July 2016 - DeTomaso - detomasolist.com

NPC - Gray Gregory photos at Le Mans Classic
by scottcouchman＠yahoo.com 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

Thought some would like to see some photos of Gray Gregory's Chevron at the Le Mans Classic last weekend.

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Pantera Palooza 2016 Photo Gallery is now available.
by scottcouchman＠yahoo.com 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

The Pantera Palooza photo gallery is now up at ocpanteras.com in the Past Events page. Go to: http://www.ocpanteras.com/past_events/050palooza.html Enjoy! Let us know what you think. We're always open to feedback and suggestions!

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Anyone have experience with the EZ electric power steering system?
by Pantdino 17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

I saw this company's display at the Silverstone Classic a couple of years ago and was impressed. Anyone have any experience with it? http://www.ezpowersteering.nl/language/158/17/Home.html Jim Oddie I saw this company's display at the Silverstone Classic a couple of years ago and was impressed. Anyone have any experience with it? http://www.ezpowersteering.nl/language/158/17/Home.html Jim Oddie

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785 Mile GTS Pantera #7005 on eBay
by Julian Kift 17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

Surely this has to be the lowest mileage Pantera on the planet! I find it a shame that it hasn't been enjoyed and have to wonder what premium the mileage will bring and whether it will have been worth it..... http://www.ebay.com/itm/De-Tomaso-Other-Pantera-GTS-/391508246568?forcerrpt… Julian Surely this has to be the lowest mileage Pantera on the planet! I find it a shame that it hasn't been enjoyed and have to wonder what premium the mileage will bring and whether it will have been worth it..... [1]http://www.ebay.com/itm/De-Tomaso-Other-Pantera-GTS-/391508246568?fo rcerrptr=true&hash=item5b27b5c028:g:lcgAAOSwRgJXiWWz&item=391508246568 Julian References 1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/De-Tomaso-Other-Pantera-GTS-/391508246568?forcerrpt…

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Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch
by Rob Dumoulin 17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

I have a quick disconnect on the side pole mounts of the Optima battery. It looks clean and functions perfectly but you have to open the front hood to operate it. Brad Freeman's car has a manual cut-off switch installed that is mounted through the trunk on the side of the battery that you can operate by reaching behind the glovebox from the passenger seat and turning it on or off. Has anybody added a massively heavy duty relay that can be triggered by a switch in the cabin to disconnect the battery? If it is a standard relay, it would only pull current when activated, so that would not drain the battery. Could it damage anything if the battery were accidentally isolated while the car is running (i.e. MSD ignition or fuel injection computer)? If anybody did this, what relay could you use?. I have a quick disconnect on the side pole mounts of the Optima battery. It looks clean and functions perfectly but you have to open the front hood to operate it. Brad Freeman's car has a manual cut-off switch installed that is mounted through the trunk on the side of the battery that you can operate by reaching behind the glovebox from the passenger seat and turning it on or off. Has anybody added a massively heavy duty relay that can be triggered by a switch in the cabin to disconnect the battery?A If it is a standard relay, it would only pull current when activated, so that would not drain the battery. Could it damage anything if the battery were accidentally isolated while the car is running (i.e. MSD ignition or fuel injection computer)? If anybody did this, what relay could you use?.

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Pantera Palooza 2016 Panorama
by scottcouchman＠yahoo.com 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Pantera Palooza 2016, the premier DeTomaso jamboree and picnic held June 12, 2016 in Irvine, CA was another great success because of all the DeTomaso fans throughout California and Arizona that attended this year. Here's this year's group photo......thanks to everyone that helped make this such a great gathering! Great cars, great food, great friends, book signing, POCA swag and jewelry shopping for the ladies, plus goodie bags for everyone! Hope to see you all out again next year for Pantera Palooza 2017! Obtw, the large black pickup version of a Pantera on the far right is Chip Foose's 1956 F100 from Overhauling. It was great to have him and his son be our guests for the day. Special thanks to our sponsors, PI Motorsports for the Awards Trophies, Meguiar's Car Care Products, Mother's Car Care Products, Surf City Garage, Hagerty Insurance, and Brad McCartney of Blitz Sound Reinforcement. Please support our sponsors. Also, thanks to Hall Pantera, PI Motorsports, and Full Throttle Pantera for their support and participation! Pantera Palooza is a Team Pantera Orange County event. See you next year at the Palooza!

