[DeTomaso] Under car water pipes

[Julian Kift]

Barry,

 

No need for Mickey Mouse brackets as the vendors sell a removeable park brake bracket. Removal of the OEM park brake bracket along with the crossmember is a common upgrade to allow removal of the oil pan with the engine in the car.

 

Julian
 
> From: oldwheel at mts.net
> To: detomaso at realbig.com; asajay at asajay.com; JDeRyke at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:06:21 -0500
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Under car water pipes
> 
> Having just been thru this, I can tell you that one side is full length (one
> piece) because you can get it installed quite easily with the engine out.
> The other side could also be one length, but you would have to devise a
> removable park brake bracket to allow installation, even with the engine
> out. It seems logical to me that the factory used as few hose connections as
> possible to save potential leak points (and money).
> 
> Alas, I thought I was so smart, I would use two full length SS pipes while
> my car was all apart. Never have to remove them again. Trouble is, I can't
> bring myself to start hacking the park brake bracket off and making a mickey
> mouse re-attachment. My pantera project has turned out to be very
> complicated without that kind of stuff. Besides, I just don't feel good
> doing that to a 37 year old Italian car that has survived intact. I had to
> cut one SS pipe in half to save my original park brake bracket. Oh well, it
> was only aftermarket pipes. My original factory crossmember and bracket took
> priority for now.
> 
> Barry
> 
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> In a message dated 6/21/09 6:48:25 PM, asajay at asajay.com writes:
> 
> > Why is one tube in one piece spanning the entire length, and the other in
> > two pieces?
> >
> 
> I wondered about that, too. The answer is somewhere in DeTomaso's head....
> The long pipe will not come out with the engine/ZF in place, without cutting
> it in half. But if its badly rusted, just cut it- scrap is scrap! All the
> ss replacements are two piece. Hope you have a Sawzall available; if not,
> cheap $29 copies are available from Harbor Freight and others. Cheers- J
> Deryke
> 
> 
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