[DeTomaso] Powdercoating Original Rims

[Jeff Cobb]

Hi Stephen, 

I had all my rims powder coated on my Mangusta-1196- in 2007 with no problems since. I had 100% of the rim coated and always apply anti-sieze to any dissimilar metal rubbing faces.

Only problem was that the coating negated some of the original, unique and rough casting surfaces and made the rims look too perfect. I think mine were done in the 9 mill thickness which for looks not durability was too thick. Should be about 4 mills for a better look and not as strong against out gassing.

Also as this letter goes out to so many De Tomaso people, I thought you all would like to see why Tom Tjaarda will not be at Pebble this year. 
Tom sent me this mail a few days ago.

Hope this info helps,

Jeff Cobb

> From: "tjaarda at astranet.it" <tjaarda at astranet.it>
> Subject: Re: Happy Birthday
> Date: July 29, 2013 11:05:39 AM CDT
> To: Jeff Cobb <jeffcobb1 at me.com>
> 
> 
>     Hello Jeff,
> 
>    Thank you for the birthday wishes.
> 
>    My plans to come over for Pebble Beach had to be put on hold this year.  The car that David Hops and myself had planned to present at Pebble Beach has been postponed and do not know if they will eventually
>    be revived or not.  The vehicle that we are working on is the de Macross which is from a Korean firm that had planned to produce the car in limited numbers,  however it was badly in need of some design upgrades
>    but the owner never go around to following through with the program and just kind of faded away.  He had spent over four million dollars for the prototype that is very good mechanicaly however everyone told him
>    that the design  -  which was done by the owner of the firm  -  had to be upgraded if he wanted to sell the car.  I think that he just lost interest in the project.
> 
>    In any case this did not really surprise me having known the person involved who just has too much money and just want to play around in the car guy world. 
> 
>    Hope that you have a good time this summer in Monterey and hope to come next year.
> 
>    Regards
> 
>    Tom
> 
>    
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>      Il 23/07/2013 14:14, Jeff Cobb ha scritto:
>> Happy birthday Tom,
>> 
>> Hope all is well with you. 
>> See you in three weeks at Pebble.
>> Such a wonderful place to spend time.
>> 
>> Jeff 
> 

Jeff Cobb
Cell 225-907-4514
			
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On Aug 2, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Jerry Knotts wrote:

> 
> Stephen,
> 
> Powder coating seems to be a trick for the Campis'.  The magnesium seems 
> to outgas more than most metals and has a tendency to bubble the coat.  
> On aluminum and steel wheels I have had powder coated, the entire wheel 
> has been done.  I have used them for years with no ill effect.  I will 
> say that wheels with the outside rim edge and the inner hub centric 
> piece left raw is appealing to me.
> 
> I am sure there will be a plethora of other comments on this topic,  
> since we haven't covered it in a while.
> 
> Have fun,
> jerry knotts
> 
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> On 8/2/2013 11:04 AM, Stephen Nelson wrote:
>> Good morning to the Pantera folks!
>> 
>> 61 Degrees out - perfect morning for working on wiring  for my new lift that
>> will show up in a week or two!
>> 
>> In as much as I plan to go back to original rims under 5332 I am figuring I
>> will be having a set powder coated.  Any words of wisdom on this effort?  I
>> assume one does not coat the seating faces for the lug nuts.  How about
>> between the beads - the area that will see the inside of the tire?  Should
>> one be using a specialist known to this group, or will local powder-coaters
>> work?
>> 
>> Stephen Nelson
>>