[DeTomaso] How do you know if the axles are aftermarket

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/05/07 12:07:10 PM, hoppe1 at cox.net writes:

<<My tech question is- if the rear axles have holes in the center can they 
still be aftermarket strong axles? 

Hard to say. Over the years I've found all sorts of stub axles in Panteras, 
some apparently home-made (one had the axle flange welded to a shaft), some 
professionally built. All the pro-made billet axles are solid but one or two of 
the home-made ones were also solid-shaft.  If I had any doubts, I'd invest in 
some insurance- like known billet axles from a Pantera vendor! Remember what 
the rear quarter panels on Jim Saxton's GR-4 clone looked like after he broke an 
axle at 'Vegas?

<<I bought a racer yesterday. It was the Round Table Pizza car if you know 
it.  I bought it from the original owner.  A real nice guy.  It hasn't raced in 
a while so it needs TLC. >>

Congratulations, Al. That early road-race Pantera, owned by Peter Brailler or 
'Pizza-Pete', once a member of Nor-Cal Panteras, was built and maintained for 
him by another ex-Nor-Cal guy Al Liest, who retired to Placerville CA. but 
still builds engines. Call him at (530) 344-9263 with any questions- like maybe 
where those axles came from. Good luck- J DeRyke
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