Elvis Has To Rebuild This RARE Ford Pinto Engine! | Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car

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Mike has found a classic Pinto engine and wants Elvis to turn it into a high-performance masterpiece. He strikes a deal that could potentially double his investment, but will the engine roar to life or leave him stranded?
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From Season 1 Episode 5

[@simodthebod4256]

So a rebuild is some high temp paint painted over the existing and a new gasket installed?

[@rennch.]

I think every car guy gets that excited when an engine fires up for the first time. Nice job lads.

[@fuzzy1dk]

in this case fake scripted drama for TV ....

[@johnlawson906]

That's not a rebuild, that's just a tart up 😮

[@jeffmclaird6597]

Not even a really good tart up :D

[@alanwhitaker5139]

Not sure how a few gaskets and a paint job is a full rebuild from scratch

[@fuzzy1dk]

almost as silly as the fake scripted "omg it won't start" realityshow drama

[@andrewlowe693]

Jesus, you couldn't walk through a scrapyard without tripping over stripped bits of Pinto at one time.

[@MegaReddevil71]

A coat of paint is a rebuild.......

[@nickb5391]

Such a fantastic 'rebuild', It's amazing what a bit of paint does

[@philleeson7835]

Known as a 2 gallon tune up. (2gallons of paint)

[@larsson7709]

Takes me back worked on many of these engines back in the day..

[@Wiganpilot]

So Elvis gave it a really good look over with his expert eye, and it turned out to be Mint. Cracking find, I love these engines.

[@guyflaskett1926]

🤣

[@chris_vandepeer]

I worked on them for 20 Years 1.6 are good 1.8 die 2.0 very good pulls like a train 2.2 pile of shit. Simple to work on and tune i could strip one down and rebuild in 4 hours with a sit down and coffee or two. These engines are not rare lol.

[@andreashaynes3346]

Great work Elvis 👍👍👍

[@thealgonquin5822]

Do you know how I can get the full episodes in the states?

[@andreashaynes3346]

@@thealgonquin5822 Think it’s available through Discovery+ , but like the UK, it’s probably subscription only. Hope that’s of help

[@dalemettee1147]

I had this car/engine combo. The EPA required that this engine be detuned for their spec.s . I would shift it when it wouldn't go any faster in that gear. They also had a 1.5 cc engine made by Lister. A way under powered engine even for this size car. Got about 19~ 21 MPG.

[@simonburrough1954]

😯 Wish I pulled mine out when I scrapped cortina for £50 and just put in shed till now

[@Ginga7r]

I have a Morgan Kit Car with a 1600cc pinto in it Bored out to a 1760cc Hepolite pistons and loads of wee go faster bits in but nowadays a 1ltr turbo Skoda Octavia has more power, Still cool as though 😊

[@philleeson7835]

Are you sure it's not a cross flow engine?

[@stuartvaughan9423]

A xflow is rarer

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

i paid $3,550 australian dollars - subaru EJ207 - RA STI Spec C - short block from subaru brand new in a cardboard box from japan ! - forged crank and rods nitrited crank x drilled and all balance to 1 gram !

[@myrx2]

In dirt track speedway they use a full race spec 4cyl motor thats based off the pinto. Its called a esslinger. Around 340-360hp

[@guyflaskett1926]

🤣

[@myrx2]

@@guyflaskett1926 Google esslinger engineering

[@gdmonks1959]

Easy rebuild, I rebuilt an RS2.1 pinto completely when I was 17

[@paulsutton5549]

I got three of them in Australia 🇦🇺

[@TheGolfgti200]

😂 Elvis you can tell you worked for Ron Denis he like everything painted too

[@jaredmartin3798]

Ported and polished? Mmm ok then. Well i guess it’s an old school engine. Motorsport don’t think so. Maybe a road car with a bit more sporty performance. Not sure about that clang when it shut down but fine I guess

[@philleeson7835]

2.1 pinto.quaff box, LSD in a mk1 escort. We are going racing. Or more to the point rallying

[@Bobblenob]

I’m have a TVR Tuscan, I would love Elvis to breathe on that engine

[@a1d3nh0]

‘Old art yer ‘aaaandd

[@stuwhite2337]

Since when were Pintos rare?

