[DeTomaso] On the road again !

[B. Seib]

Very perceptive Michael. You're so right!
The brakes worked (so so). It didn't overheat and no tickets. The clutch was
a steep learning curve. The engine is truly a "charging Rhino". I didn't
stall it once, but felt like I might quite often. The charging system was
perfect (new 3G alternator from DB Electric). They must have asked me to
start it again about 22 times at the little show and shine. The idle is very
cool. Stock exhaust. Big change from driving the wife's Mazda Protege! I do
like the car a lot. It's the first time I've driven a Pantera.

Barry
  -----Original Message-----
  From: michael at michaelshortt.com [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com]
  Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 6:18 PM
  To: B. Seib
  Cc: DetomasoList
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] On the road again !


  Congrats, I bet that was one nerve wracking heck of a drive.

  Michael Shortt

  On Jul 21, 2012 7:12 PM, "B. Seib" <oldwheel at shaw.ca> wrote:


    I had a deadline to meet.
    Yesterday was the annual local Boeing plant show and shine.
    I've been talking about it for 11 years, and you never know when it's
your
    last year, so I said I'd finish my Pantera and bring it this year....

    Put 11 miles on it yesterday, but was up very late a couple of nights
    getting it there.
    Lots of little stuff still left to do but 3217 is alive again. First
time on
    the road since 1980!

    Thank you all for your help and encouragement in this long process.

    I've learned  that Ford era Panteras are very difficult to restore to
    original appearance.
    Original parts are very hard to find and the reproduction stuff is 90%
    disappointment. The owners are the biggest resource attached to owning
one
    of these cars - the best part for sure.

    Special thanks to Mike Drew, Bill Taylor, and Mike Dailey for the huge
    resource that they have been to me in this journey.

    Barry

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