[DeTomaso] Stress Cracks

[boyd casey]

One the serious side. I apologize for mking light of a real problem I am in
thr process of adding large wheels and tires and this is a problem I will
soon face. Is it necesary to install all the stiffieners or can you get by
with the ones in the engine compartemnt and front hatch?
I reall don't fell up to puting the under chassis braces.
Are there any designs that are better then others or are their plans
available if you want to make your own?
Boyd
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:48 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 9/18/09 2:16:16 PM, threemacs at aol.com writes:
>
> > I have noticed what looks like stress cracks coming diagonally from the
> > bottom left (left tail light) and bottom right (right tail light) Does
> any
> > one know what the best fix is for this condition?
> >
> That is area #3 (both sides) of the known stress-crack areas commonly found
> in the steel Pantera monococque. Under the taillights, paint and body-lead
> are a series of overlapping sheet-metal seams, spot-welded together. Big
> tires, rough roads, a stock bay-brace- all influence paint cracking from
> body
> flex. The only known fix is to strip the paint, seam-weld the area and
> repaint. Other repairs are cosmetic and only work if you no longer stress
> the car.
> Sorry- J Deryke
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