[DeTomaso] Aluminum Rear Carriers on Ebay

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I think I would be interested in new uprights, but not in magnesium, and 
they would need to fit off-the-shelf bearings that were easy to replace, 
high quality and race-ready.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
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Peter Havlik wrote:
> Mark:
>
> There are two factors influencing my decision. First is the strength 
> and durability of the magnesium uprights. Magnesium is prone to rapid 
> corrosion, and I would hate to go to the trouble and expense of 
> acquiring and installing the magnesium uprights if they were either 
> unsafe or short-lived. Magnesium needs to remain perfectly sealed in 
> order to prevent corrosion, and this struck me as difficult if not 
> impossible to achieve in a suspension component. It makes little 
> sense to make this modification in search of improved performance and 
> then wind up being afraid to drive the car lest a rock chip the 
> finish and expose the magnesium to water or other corrosive 
> contaminants. The safety issue is also a big one for me - I have no 
> idea how or if these uprights were engineered, and I would want to be 
> sure they were at least as strong as the originals.
>
> The second concern, of course, is cost. That's why I suggested that 
> if enough of us committed to buying them, perhaps we could get a 
> better price. So far I count three expressions of interest. If enough 
> people add theirs so that we can achieve some economy of scale, I 
> would be willing to call Pat to see if he would be interested and 
> what the price could be brought down to. And, yes, they will not be 
> cheap, but they will hopefully be proven and much more true to the 
> original design than using Corvette parts.
>
> Now we just need one of the engineers on this list to look at them 
> and tell us if they are truly sound. I would also want to know for 
> sure if they will work on late model cars although, if I recall 
> correctly, Pat said they would.
>
> - Peter
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:19:55 -0700 (PDT)
> From: mark skwarek <ehpantera at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aluminum Rear Carriers on Ebay
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
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> mark skwarek <ehpantera at yahoo.com> wrote:    Espen and Peter,
>
>    I suggest you contact Pat about his making some uprights for you. 
> I know that he has available to him some raw castings.
>
>    I don't know what your idea of reasonable is but they won't be cheap.
>    Mark
>
> Espen Graffer <espeng at chello.no> wrote:
>    Mee too. I'm in.
>
> espen in norway
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