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Re: [DeTomaso] Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch
by John McKee 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Good timing on the topic. I am currently installing a dropped battery box and the subsequent battery cable rerouting. I have always envisioned installing a discreet battery disconnect switch for security and safer storage. The idea of a "kill switch" that could be used to shut down a running engine seems like a good idea. I had never thought about the difference until this topic. After a brief course at the University of Google this morning I have found a couple of kill switches that would appear to have the necessary six post setup. https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/document.asp?DocID=TECH00109 http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/products/c0015/s0001/FR1013# As always your thoughts and opinions are welcome! John -----Original Message----- From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Larry - Ohio Time Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 8:37 AM To: 'Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.' <byrdjf(a)embarqmail.com>; 'Pantera Mail List' <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch Race car kill switches generally have two circuits. A heavy duty one for the battery and a lighter duty one for the ignition. You want everything off should there be a problem. Most of what you see on the street is to isolate the battery when the car is parked. Larry - Cleveland -----Original Message----- From: Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. [mailto:byrdjf@embarqmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 10:39 AM To: 'Larry - Ohio Time'; 'Pantera Mail List' Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch I agree, it is not something I would intentionally do. Given I have "at the battery" knife switches, It is sort of intuitive to cut the car off, open the hood and disconnect battery. However, many decades ago, I did install a turn switch in the console of the TR6. I was initially surprised when I give it a turn and the car continued to run (including all lights etc). When Ron asked, I thought how are those electrical kill switches wired in race cars? Do they kill the ignition or do you assume the engine died in the wreck and just isolate battery? Thus there could be two sort of different objectives with the battery switch. If you used a single contact to kill the battery and alternator, the alternator diodes could drain a battery in storage. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Larry - Ohio Time [mailto:Larry@ohiotimecorp.com] Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 10:12 AM To: 'Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.'; 'Pantera Mail List' Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch Hi Joe, The disconnect switch on the (+) or (-) cable does the same thing, it isolates the battery from the car. I am a bit confused by you wanting to disconnect the battery but yet still keep the car running. What is the reason you want to do something like this? With all the electronics in cars, even ours, this is not something you want to do! Larry - Cleveland -----Original Message----- From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 4:50 PM To: 'Pantera Mail List' Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch I would also be interested in comments about the second part of Rob's question. For my disconnect switches, I have installed them on the battery ground with the intent to isolated the battery from draining. However this would allow the alternator to keep the engine running when disconnected. I have worried that the alternator's voltage regulator could swing without the battery capacitance. I would THINK if the intent were a energy isolation to kill the car/engine, the switch should be on the positive feed (with the alternator still connected to the battery). Joe -----Original Message----- From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Rob Dumoulin Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 8:55 AM To: Pantera Mail List Subject: [DeTomaso] Relay Activated Battery Cut-off switch ...Could it damage anything if the battery were accidentally isolated while the car is running (i.e. MSD ignition or fuel injection computer)? _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list DeTomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages. _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list DeTomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages.

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Bill Ford and Raj Nair Interview at Le Mans
by scottcouchman＠yahoo.com 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Final back from Le Mans 24h and Le Mans Classic and starting to work in videos. Here's an interview I filmed with Bill Ford and Raj Nair, CTO of Ford and responsible for the Ford GT program. Audio is a little difficult, but turn up the volume and get the flavor of the paddock area behind the pit on Friday before the start of racing on Saturday. http://youtu.be/GO-tBdURuQQ After this interview, Bill Ford did another interview and I got a chance to spend time one-on-one with Raj. He was surprisingly candid as we talked about Balance of Performance and the Ford GT program and the selection process for buying a Ford GT. Fun time for me just being at the right place at the right time. Final back from Le Mans 24h and Le Mans Classic and starting to work in videos. Here's an interview I filmed with Bill Ford and Raj Nair, CTO of Ford and responsible for the Ford GT program. Audio is a little difficult, but turn up the volume and get the flavor of the paddock area behind the pit on Friday before the start of racing on Saturday. [1]http://youtu.be/GO-tBdURuQQ After this interview, Bill Ford did another interview and I got a chance to spend time one-on-one with Raj. He was surprisingly candid as we talked about Balance of Performance and the Ford GT program and the selection process for buying a Ford GT. Fun time for me just being at the right place at the right time. References 1. http://youtu.be/GO-tBdURuQQ

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Re: [DeTomaso] Make Designation in California?
by Bill Moore 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Detomaso was the manufacturerPantera was the modelFord supplied the engine. Cheers, Bill MooreIncendium SupplyCalgary -------- Original message -------- From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Date: 2016-07-02 7:57 PM (GMT-07:00) To: DeTomaso List <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Make Designation in California? I had assumed that Panteras were labeled a Fords, but neither of mine are. I noticed that the registration lists the make of my 72 as Pantera, and my 73 import (called a 75 on the registration) as DeTomaso. Is that the common for all Panteras? Ken I had assumed that Panteras were labeled a Fords, but neither of mine are. I noticed that the registration lists the make of my 72 as Pantera, and my 73 import (called a 75 on the registration) as DeTomaso. Is that the common for all Panteras? Ken _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list DeTomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages. Detomaso was the manufacturer Pantera was the model Ford supplied the engine. Cheers, Bill Moore Incendium Supply Calgary -------- Original message -------- From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Date: 2016-07-02 7:57 PM (GMT-07:00) To: DeTomaso List <detomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Make Designation in California? I had assumed that Panteras were labeled a Fords, but neither of mine are. I noticed that the registration lists the make of my 72 as Pantera, and my 73 import (called a 75 on the registration) as DeTomaso. Is that the common for all Panteras? Ken I had assumed that Panteras were labeled a Fords, but neither of mine are. I noticed that the registration lists the make of my 72 as Pantera, and my 73 import (called a 75 on the registration) as DeTomaso. Is that the common for all Panteras? Ken _______________________________________________ Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list DeTomaso(a)server.detomasolist.com http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above. Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages.

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AOL Bounces and met a Pantera owner at PVGP
by Kurt Byrnes 16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

Folks, AOL decided to reject a big batch of emails from the list so a bunch of people may have gotten bounce notifications. I reset the bounce flag on all the AOL email addresses so hopefully everyone's getting emails now. On a Pantera note, we had a driver/crew reception today at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix where I saw a guy standing there with a DeTomaso shirt on. I went over and introduced myself and we chatted for quite some time about all things DeTomaso and vintage racing. I'm pretty sure his name was Matt and he lives just outside of Chicago. He has a black '71. He's racing a Wosley based mini for his first time at the PVGP. Hope he does well! I discovered a significant crack in my intake manifold on my MG so had to take everything apart and get an emergency weld done. Fortunately, my favorite machine shop was able to tig stainless and took care of me. Cars back together and ready for practice and qualifying tomorrow. Kurt

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