[DeTomaso] Restoration Planning - Need your input

[Mike Thomas]

Hey, knock yourselves out.  I'll take any and all input.  I've got a ton of
save emails over the years to sift through to capture other things I want to
do.  Not going for any radical mods.  Body will remain as original, but it
will be stiffer, brake better, handle better, and move a bit into the 21st
century in the interior.

 

Thanks 

Mike T

 

From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Bill Lewis
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 7:33 PM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Restoration Planning - Need your input

 

I'm going to shoot the moon here and say that if this thread stayed public,
it would shatter all records for the longest thread! -BILL L

> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net <mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net> 
> To: detomaso at poca.com <mailto:detomaso at poca.com> 
> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 19:17:24 -0800
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Restoration Planning - Need your input
> 
> After having owned, wrenched on, cussed at and enjoyed the hell out of
#6328
> for exactly 10 years now, I have decided that in a year or two, I am going
> to tear her down and have all the body and frame issues cleaned up, get a
> few things done that I've always wanted to do, and put her back together
as
> one finished piece. In the meantime, I'm going to start collecting parts,
> seeking advice, begging for a kitchen pass and generally doing my homework
> so I can do as much of the tear down and rebuilding as possible, enjoy the
> experience, and save a luggage tub full of parts money.
> 
> I'd like to talk offline with a few folks who have done similar
> restorations, and how they went about a few things. Engine and trans have
> already been rebuilt, so will be pulled and set aside. Have upgraded
> cooling and suspension already as well, so those will be removed, cleaned
> and set aside. Currently having interior pieces (console/dash) recovered,
> and have a great interior guy to help me put that back together. Pulling
> things such as the wiring harness and brake lines, in addition to
stripping
> undercoating, will be new territory, but I've learned so much at this
stage,
> I'm willing to tackle anything. I plan to present a bare shell to the
Metal
> Man, of which I have two in mind: one local and one in Olalla, Oregon. I
> have a ton of questions. Send me a reply offline if you would so I can
> start this part of my planning.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Mike Thomas
> VP, POCA
> VP, Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
> 
> 
> 
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