[DeTomaso] Mirrors on GT-40

[asajay at asajay.com]

So they are actually mounted on the -inside- of the car, on the door  
sill next to the window?  Interesting approach.

Even though the vertical view out the rear on the Mach I is about six  
inches, surprisingly it seems to be easier to set up mirrors on it  
than my Pantera. I think a lot of that is due to how close the inside  
rear view mirror is, which will change once I install the roll cage.

Asa Jay

Quoting Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>:

> Ahhh.... a touchy subject. And nothing to with the subject here, but...
> :-)
>
> A lot of guys don't like mirrors mounted on the doors or the fenders as they
> did in the 'old days'.
> 'It ruins the lines...'
>
> If you look close at the pictures on my website, you might be able to see
> that I have simply velcro'd the small stick on mirrors onto my door sill
> right next to the window. They certainly take some getting used to, but they
> do work.
> Once I got used to them, I never bothered getting anything else.
>
> Surprisingly, you can see quite a bit out of the normal rear view window.
> Better, in my opinion, than you can in a Pantera. As you no doubt found out,
> it probably took you some time to get used to seeing out the back with the
> blind spots on the Pantera. Same kind of thing with the GT40.
>
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 16:06, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>> Kirby,
>>
>> I don't see any outside mirrors on that.  For that matter, I don't see
>> mirrors on a lot of GT-40s linked from your site?
>>
>> How does that work?
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Quoting Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>:
>>
>> > I have the 'Halibrands' from Vintage Wheel on my GT40....
>> >
>> > http://www.vintagewheelsus.com/
>> >
>> > http://web.mac.com/kirbyschrader/
>> >
>> > Some purists will say that they are not 'real' GT40 wheels though... they
>> > are missing the 'wine glass stem' and they are 17" and.... well, you get
>> the
>> > idea.
>> > :-)
>> >
>> > Personally, I like them purely because I can get decent tires for the
>> > street.
>> > When I take it to the track next month, I plan on using the 15" wheels
>> with
>> > track tires/slicks.
>> >
>> > FWIW,
>> > Kirby
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:40, Garth Rodericks
>> > <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think those are the same wheels Bob Benson runs on his black #3
>> Pantera
>> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=25547
>> >>
>> >> I also like the look of the Halibrands as far as aftermarket wheels go.
>> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=18914
>> >> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=18786&g2_page=7
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --- Original Message ---
>> >>
>> >> Oh.... You mean like these?
>> >>
>> >> http://www.pbase.com/oburg/image/127279124
>> >>
>> >> Orville
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at
>> >> realbig.com]
>> >> On
>> >> Behalf Of Kirby Schrader
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 9:58 AM
>> >> To: wkooiman at earthlink.net
>> >> Cc: DeTomaso Mail List
>> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] more on rear tire width
>> >>
>> >> Kinesis K58
>> >>
>> >> For example...
>> >>
>> >> http://superbuytires.com/Kinesis/K58%20RWD/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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