[DeTomaso] Tilt Wheel

Bill Lewis lotus0005 at hotmail.com
Tue Aug 9 11:44:43 EDT 2011


My main "want" is power steering!   ---Bill Lewis



> From: artstephens at verizon.net
> To: cuvee at sbcglobal.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 21:51:53 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tilt Wheel
> 
> Certainly an advantage to using a more modern and common column would be 
> parts availability. I also preferred columns of the era when you pulled on 
> the blinker lever to operate the high/low beams as opposed to the old and 
> new push/pull designs.
> 
> Art
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Art Stephens
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 9:42 PM
> To: Curt Hall ; Pantera Web
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tilt Wheel
> 
> Something with the tilt as well as telescoping would probably be best? One
> of the guys on the list looked into having Flaming River make up a complete
> column for a Pantera but I think it was going to be very expensive, though I
> don't know how much? Darren Shockey installed a more modern column in his
> Pantera, I don't remember what car it was from originally. IIRC, Darren said
> it was a big job.  And last but not least, I did see a Chevy column in a car
> years ago but I don't remember talking to the owner about it.
> 
> Art
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Curt Hall
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 8:22 PM
> To: Pantera Web
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Tilt Wheel
> 
> The Tilt Question...
> 
> I came across a old Flaming River catalog today. Now, I have always thought
> I would like to have a Tilt Wheel in my Pantera! I know Mike Drew will chime
> with something like, Tilt Wheels are for Old Guys and there Lincoln's. LOL
> Each to there own.
> 
> I've seen a couple of Pantera's with a tilt, but never got to talk with the
> owners about how much trouble it was be to install, or what they used?  So
> anybody have any thoughts good or bad?
> Things like, because of the tilt the column may stick to far in to the
> cabin?
> 
> Curt
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