[DeTomaso] Under car water pipes

[Doug Braun]

How's this for a possible explanation?

For argument sake lets say the longer water pipe is 5' and the two shorter
ones are 2.5' each.  But raw pipe arrives from Mario's steel shop in 8'
lengths.  To minimize scrap, Luigi takes four raw pipes, cuts three of them
into 5' and 2.5' lengths each and the 4th pipe he cuts into three 2.5'
pipes.  This yields all the pipe sections needed for three cars out of four
raw pipes with minimal raw material waste.  The down side is Tony has to
roll 2 additional pipe beads plus use 2 additional hose clamps and a short
section of hose per car.

Doug Braun
blue 73L #5505

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To: asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Under car water pipes


In a message dated 6/22/09 11:50:06 AM, asajay at asajay.com writes:

> Any good engineering reason (for a 1-piece under-floor water tube)? 
>
Nope. As a cost savings, I'd expect them to leave both tubes as one-piece
and save 2 more clamps & the connecting hose. As a place for a drain, one
could do the same with the hoses on the ends. Its an Italian mystery. FWIW-
J
Deryke