[DeTomaso] Shock recommendations.....

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Boyd,

Thank you for the recommendation.  I'll get in touch with Chris.

Yes.... I do think they look pretty darn good where they are, and I can 
-see- them too.
:)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 3/19/2010 6:34 PM, boyd casey wrote:
> Asa,
> You definitely want to  reinforce the door where you are mounting the
> mirrors. The side door mount is Superior looking and gives much better
> visibility but you must reinforce the door or the mirror will ripple your
> door skin. Talk to Chris Difani. He has developed a door skin reinforcement
> kit for mounting the mirrors on the side of the door.
> Boyd
>
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Asa Jay Laughton<asajay at asajay.com>  wrote:
>
>    
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Whooopeee!  I passed the tech inspection necessary for me to attend a
>> local driving school the first weekend of April.  However, they did
>> notice my little clunk problem.  They inspected all the suspension
>> points and couldn't find anything wrong, no cracks, loose parts, etc.
>> So we put it on the ground, a couple guys reefed the car around while
>> another mechanic looked underneath.  He believes it's the passenger side
>> shock.
>>
>> <sigh>
>>
>> So still drivable but now I'm beginning to consider shocks.  Sure wish I
>> would have won those at the Fun Rally last year.  I think I put darn
>> near -all- my tickets in there, what I had of them anyway.
>>
>> The shocks on my car are blue, not orange or any other color.  When I
>> had them off, I found a name, but I'll be darned if I can find it now.
>> I checked all my old emails and all my photos from this process, and I
>> can't find it.  I'm not looking forward to darn near a thousand dollars
>> for new shocks or nearly $400 for new bushings.  At this point bushings
>> may only be part of the problem.  I've had feedback the shocks can go
>> bad too and cause this clunking.
>>
>> Does anyone know what flavor these might be?  Is there a chance I can
>> get them rebuilt if they are not Koni?
>>
>> help
>>
>> Asa Jay
>> <long tall stranger from Spokane>
>>
>>
>> PS.  Mounted the Vitaloni's today, elected to use the side of the door
>> instead of the flat spot at the top.  They look pretty good, though I
>> cringed when I drilled the first hole.... and the second..... and the
>> two in the other door.
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> &   Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
>> ******************************
>> http://www.asajay.com   ***   http://www.teampanteraracing.com
>>
>>
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