[DeTomaso] Two things questions

[bill gaino]

I   really like the body color engine bay. Mine stays pretty clean and I throw a moving blanket there when I work on it. My car is a solid color red and easy to touch up compared to metallic.  As far as breakin' in the crate motor. Just run it at variable rpms, and I would fill it with Rotilla oil that has the correct additives for a flat tappet cam. 2000 to 4000 rpm for a few hundred miles.  Then drive it like you stole it Bro! before the warrenty runs out. WAAAAA  Bill 1362
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>From: michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 21, 2009 10:43 AM
>To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com, larry at ohiotimecorp.com, cdifani at pacbell.net, Mike Drew <mikeldrew at aol.com>, pantera list <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Two things questions
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>  I've had "all of the above" on different cars.  One Pantera had a body colored engine bay that was done as well as the
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>great paint on the outside.  It looked great and wasn't that hard to maintain, but it was more area to wash, wax & dust.
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>I did worry about dinging it and took extra precautions while working in there.  One car had the original coating.  While
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>you would think it was rugged, it too could be scraped and scratched and looked even worse when you did.  The current
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>car is apart for a quick (yea right) refurb and will have a hybrid engine bay.  I'm smoothing all the spot welds and lumps and bumps but I'm going to paint it with some hard satin black finish.  I think that would be the best for my vision of a neat
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>purposeful car...getting away from the bling for blings sake.  I like racecar  simplicity.
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>  A friend did his ina bed-liner material but it had a little too much "tooth" and would hold all the dust as well as snag lint when he tried to wipe it down. I'm sure you could thin the material for a smoother finish.
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>Michael Frazier
>Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa 
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>> From: lotus0005 at hotmail.com
>> To: larry at ohiotimecorp.com; cdifani at pacbell.net; mikeldrew at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:17:34 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Two things questions
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>> Question #1 - My car is in the paint & body shop. I have the option of doing the engine bay the same as my exterior body paint, or doing some type of "bedliner" type of paint.
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>> Obviously, the body paint looks fantastic!!! But, what about tools falling, working on the engine, or if I want to use the "tub" to carry luggage, etc.
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>> What have others done and how did you come to your decision?
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>> Question #2 - I am getting a new "crate" engine. It is fairly high HP, but from a reliable company with a 24 month warranty. I am not a racer - just an old dude who wants to feel good about his car.
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>> How should I break in the engine? I know this was covered recently, but the thought then was to prepare it to be a racer - not a daily driver.
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>> Thanks, Bill Lewis
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