Drilled a hole on the front of the deck, drilled a hole in the handle of the dolly. Stuck a pin through them and swung the handle of the mower back. I was able to steer pretty good. It was down hill also.
|  Pinto under carport fall
These pictures are better.
These 2 pictures were taken on a nice late fall day. The Pinto is on jackstands and the front suspension is soaking in rust penetrant.
|  Pinto under car port fall, passenger side.
The back passenger wheel is on a couple small planks. Its not floating in the air like it looks.
|  Plastic garage, front, snowstorm.
The "walls" are up and this shot was during an early snowstorm. The roof has about 18" of snow on it and is holding up well. I wont let that much build up on it again though.
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 Inside the plastic garage
I have a small propane heater that takes the bite out of the winter. The "walls" help keep the wind and snow out too. This shot was taken during the beginning of the suspension rebuild.
|  Passenger side front wheel well bare
Just what the title says, bare. The rack and pinnion is giving me a hard time but ended up coming off. Everything is getting replaced. The metal is going to be bead blasted and painted.
|  Engine and transmission are out.
I was kind of at a stand still with the suspension so I decided to pull the engine and trans. Now I can clean the engine compartment and start figuring where the wire harness will go. Once I get the sand blaster which has been ordered, the work on the suspension will resume.
|  Front coil spring comparison
This shot of the old original spring (on the left) and the new Moog spring, shows what age has done to the old spring.
|  TurboCoupe parts donar car.
I couldnt pass this up on E-Bay. Now I have an engine and trans that Ive driven. Plus an La3 computer and extra parts. Ive sold the rims and axle out of it so far. The trailer in the back is used for storage.
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 Turbo Coupe axle on pallet.
Heres the axle getting ready to ship.
|  The axle coffin.
Heres the crate finished and ready to ship to the axles new owner. I will be looking for an 8" axle to swap in the wagon.
|  Strong wind damage
We had a storm that brought high winds whipping through here. The zip ties I have holding the tarps broke and the tarp fell a little. Everything else stayed put. Easy fix. Check out how much snow there is now on the sides.
|  After engine and trans were removed
This picture will help me out alot when I go to put everything back.
|  Heres my heater
Its not much. The heater worked well 20*F and above days. Look close and youll see a little snow next to it. The snow on the other side of the plastic walls is about 30" deep.
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 Found more rust
This is what I found under the passenger side front fender. There was rust, dead leaves and broken acorn shells.
|  Another view
There are some rust holes under that mess. Ill use POR-15 on this area.
|  Engine bay
Ive started to remove the stuff in the engine bay. The voltage regulator. etc, etc.
|  Top view
|  Gaining access to the cowl area
By removing the hood hinges Im able to access a small part of the cowel area. I took the hard plastic end off my shopvac hose and shoved the hose into the hole. I was able to get most of the crud out.
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