[DeTomaso] pictures and an oil question

[Christopher Kimball]

Actually, I am almost done writing "My Pantera Story" which chronicles everything I've done over the last year (since I bought the car).  I've broken the information down into "chapters" each of which could be used as a tech article (or paragraph for some of the simpler items).  All I have left to do is take a few more pictures, organize it all on a CD and then I'm going to mail it in to the Pantera Magazine people.  I figure they can use whatever parts and pieces from it they'd like in future publicattions.
 
I'm going to be in Las Vegas this week at a meeting, but hope to finish up the CD project within a few weeks.  Maybe by then I'll have finished rebuilding my heater and I can include that, too.
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris
#3846> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:17:35 -0800> From: asajay at asajay.com> To: detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] pictures and an oil question> > Sounds like a Tech article for the newsletter to me. :)> > Asa Jay> > Quoting Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>:> > >> > Thanks, Doug.> >> > I realized that the pictures I posted of the gill fill were midway > > through the project, and the latch mechanism isn't showing. I'm > > planning on taking more pictures to show the entire thing.> >> > I share your concern about the door accidentally opening at speed, > > and one of the things I did was file the little plunger that fits in > > the latch hole so it almost "locks" in place, making an errant > > opening less likely. However, remembering Murphy's law, I also plan > > on adding a safety cable running from one of the front bolts down > > through the bolt's matching hole to prevent the door from > > overextending. It's one of those things I keep meaning to do, but > > since it's not a pressing problem at the minute, I keep forgetting.> >> > I seem to be easily distracted since I tend to be sort of obsessive > > compulsive about things. An example is yesterday, when I went out > > to simply screw the kick panel back in place (it turns out my heater > > repair will be delayed due to back-ordered seals and I'm still > > driving the car in the meantime), and ended up fabricating a cover > > for under the passenger side dash. I noticed in some of the > > pictures of my car's interior a bunch of ugly wires were visible, so > > I got busy with some cardboard, a tape measure, contact cement, > > leftover leather from my engine-cover project, and velcro, and two > > hours later the underside of my Pantera Dash looks as clean as the > > Cadillac's! And it can be removed in about 20 seconds, too.> >> > Sincerely,> >> > Chris> > #3846> >> >> From: doug at silicondesigns.com> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; > >> detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] pictures and an oil > >> question> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:10:54 -0800> > Chris,> > Great > >> work on the iPod dock and gas fill. But I have a question. How do> > >> you keep the gill closed? If it's fastening mechanism ever fails > >> while you> driving fast, wouldn't the wind tend to tear the gill > >> off?> > Doug> > -----Original Message-----> From: > >> detomaso-bounces at realbig.com> > >> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Christopher > >> Kimball> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:26 PM> To: Pantera List > >> Serve> Subject: [DeTomaso] pictures and an oil question> > > > I > >> posted a few new pictures on my Pantera page.. I'm not great with> > >> computers, but I believe if you click on the link below, it should > >> take you> to page three. The new pictures are on pages three > >> through five and include> some of the side fill gas access I did, > >> the Ipod/ashtray dock and a few> others.> > > http://groups.msn.c> > om/DeTomasoPantera/shoebox.msnw?Page=3> > By the way, I remember > > discussions about the zinc problem in oil and am> considering going > > with Shell Rotella, which was one of the suggestions. My> question > > is, which is better; Shell Rotella 30 wt or Royal Purple synthetic?> > > > Sincerely,> > Chris> #3846> > > _______________________________________________> > Detomaso Forum > > Managed by POCA> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at > > http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > DeTomaso mailing list> > > DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> > > http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso> >> > _______________________________________________> >> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> >> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> >> > DeTomaso mailing list> > DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> > http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso> >> > > > _______________________________________________> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > DeTomaso mailing list> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso