[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14
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Mon Jul 16 19:51:35 EDT 2007
Duh, I have the push button A/C and the seats...
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Paul
Dagny Kristine Bakken wrote:
> Yes Paul,i belived the "fat" brakes were specific for the GT5 serie,as their
> so named in the pantera partsbook,so if there are more owners of
> narrowbodied(GTS) panteras from the 80`s that can chime in to tell what kind
> of brakes they have,we may sort this out.And if the owners need help to
> recognise witch type of brakes,please feel free to contact me.I do not know
> if the later pushbuttondesign ac-system and reclining seats were specific to
> the widebodies only,but i doubt they were.
>
> Best regards
> Øyvind Bakken
>
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> Sendt: 16. juli 2007 19:42
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> Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14
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> Actually this isn't true. I have an 83 GTS that does not have the "fat"
> brakes. My brakes are the same as the ones on an L model. I do have the
> hand fabricated (not stamped) rear wheel wells.
>
> How about the Maserati push button AC system or seats that can recline?
>
> Paul
>
> Thomas Tornblom wrote:
>> Dagny Kristine Bakken skrev:
>>> Motorsports test of a GT5S in November 85,say the car was
>>> a"cleveland"powered car,while Performance Cars had a test in May
>>> 87,of a GT5s saying that "until recently the cleveland was the engine
>>> for the pantera,but the factory now have switched to the windsor
>>> engine.I dont know any thing on the GT5 and GT5S,that could not be
>>> adopted to the narrowbodied version,and if done properly,it will be
>>> hard to see that it was orginal a narrowbody.I guess your best chance
>>> to get a original GT5,is like Mike Drew say,to control the VIN so
>>> that youre quite sure its from the right period,and then check its
>>> VIN up against the registry to see if it says something about the car.Im
> not sure if the narrowbody got the same "huge"
>>> brakes as the widebodies,if it didnt i guess if you find these brakes
>>> on the car it will likely bee a widebody,as they are quite costly to
>>> buy and my guess is that one wanting to convert rather choose one of
>>> the aftermarket brake systems.:)
>> All late cars had the fat brakes.
>>
>>> Øyvind Baken
>> Thomas
>>
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