[DeTomaso] Skinny spare

[Guido deTomaso]

I appreciate this single reply.  Yet, what's the diameter need to be?  I 
measured 2.525 or so.  Wasn't there a flurry of wheel center hole diameter talk 
recently?

If I have to file the stamped lip completely away, the wheel is not likely to 
last long before it cracks around the bolt hole, I estimate.

GD




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From: "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: guido_detomaso at prodigy.net; detomaso at list.realbig.com
Sent: Thu, October 11, 2012 10:04:10 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Skinny spare

Guido, I adapted a mid-'80s Thunderbird high-pressure spare to our Pantera. 
Several problems: as you say, the center hole dia. is wrong, and that variety of 
"Thunderbird" has 4-bolt Pinto spindles, so some TIG welding and remachining was 
needed. Finally, it didn't lay in the front trunk well unless the brake booster 
vac line was rotated to the outer side of the booster cannister. Plus, keeping 
50+ psi in the thing seemed like it might be a chore. So I never used it. On the 
good side, it was made of forged aluminum and clears all known giant aftermarket 
brakes front & rear. Make me an offer. FWIW- J DeRyke