Dear John and Jack, This is a tangential comment about duplicating a Pantera alternator bracket. I know just enough to be dangerous, but.........from what I hear about fancy computers and 3D printers, is it possible to scan a factory alternator bracket with the proper (high dollar) scanner and then have a 3D printer make a copy that could be sent to John? I *think* that it is technologically probable, but I suspect that cost of the fancy scanning and the 3D printer might equal buying and shipping a new or used alternator bracket to New Zealand. Usually a Luddite, Chuck Engles On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 1:03 AM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso wrote:
John, although a few US vendors have these as used parts, be aware the bracket is made of 1/4" mild steel plate and without the idler pulley, the thing totals around 16 lbs. So shipping to NZ will probably equal the cost of the part. For an original part, try <larrs@panteraparts.com> in Carson City, NV. They are not difficult to make but first you'll need such a part to duplicate, plus a 351-C long block to get the bolt hole positions correct. I made one from 1/4" aluminum plate many years ago, which weighed 3 lbs. My original went to Brisbane for a friends Pantera. I have no idea where an engineering dwg could be found.
Good luck- J Deryke
-----Original Message----- From: John Bennett <jbennett111@zoho.com> To: detomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2016 10:41 pm Subject: [DeTomaso] detomaso pantera alternator bracket
Does anyone have a spare pantera alternator bracket or know where to get one? Maybe just the blueprint specs for one and I could have it made? Cheer, John
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