[DeTomaso] Things to do while the engine is out?

[Sean Korb]

Thanks Dan, but I almost wish you had left out #17 and especially the
pictures.  Now the state of the shame inside my Pantera will haunt me
forever until I do the same due diligence that you so carefully
documented.  This is why I drink.

sean


On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Daniel C Jones
<daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  17. Have Kirk Evans stop by and notice that certain spot welds are missing,
>  indicating the presence of body filler that may cover a prior repair or
>  rust.  End up stripping engine bay, drilling out the factory spot welds
>  to reveal rust on driver's side, The engine bay structure is formed from
>  two layers of sheet metal.  Kirk says the factory didn't do any sort of rust
>  prevention on the inside surface of the sheet metal and there's a shelf at
>  the top with no drain path so the structure rusts from the inside out.
>  The shelf was cut to provide a drain path and the drain holes opened up.
>  The rust scale was removed with rotary wire brush wheels and the surface
>  treated with phosphoric acid to neutralize any rust in the metal pores.
>  In a couple of spots, the rust was cut completely away and filler panels
>  welded in.  After the surfaces were prepped, they metal was painted with
>  POR-15 rust preventative.  Kirk then made templates and hand-formed
> replacement
>  panels which have been fitted and welded into place.  The passenger side was
>  also de-skinned but it was lighter surface rust.  I was planning on doing a
>  more detailed report when I can spare the time but have uploaded pictures
>  here for the time being:
>
>  http://www.bacomatic.org/gallery2/v/hidden/dan/dan-cars/album28/engine_compartment/
>
>  Click on the thumbnails to see a larger size image.  BTW, Kirk says they
>  all more-or-less look like this inside, unless they have been treated or
>  repaired.  The extent of the rust caught me by surprise as the rest of the
>  car appears rust free.  I had previously cut out the floor pans to install
>  dropped pans and the pans were completely rust free.  The original plan was
>  to simply fill in the spot welds and have a local shop paint the engine
>  compartment while the engine was out.  Kirk just happened to be coming
>  through town to drop off a ZF I had purchased from him for my other Pantera
>  so I changed plans to have him do the engine bay painting.  Lucky for me
>  that I did as a local shop certainly wouldn't have had the experience to
>  know what to look for.
>
> Dan Jones
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
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