[DeTomaso] Bulkhead Reduction Kit

[Christopher Kimball]

The bubble on mine was part of the one-piece bulkhead which is made of fiberglass.  I simply cut out the bubble (and subsequently sold it on ebay for $35.00!) and fabricated my own piece to replace it.  I used the "inner" reduced bubble, (which was part of the entire flat-bulkhead kit I got from a vendor, sans bulkhead),  and built it up with cardboard and then fiberglass to fit in the hole left in the bulkhead after I removed the original bubble.  I designed it so it would be removable without having to remove the entire bulkhead.

I then had Gary Herrig cover it in leather.  He did a fantastic job, and also said it was such a pain in the you-know-what that he'd never do anything like it again...

Sincerely,

Chris
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:01:33 -0700
> From: kenn_green at yahoo.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com; asajay at asajay.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bulkhead Reduction Kit
> 
> Asa,
>  
>     I thought that the bubble portion of the firewall cover can separate from the rest and be made a separately removeable part.  It seems like you could do that inexpensively with your old firewall, and modify and recover the bubble only.  Then you get the convenience of just removing the bubble and the extra leg room.
>  
> Ken
> 
> --- On Wed, 9/23/09, asajay at asajay.com <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: asajay at asajay.com <asajay at asajay.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bulkhead Reduction Kit
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 11:54 AM
> 
> 
> Quoting ADRMPRINCE at aol.com:
> 
> > Hi All,
> > I am thinking about installing a Bulkhead Reduction Kit in my car.   The
> > questions I have are:
> >
> >     -Is the kit still available?
> 
> Yes, Contact Kirk Evans or Dennis Quella
> 
> >     -If so, where can it be purchased?
> 
> See above
> 
> >     -How much work will be needed on the engine to make  it fit?
> 
> Remove the Alternator and A/C Compressor.
> Modify the existing A/C bracket, and install new piece to mount A/C  
> Compressor and alternator.
> Mount new rotary A/C compressor.
> Mount alternator
> Alternator now sits outboard of the A/C compressor, down low.  Crank  
> drives A/C, A/C then drives alternator.
> 
> >     -Can a novice do it?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> >     -How involved is this whole process?
> 
> See above
> 
> >     -Approximate ball-park figure of money  involved
> 
> You'll need to contact a vendor, there are several pieces to this that  
> you can get:
> - New A/C - Alternator bracket
> - New reduced bubble engine access hatch
> - New reduced bubble firewall cover.
> 
> In my case, I have the bracket and reduced bubble hatch, but have not  
> yet obtained the firewall cover.  (It's a run out of money thing).  I  
> got mine from Kirk Evans and I would strongly encourage you to contact  
> him.  He, like Dennis, is very willing to talk with you on the phone  
> to determine your exact needs, help you with install, etc.
> 
> Asa Jay
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