[DeTomaso] Under car water pipes

[Will Kooiman]

I realize this comment will sound redneck, but...

Has anyone considered cutting slots so the water tubes can simply be raised
into the body?  You could make your own removable brackets to hold them up.

I haven't seriously considered this, but I've often wondered if we've gone
out of our way engineering a complicated solution (multi-piece tubes) for a
simple problem (a couple of simple cuts + brackets).

I don't remember the thickness of the metal where the water tubes are
routed.  If it's thin sheet metal, it might be worth it.  If it's thick, I
wouldn't want to cut it.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 2:27 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Under car water pipes

This makes the most sense from an assembly perspective.  Thank you for  
the explanation.  Four pipes it is then.  :)

Asa Jay

Quoting Barry Seib <oldwheel at mts.net>:

> 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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