[DeTomaso] My little repaint project is growing....

[Charles McCall]

I dropped my car off in Galicia (8 hours away) a few weeks ago for what I
hoped would be some minor bodywork and a re-paint. Like most things Pantera,
it is becoming more complicated.

 

The rocker panels on my car got crunched several years back by a careless
tire shop. Not only that, after stripping the paint it appears as though
some of the metal is bad, and there are some broken brackets and things that
need welding. The gas tank got dented when the rocker panel got crunched.
The body guy is nervous about welding right next to the gas tank, so it
looks like the engine is coming out, since you can't pull the gas tank with
the engine in place. 

 

The bright side is that this will give me a chance to repair the oil leaks
that have sprung up. My question is what else should I do while the engine
is out? It's the first time the engine has ever been out of the car (it was
rebuilt twice with the engine in place (!!??) and I hope it's the last! No,
I don't plan to paint the engine compartment, but are there any other
maintenance tasks that are infinitely easier sans-engine?

 

Thanks!

 

 

Charles McCall

1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375

"Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"

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