[DeTomaso] PI Motorsport Rims and my calipers

[Julian Kift]

I cannot recall seeing very many aftermarket Pantera wheels that didn't require use of a center cap. My Kodiak's are the same and during the grooup purchase we had billet center caps made with the 'Isis' logo machined in. Question is why PIM don't supply a cap with their wheels, it's obvious something is required?

 

A search at Summit Racing for center caps pulled up over 500 results, various depths and diameters. I'm sure there would be something to suit your taste and application. 

 

IMHO if the offsets are correct for the Pantera (and they should be coming from a Pantera vendor), I would not try to space the wheels out further.

 

Good luck,

Julian
 
> From: JDeRyke at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:14:34 -0500
> To: rob at dumoulins.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] PI Motorsport Rims and my calipers
> 
> > In a message dated 3/8/10 5:14:14 PM, rob at dumoulins.net writes:
> > 
> > Pics of the rim, hub, and rotor are the bottom two pics on the page (page 
> > 1) http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3341642/1
> > 
> If you really like those wheels (or the $1000-$1500 it'll take to replace 
> them). you can either fabricate a couple of metal cups that fit under the 
> wheel & protrude thru the hole, then glue a cut-down DeTomaso logo badge on the 
> front of the cups. Fortunately, you only need two of these for the 
> fronts. It may even be possible to somehow fasten logo-covers to the dust caps, 
> leaving a small space between their backside and the wheel. From 10 ft away, 
> the space will be invisible.
> Second way is to space the wheel outboard enough to let a flat logo cover 
> fit on the wheel- and the flat cover will also need to be glued on. 3-M 
> Weatherstrip adhesive works well and allows removal (with some difficulty). This 
> will also require longer wheel studs to compensate for the spacer thickness. 
> All are do-able if you're handy. FWIW, I like your wheels. 
> Q#2- the calipers are stock iron Girlings for Panteras- quite advanced for 
> the early '70s. Good Luck- J DeRyke
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