[DeTomaso] ZF safety wire label

[boyd casey]

My die cutter that I bought to cut out the logos for my Vitaloni mirrors is
supposed to be able to do light engraving with the purchase of a diamond tip
and the use of thin gauge aluminum sheet. If you are interested I would be
willing to give it a try. If it works we could use the same technique  to
fabricate replacement metal plates  for body ID tags, Paint tags etc. Let me
know if you are interested and I will find out what my machine needs to do
the engraving.The ZF has a tag that shows the serial # and the gear ratio of
the 5 gears and reverse. I bet we could make a rreplacement tag  that had
the gear ratio info, the serial number and then include the safety wire info
and the date of the rebuild and any modification and reattach the aluminum
tag ( The original was pop riveted) we could either replace the whole tag or
just add  an addendum. let me know what you think and we can take it from
there.
( My one concern about just selling a tag that somone could just check off
as "done" or "checked" is that some one by unscrupulous could save several
thousand dollars and try to increase the sale price of their car by checking
the  "done" box on a saftery wire tag that might be sold. I think an id tag
that would include the name of the person that actually did the work and the
date the work was done and then have it attached and sealed (like they do
with tractor trailer trucks or other secure cargo) people would be less
inclined to  lie if the person that did the work would be signing off on
their claim. ( like a state inspector signs of on his inspection).

Boyd


On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:32 PM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> I like the idea of a stamped metal tag similar to what you suggest.  I
> imagine it's a good idea to inspect it every now and then just to make
> sure it's still in good condition.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>:
>
> > When I changed my cylinder heads and oil pan last year, I checked the
> > ZF for safety wire.  It's a -1 model, so I suspected it might have
> > been factory wired, but I felt uneasy about reliability so I cracked
> > it open and confirmed my suspicions.
> >
> > Now that I know the ring gear is on to stay, what is the best way to
> > indicate to the next owner (I assume 50 years from now) that the ring
> > gear is safety wired?  I was thinking of writing on it with a black
> > sharpie, but that sounds messy.  Maybe I should engrave a message
> > somewhere?  Make a metal tag "Safety wire checked 09/08" and bolt it
> > to the case? Or is it best to leave it as a mystery?
> >
> > sean
> >
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