[DeTomaso] Bulkhead Reduction Kit

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Wed Sep 23 22:00:40 EDT 2009


Yes... but it's not smaller.  I'd have to have a new fiberglass piece 
made that has a smaller bubble size, even if I were to make mine a 
two-piece.

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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Ken Green wrote:
> 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
>     <http://us.mc308.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ADRMPRINCE@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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