[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 76, Issue 17

[Roland Jaeckel]

The flywheel in the Pantera SI had 157 teeth.
The SI had a spezial bellhouse for the ZF.
It looked the same but was all in all smaller in diameter.

Roland

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From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 10:21 PM
To: <JDeRyke at aol.com>; <lance730 at msn.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 76, Issue 17

>
> In a message dated 11/27/10 12 12 38, JDeRyke at aol.com writes:
>
>
>> Almost all 351Cs had 164-tooth starters while Windsors could have either.
>>
>>>>True generally--but not in a Pantera.
>
>> You realize that a LOT of time has passed since '88 and the Pantera (all
>> years) is arguably the most-modified sportscar ever built, so
>> long-distance
>> guesses are unreliable.
>>
>
> Not in this case--the ZF gearbox bellhousing is the determining factor,
> since it locates the starter.   If a 157 tooth flywheel was installed, the
> starter gear would be spinning in the breeze due to the smaller diameter 
> of the
> ring gear.   So no matter what kind of Ford engine is installed in a 
> Pantera
> (to include the occasional 302), it has to have a 164-tooth flywheel.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
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