[DeTomaso] Wilkinson Headers

Mike Thomas mbefthomas at comcast.net
Thu Mar 1 20:54:26 EST 2012


They are brand new, and Steve didn't even hesitate to ask that I send them
back when I talked to him.  He sounded very surprised.  One is actually 1/8"
warped, the other 1/16", very visible in either case.  He suspects being
pulled out of the jig before they had cooled properly.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: larry gilmore [mailto:mgilmore11 at mchsi.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:30 AM
To: Mike Thomas
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wilkinson Headers

Hi! That sounds like very poor (or NO) quality control. Hope you bought them
cheap. Were they 2nds, or rejects? Keep us posted. Good luck!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 7:52 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Wilkinson Headers


> I just received a set of Steve Wilkinson's new stainless GTS headers 
> and pipes.  Beautiful pieces, but I've a question.  The header flange 
> on one side has a rather significant concave bow, I assume warping 
> from the
welding
> process.  It's about 1/4" such that the ends will touch the head, the
center
> is bowed out.  Opinions?  Will this be something that will correct 
> itself when I bolt them up, or is this too much distortion to try to deal
with.
> I'm concerned the stresses of straightening the flange may compromise 
> the welds in the header.
>
> I'm going to call Steve and talk to him as well, but thought I'd toss 
> it
out
> to the forum for thoughts.
>
> Thanks
> Mike Thomas
> Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 L #6328
>
>
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