[DeTomaso] Sequential gearbox for the ADA pantera

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 23 20:01:33 EDT 2008


I this company (http://www.renegadehybrids.com/) makes a SBF adapter and a cable shifter.  

Ken


--- On Wed, 7/23/08, Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com> wrote:

> From: Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Sequential gearbox for the ADA pantera
> To: "'Patrick Hals'" <patrickhals at skynet.be>, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 3:01 PM
> Hi Pat,
> 
> Coz and I looked into the 911 box a few years ago. There is
> a company that
> just flips the ring gear so you do not need to flip the box
> for a mid engine
> car. 
> 
> Race and time proven, low cost, lots of parts....will not
> bolt up to a ford
> block. Adapter plate would need to be made.
> 
> How did the in car video come out?
> 
> Larry - Cleveland
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Patrick Hals
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:12 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Sequential gearbox for the ADA pantera
> 
> As some of you know, I purchased last year, the very well
> known ex ADA
> Engineering Le Mans 1994 Pantera VIN  9628.
> The car needed restoration, and was missing engine and
> gearbox.
> Now that Candy 2862 successfully finished Le Mans Classic,
> thanks to Mad
> Dawg's Team Pantera stickers  :>)) I now start to
> concentrate on the rebuilt
> of the ADA Pantera.
> For those who want to look at some Le Mans Candy pics,
> please go to
> http://www.lemansphotos.com/index_galerie.php?n=157&nom=Le%20Mans%20Classic%
> 202008%20-%20Plateau%206, car 56
> I have found a proper solution for the ADA engine,
> presently being built by
> John Christian, but so far, I haven't been able to
> locate a proper
> sequential gearbox, except some brand new magnesium Hewland
> NLT, extremely
> costly.
> I consider other alternative ( and possibly cheaper)
> solutions by looking at
> what the second hand market can offer, in other brands too
> ( Xtrac, Getrag,
> Ricardo, and so on ) 
> You can find details over the "good Ole'351C
> " block I bought for ADA on 
> http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=9362
> 
> Now, here is the requirements'list for the intended
> gearbox 
> 
> 1. it MUST be sequential, 5 or 6 speeds ( considering the
> torque, it
> probably doesn't make such a huge difference on long
> race tracks)
> 
> 2. it must fit the Pantera engine and drivetrain.
> 
> 3. it must be capable of supporting the intended enormous
> torque and power
> of the engine.
> 
> 4. It must be very reliable ( the car always had gearbox
> problems, even with
> Hewland, and even when the Hewland gearbox was finetuned by
> the March F1
> gearbox engineers )
> 
> 5. spare pinions must be easy to find, in order to adjust
> the gearbox'ratios
> to the racetrack.
> 
> I've been told some Porsche gearboxes could be adapted,
> but that the baffles
> were upside down, and so, useless ( True or not? I am
> uncompetent in this
> field ).
> 
> Luckily, the GT90's revival organizers allowed me to
> race the car in its
> last 1997 specs, and considering the competition and the
> other cars in
> presence,( McLaren GTR, Ferrari F40, Porsche GT1, Mercedes
> CLK GTR, ... any
> improvement to the ADA car, with modern technology, is not
> only welcome, but
> important.
> 
> Many thanks for your help and suggestions. 
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 2862 - 2342 - 9628 -3679
> 
> 
> 
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