[DeTomaso] Don't let this happen to you

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Been there, done that.  They only carry SAE apparently.

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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http://www.asajay.com
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Mike Thomas wrote:
> Try Aircraft Spruce
>
> The Other Mikey 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Ken Green
> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 10:46 AM
> To: Ian H; Asa Jay Laughton
> Cc: Pantera REALBIG forum
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Don't let this happen to you
>
> Asa,
>  
>     I looked in the McMaster Carr on line catalog and I couldn't find any
> drilled metric bolts.
>  
> Ken
>
> --- On Sun, 8/2/09, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Don't let this happen to you
> To: "Ian H" <ihannington286720mi at comcast.net>
> Cc: "Pantera REALBIG forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 9:11 AM
>
>
> Ian,
>
> That's the info I needed.  I thought one might be longer than the other with
> a different hole spacing.  I think I may take a trip to my local fastener
> house and see what they have available in the way of pre-drilled bolts. 
> Else, I'll take my bolts in and have them drilled for safety wire.  Then I
> might consider buying new tab thingys.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
>
> 1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
> 1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
>     
> ******************************
> http://www.asajay.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>   
>
>
>
> Ian H wrote:
>   
>> The GT5 part is a bit longer (with wider bolt spacing).  I ordered 
>> these by mistake when I rebuilt my calipers this spring.  Now I just 
>> have the old broken ones on the fronts and after hearing this story 
>> will be safty wiring or ordering the $22 correct part on Monday!
>>
>> Ian
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Asa Jay Laughton" 
>> <asajay at asajay.com>
>> To: "Pantera REALBIG forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 1:09 AM
>> 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]
>>>
>>> ******************************
>>> http://www.asajay.com
>>> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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