[DeTomaso] Newbie with parts request

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/25/08 17 55 28, mghibli7 at hotmail.com writes:


> 
> Hello, Newbie here with a recently aqcuired '73 Pantera #5910. 
> 
>>>Congrats, and welcome aboard!   It looks like a decent, solid car, a bit 
scruffy and needing TLC, but definitely a worthwhile project!


> This car has a cracked driver's side (left) exhaust manifold. Is this 
> common?
> 
>>>Just slightly less common than sunrise.


>  I would like to replace it with an original instead of the header.
> 
>>>No, you wouldn't.   They are grossly inefficient, unequal-length, poorly 
constructed, and even when expertly repaired, they fall apart with regularity.


>  Is there anyone out there with a used one, or pair, that they would be 
> willing to part with? 
> 
>>>I have a pair that I'd happily send you for free, if you really wanted 
them.   But I'd urge you not to take me up on that offer.

Instead, I'd buy a set of Hall Pantera Big Bore headers.   These are not the 
best headers in the world, but they have three advantages.

1)   They are dirt cheap.

2)   They are the only headers that will bolt straight up (more or less) to 
your existing, stock tailpipes.

3)   They are dirt cheap.

(Being as cheap as they are counts twice!)

>From the Hall Pantera website (www.hallpantera.com):

1  HEADERS- Big Bore. Work w/stock or Big Bore 
mufflers.....................239.00 
2  HEADERS- Big Bore. Ceramic coated 
silver.......................................389.00 


> >Also, what are the odds of finding a pair of 10" Campagnolos out there? It 
> seems like everyone is converting to aftermarket wheels. This car is very 
> original, I would prefer to keep it that way as much as possible. I am in the 
> southwest USA.
> 
>>>They come up from time to time.   Keep trolling on E-bay, check the ads on 
the PI website, POCA newsletter etc.   Tire availability goes up and down; 
for a great while there were no quality tires available, and those wheels became 
somewhat frequently seen on the market.   Lately there has been a resurgance 
in 15-inch tire production, and the Campys for sale have sort of dried up.

I paid $900 each for my 10-inch wheels, brand new, in 1989.   Generally 
speaking, lately I've seen full sets of 8- and 10-inch wheels, with tires, selling 
for $1200-1500.

Mike



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