[DeTomaso] Don't let this happen to you

[Julian Kift]

Ahh for once something for the GT5 is cheaper :>)

 

Someone had the same rear caliper incident during the Reno Fun Rally. I cannot recall whose car it was, but I helped Larry & Scott put it back together (the same night we were pulling rocks and sagebrush out of Larry's car).

 

That person was not quite as fortunate, it destroyed the caliper and scored up the inside of the Al wheel. On checking the other three calipers the locking tabs were in place, so we have no way of knowing whether this one was missing or failed to do it's job. Having seen the carnage I'm planning on driling my caliper bolts (or replacing with predrilled bolts) and safety wiring.

 

Julian
 
> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 22:09:03 -0700
> From: asajay at asajay.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Don't let this happen to you
> 
> This got me to thinking, I need to get some new thingy's with the tab to 
> bend up.
> 
> But can someone please explain this disparity to me?
> http://www.panterapartsusa.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?prod_id=01004b $3.63
> http://www.panterapartsusa.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?prod_id=01004a $22.52
> 
> They look very similar to me. Are they really that different that it 
> takes nearly $20 more for one, than the other?
> 
> I'm really starting to see how a person can spend $100,000 restoring one 
> of these.
> 
> Asa Jay
> 
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> 
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> 
> 1971 Mach I Mustang [ASA JAY]
> 1973 Pantera L 5533 [ASASCAT]
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> 
> 
> Thomas Borcich wrote:
> > Holy schmolly!! You are one lucky guy. No wheel damage? I've always liked safety wire, 
> > those tabs that you bend up against the head of a bolt to stop it from turning out and loctite. 
> > Glad your story wasn't a hole bunch worse and you're ok.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Tom Borcich
> >
> >
> > PS...that story makes you start thinking about all the bolts on the car.....
> >
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