[DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

I'm about 95% sure the DF700000 will bolt to a stock Pantera flywheel.  The DF700000 is a diaphragm PP with a dual friction disk.  The PP has 2 bolt patterns.  One lines up with the Fidanza aluminum flywheel, and probably the other aluminum flywheels too.  Going from memory - the 2nd pattern lines up with the stock Pantera flywheel - with 5/16" holes too.

I'm away from home right now, so I can't confirm.  I'll take pics when I get home.

-----Original Message-----
>From: JDeRyke at aol.com
>Sent: Sep 7, 2010 10:57 PM
>To: kenn_green at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Centerforce dual friction disk from Ford Racing
>
>Ken, you want to keep in mind that some of the clutches- Centerforce 
>especially- will NOT bolt onto a stock flywheel. The Centerforce clutch cover uses 
>a slightly different bolt pattern and larger bolts, with stand-off washers 
>and different torque requirements. And redrilling & tapping a flywheel is 
>not something you want to attempt with a a hand drill or even a drill press! 
>Getting the 16-lb clutch off-center even 0.010" will give you an engine that 
>shakes like a wet dog! 
>Other aftermarket clutches also use their own bolt patterns. If you factor 
>in the cost of a new flywheel, the price of a Centerforce setup changes 
>appreciably, but once you own a 'racing' flywheel, many are drilled & tapped for 
>as many as 4 different bolt patterns & sizes. 
>Centerforce also comes in a variety of clutch strengths, too. I've driven a 
>Pantera with the effort-reduction linkage installed and a Centerforce 
>'Heavy Duty" clutch, and if one was given to me free, it would be on E-Bay within 
>the hour. Second-most uncomfortable Pantera I've ever driven. As I said 
>before, you need to have a firm idea of what you want out of your Pantera 
>before doing redesigns.
>Good luck- J DeRyke (still running the OEM clutch & disc at 80,000 miles 
>and will use it with my Fontana, too)
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