[DeTomaso] Larry's CF & Fiberglass Body Panels - Carbon decklid, hood and wing for Pantera - made in Sweden

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

All,

Just commenting on Larry Stock and Steve Wilkinson's CF and overlay decklids and hoods here. Don't know anything about the Swedish pieces.  

Mikey, are you sure Larry and Steve's vendor is also making up PI's pieces? My understanding is each of the Pantera vendors has their own molds and have incorporated some changes into the mold process with the supplier.

The CF decklid Larry Stock had made up are good looking pieces.  While Larry is using the same supplier or vendor as Wilkinson keep in mind again that they both use a 'different mold'. 

That's not to say Steve Wilkinson's pieces are anything but great. I loved the CFoverlay pieces I had on my Pantera before although the FLEX problem was an issue on the overlay pieces at speed. 

 Larry has incorporated some changes to fit and hardware into his new mold. 

To Larry's credit he is also having the same vendor make up fiberglass pieces which look better then any glass pieces I have seen in the past but are just HALF the cost of the CF. 

We installed the CF decklid on the Pantera today at Dicks shop. Hoping to install a new hood next week after flush mounted hardware is fitted.

MD
Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote: Mike,

    A while back someone talked about carbon graphite decks made in Europe which were made in an autoclave (SP?).  I think that's a whole different game, more expensive, but also stronger for the same weight, or lighter. 

Ken


--- On Sun, 7/20/08, MikeLDrew at aol.com  wrote:

> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com 
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Carbon decklid, hood and wing for Pantera - made in Sweden
> To: joernco at online.no, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 2:13 PM
> Geoff Peters had an early prototype of the front hood on his
> Pantera.   It is 
> exceptionally well-made in terms of shape, fit and design. 
>  He got an early 
> prototype which was a lemon, in that the carbon fiber
> wasn't laid up properly, 
> and the hood was flexible, like it was made of rubber!
> :>)
> 
> They promise to send him a proper one soon, i.e. this week
> or next I think.
> 
> Shipping to the UK from England was so expensive that he
> found it cheaper to 
> buy a round-trip ticket, fly in and pick it up and then
> check it as luggage 
> and bring it back.   Few airlines would accept the package
> due to its size; he 
> had to fly SAS (Scandanavian Air Systems) who were more
> willing to work with 
> him.
> 
> These would be cost-prohibitive to ship to the USA;
> fortunately Larry Stock 
> is making carbon fiber and fiberglass parts now that are of
> equal if not 
> superior design and quality.   Wilkinson and PI have also
> been offering similar 
> units for years (all three shops have the same person in
> Reno manufacture their 
> respective parts, interestingly!)
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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