[DeTomaso] My prototype interior

David D Fisher fisher95020 at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 18 20:20:17 EDT 2012


Great stuff Gary.   Thanks for sharing.   I love seeing creativity at work.

David



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 From: "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
To: David D Fisher <fisher95020 at yahoo.com> 
Cc: "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net>; Pantera mailing list <detomaso at list.realbig.com> 
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] My prototype interior
 
It is good to be able to drive it and re-evaluate the next step. If you
just want a simple servo control, in the MG I replaced the cable driven
flapper with a simple servo driver circuit. Google 555 servo driver
circuit and you will find a variety of them based on a simple 555 chip:

http://www.rc-tech.net/MGB/assembly2/flap2.jpg

http://www.rc-tech.net/MGB/assembly2/heatd.jpg


Gary

> Thanks Gary.
>  
> I'll probably give it a break for while and drive it and then get back to
> finishing in a month or two at which point I'll seek your learnings on the
> actuators.   Worst case is to program a Arduino and some servo motors, but
> I expect with that tiny interior I only really need fully open and fully
> closed on the vents..   I have a servo water valve already.
>  
> David
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
> To: David D Fisher <fisher95020 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Pantera mailing list <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] My prototype interior
>
> Very Cool!
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Here's a few shots of my interpretation of  what a 72 Pantera interior
>> would look if the designer wasn't constained to the Ford and Alfa parts
>> and trying to get a tape deck in there somewhere.
>>
>> I felt the Veglia gauges are the strong design point in the car and
>> hence
>> wanted to highlight them.  I also wanted to tilt the gauges towards the
>> driver per the original design (this makes for some interesting angles
>> to
>> get the eye to like it).
>>
>> I also moved the window switches onto the tunnel, which makes for
>> some houdini wiring to clear the shift linkage, but it seems like a
>> better
>> placement, especially for the passenger.
>>
>> Lastly,  I added one more little bucket in the tunnel as a phone /
>> wallet
>> holder.   Music will be mostly courtesy of Ford, but there will be an
>> iPod
>> jack in the wallet try wired to an Amp hidden somewhere?
>>
>>
>> You have to use a little imagination for the final version. 
>>
>> Imagine the center tunnel and dash finished in leather to match the
>> seats
>> and a little more tweaking on the fit and finish and removal of the
>> hideous cover in between the two vents.
>>
>> Heater controls will be via electric actuators.  The stock A/C control
>> is
>> behind the rightmost knob.  I have two "courtesy switches", one of which
>> is not currently used.
>>
>> I'm open to thoughts on how to make it better.  I may duplicate the
>> french
>> seam with the yellow stitch on the seats up along the tunnel and up the
>> sides of the console... still debating that.  That dash is going to be a
>> challenge to do in leather and I was hoping the vinyl and leather could
>> live together, but they dont very well and I have to do something about
>> the rather ugly "seatbelt warning tacked on" cover between the vents.
>>
>>
>> Just the console:
>>
>> http://poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=37045
>>
>> http://poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=37051
>>
>>
>> The making of: 
>>
>> http://poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=36764
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> David
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