[DeTomaso] Bulkhead Reduction Kit

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/23/09 1:26:10 PM, Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se writes:

> Has anyone tried to make a shorter water pump to reduce the hump even 
> further? Looking at the pulley it seems that the shaft could be shortened 
> about 2" without relocating the belt, and by using the rear track on the rotary 
> compressor, and/or using a shorter crank pulley it could be moved back 
> another 3/4" or so.
> 
There are short water pumps adapted from a Japanese engine (White Power?) 
and used in engine-swap street rods that might work, maybe along with a 
custom set of pulleys to re-establish alignment. But these pumps aren't intended 
for maximum cooling, only to fit a swapped-in engine, so I don't know what 
the effect would be on a Pantera's running temperature. Or, as I did, you can 
simply move the entire engine/ZF assembly back 3/4" on the stock engine 
mounts while bending the ZF mounts into a shallow S. 
The main effect of the commercial kits is, as someone said, for the 
passenger seat. The commercial kits simply have a much smaller and tighter-fitting 
bulkhead bulge around the stock waterpump while moving the alternator out of 
the way. This includes a custom steel door and new upholstery to match. If 
you spend much time in the passenger seat or have long-legged friends riding 
with you, the relocation is well worth the small amount of trouble. FWIW- J 
Deryke