[DeTomaso] Under car water pipes

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/22/09 12:32:40 PM, wkooiman at earthlink.net writes:

> 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......
> 
Sort of... reportedly, one of the factory prototypes had the water tubes 
actually running through the 
console. And test drivers said the heat generated in the cockpit was so bad 
that driving tests could not be performed. So the water transfer tubes were 
lowered to the far side of the floor. But even now, a torn shift boot will 
cause the shifting stick to reach a painful temperature in a short time. 
This is also why it's not a good idea to make the water transfer tubes out of 
copper or aluminum, or use fancy all-aluminum shift knobs in a Pantera. My 
2¢- J Deryke


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