[DeTomaso] machine ball joint to modify alignment

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

FWIW, Boyd, I 'lock' the camber in our Pantera in a much more basic way 
with no drilling. The upper ball joint carrier retaining bolts slide in slotted 
holes in the upper a-arm, and really cannot be tightened enough to hold an 
adjustment if the car hits a pothole or something. 
I set my desired camber, then cut a little piece of 1/8" alumunum scrap to 
just fill the rest of the slot- the bolt, once tightened, holds the scrap 
piece in place between the ball joint carrier and the bolt's washer, and 
prevents the bolt from moving. You do need 8 such pieces-one for each end of each 
bolt, but the key word here is "scrap", and aluminum shapes very easily. 
There's nothing really wrong with D Quellas rather elaborate camber lock IMHO. 
Cheers- J DeRyke