[DeTomaso] Things that make you go, "Hmmm...."

[Bill Lewis]

Things in life that you don't want:  when you call a vendor and they recognize your voice and have your account pulled up when they say, "Hello" to you.  (Or something like that.)





> From: red3644 at hotmail.com
> To: mikeldrew at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:06:35 -0500
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Things that make you go, "Hmmm...."
> 
> 
> Why not just throw the other one away?
> 
> Michael Frazier
> Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> > From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:15:16 -0400
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Things that make you go, "Hmmm...."
> > 
> > Hi guys,
> > 
> > Yesterday, while wrestling with my Pantera to change the front shocks, I 
> > pulled the driver's side wheel, and was very surprised to find this:
> > 
> > http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=12322
> > 
> > Apparently, the mounting bolts holding the Spherebar sway bar bracket to 
> > the A-arm backed out, and the cover made a successful bid for freedom at some 
> > unknown point in the past. You can see where the bottom of the bracket has 
> > been resting on the A-arm.
> > 
> > What this means is that the sway bar was working in right-hand corners 
> > (because the left-side A-arm was pushing up on the underside of the bracket), 
> > but it was not working in left-hand corners (because as the car rolled to the 
> > right, the left side of the bar just lifted away from the A-arm).
> > 
> > I think this actually happened towards the end of the track event in Reno. 
> > Somebody was riding with me, and we heard what sounded like something 
> > falling off the car--it was loud enough that the cornerworkers even heard it and 
> > reported it. We pulled in and I gave the car a quick look-see, and found 
> > a blown exhaust gasket and missing bolts on the left-side collector. I 
> > assumed the sound was just one of the bolts getting tangled up in the car 
> > before hitting the ground.
> > 
> > Not long after that, the car started to get really over-steery in left-hand 
> > corners, which we attributed to a badly overheated right rear tire. But 
> > now I think it's because I had a dramatically unbalanced front/rear sway bar 
> > thing going on.
> > 
> > Anyway, I called Hall Pantera and Tara was kind enough to sell me a 
> > replacement cover and bolts. I offered up my address, and she laughed and said 
> > she knew it by heart, because of all the parts that Eurodudes have sent to 
> > my house over the years. HAH!
> > 
> > Mike
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