[@jasoneldridge4738]

They are now !

[@philleeson7835]

Since about 10 years ago. And they are getting rarer by the day. I'm currently rebuilding a 2lt that came out of a mk 3 Transit minibus. Not an ideal lump of iron but it's a start.

[@notpoliticallycorrect1303]

I've just given £750 for one that won't even turn.And I can remember giving £25 for them back in the day.

[@wendwllhickey6426]

In England it might be

[@duanepierson4375]

Elvis is in the House!

[@andrewmicas4327]

Solid engine but replaced lots of camshafts and oil feed pipe.

[@user-ci6eq2zq2x]

Is painting an engine something to be proud of Elvis, your a lot better that.

[@therealknapster]

' boat anchor ' engine !

[@philleeson7835]

Not it. Basic raw power with no computers or ecus in sight

[@pgilb70]

had a 2 litre pinto in mk1 cortina in oz-was tough as nails. Thrashed it. No worries

[@susanhenderson2322]

Nothing rare about a pinto , millions made and still around

[@7seriesmax]

Get an American 2.3 Lima from a turbo coupe. That’ll make your weird little British car fast. Without having to touch it a turbo coupe motor will make 300 hp. Just add a little extra boost. The whole rest of the world calls them Lima engines. Just because they put them in a pinto doesn’t mean they’re pinto engines.

[@therealdojj]

Not even got the oval inlet ports 🤦

[@johnsnowdon2939]

A 'rare' engine. Yeah, give it a rest - outside of the crossflow and deriviatives like the valencia, it's probably Fords' most numerous engine - Escort, Cortina, Granada, Sierra, Transit, Capri... and probably more that I haven't listed. Probably had some slight oversize pistons fitted at some point in the past, and has some ancient tired sidedraughts. In no way does that make a motorsport engine. £1700 quid? No chance. WD is absolutely full of it these days.

[@Generalkenobi325]

I love the way he just buys it without even checking if the crankshaft turns or checking the state of the oil 😂

[@thealgonquin5822]

Hope that paint is blooming high heat resistant. Otherwise, time & $$ are wasted.

[@truckman4175]

Even a kid can rebuild a pinto they so simple done many ffs and with twin 45s shud be running electric fuel pump

[@karlcurrie2087]

Sounded Lush mate.

[@petelattimer6808]

RARE? a pinto isnt rare. theyre 10 a penny. they were fitted to mk1/2 Escorts, mk3,4,5 Cortinas, 4 cylinder Granadas (at least in the mk2 and 3), most 4 cylinder Capris, most Sierras (up to around 1988ish) most Petrol Transit Vans.......

[@richardjackson5380]

Wrong. Were ten a penny. No longer any of those vehicles you mention in the scrap yards, in fact there haven't been for ten years

[@garethjones8047]

This show is such Bullshit. Thats not a rebuild, its a bit of paint and a new gasket. If the Man was genuinely selling it, then obviously being a Ford Man himself he would have known the value of it. I suspect ge was just an actor, just like the rest of them, or he would have painted it himself and got a 1000 more for it. The whole thing is just acting and Brewer is an absolute Bellend.

[@cjmillsnun]

It's not been the same since the tall man left.

[@derekfleming3095]

Pinto engine is hardly rare …. They were such a good engine, there are plenty around

[@richardjackson5380]

Not any longer

[@derekfleming3095]

@@richardjackson5380 I can always find one when doing my next project if required. Mainly from other guys into escorts. I know 1 guy who has 11

[@user-wt9nu5xb7k]

What a joke for start pintos weren’t around in the sixties

[@winjinsinjon]

Pinto rare? they are still common as dirt.

[@pft99]

This show is a joke....