[DeTomaso] Trailering Tiedown Points

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp.]

<<our cars survived their trip across the bounding >>

>From the looks of my car I think it fell into the salt water more then once.

Larry (Mr. Rusty) - Cleveland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Merritt" <mmerritt at eventvehicles.com>
To: "'Mad Dog Antenucci'" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Trailering Tiedown Points


> Hey, our cars survived their trip across the bounding main being latched
> down that way.  Nevertheless, I wouldn't use them either.
>
> MM
>
>  _____
>
> From: Mad Dog Antenucci [mailto:teampantera at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:20 PM
> To: Matt Merritt; 'hoppe1'
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Trailering Tiedown Points
>
>
> I disagree that they'd work fine even if they were not bent or broken off.
> Just for kicks look at where those original tie downs are attached to.
>
> MD
>
> Matt Merritt <mmerritt at eventvehicles.com> wrote:
>
> Good question, Rich. Any Pantera I've owned had those hoops mashed down or
> broken off. If they're not rusty or bent up I guess they'd work fine. Mike
> Drew? Anyone?
>
> Matt Merritt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hoppe1 [mailto:hoppe1 at cox.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 6:26 PM
> To: Matt Merritt
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Trailering Tiedown Points
>
> Matt
> I still have the factory tie down hoops in the front of the car. Why don't
> you use them?
> Rich
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Merritt"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:43 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Trailering Tiedown Points
>
>
>> Hi Rick:
>>
>> With apologies to Peter - I strongly disagree with his recomendation
>> on how to tie down your Pantera for towing. I've hauled my Pantera
>> racecar all over the place and easily win the prize for most paranoid
>> hauler on the planet. I'm also in the car business and have been
>> trained by the best. Here's how to do it:
>>
>> Materials:
>>
>> 1. First, to safely haul your car you need a trailer with tiedowns
>> that are at least a couple of feet away from the front and back
>> corners of your car. A 24' enclosed trailer or 18' open trailer are
> optimal.
>>
>> 2. You'll also need four high-quality ratcheting tie-down straps with
>> spring-loaded hooks on both ends. Do NOT USE OPEN HOOKS. If a strap
>> with an open hook were to come loose it would just fall off the car
>> leaving your pride and joy rolling around in the trailer all by itself.
>> A loose strap is much better than no strap at all.
>>
>> 3. Get four axle straps.
>>
>> Placement:
>>
>> Load the car far enough forward that the balance point is well ahead
>> of the trailer wheels. Panteras are lighter in front and need to be
>> loaded farther forward most cars. Leave it in gear. This is another
>> good reason to have a 24' trailer.
>>
>> Tie Locations:
>>
>> Front: On each corner wrap the axle strap around the rearmost part of
>> the lower A-arm. Slide the strap as close to the center of the car as
>> possible, below all other parts of the suspension, and then to the
>> ratcheting tiedown strap. Then run the strap to the trailer's anchor
>> point. Use the tiedown on the same side of the car. Don't cross the
>> straps unless you have absolutely zero distance between the tie and
>> anchor ends. If you need to cross the straps that's a sign that you
>> need a better trailer.
>>
>> Rear: Wrap the axle strap around and to the inside of the forwardmost
>> lower A-arm, under everything else on the car, and down to the
>> corresponding trailer tiedown. Some people alternatively wrap the
>> axle straps around the brace under the transxle (where everybody puts
>> those "DeTomaso" plaques) but this works only on early cars with just
>> a rear mount. On later cars the side ZF mounts are in the way.
>>
>> Once you've got the straps on and snug take the car out of gear. Then
>> go to whichever end you like and start tightening the straps. Get
>> them evenly nice and snug but not insanely tight. A little slack will
>> cause the car to move around in the trailer and will put a ton more
>> strain on the suspension than if it's tied down tightly. Also, don't
>> forget to put the car in neutral to take strain off the transaxle. I
>> also always put sand bags in front and behind one wheel for a little
>> extra insurance. Lastly, after I've driven for a few miles I always
>> pull over and check to make sure everything is riding properly.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> Matt Merritt
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