[DeTomaso] Front Fender construction

[doug351c]

According to the "seasoned restoration expert" working on my car, the welded
seam we're witnessing is a MACHINE welded seam, not a hand welded seam.  If
he's right, the fender supplier performed the weld and delivered it whole to
DeTomaso.  So naturally the parts books will show a complete fender.

Doug Braun
blue 73L #5505

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of Tom Shinrock
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 11:50 AM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Fender construction

Both the orange Ford and black Detomaso parts manuals show the front fenders
as one stamped unit (top and sides).  When I took my car down to bare metal
it did not have that welded seam.

Tom
5186

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
To: Michael Cox <coxmichaelt at gmail.com>; detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>;
doug351c <doug351c at gmail.com>
Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 11:37 am
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Fender construction


Why would DeTomaso do that?

Wouldn't it be cheaper to die stamp the entire fender?

I guess, since everything is welded together anyway, it's not that much of
a stretch to do a 2-part stamping for the fenders.

--
Will

On 2/21/14 12:45 AM, "Michael Cox" <coxmichaelt at gmail.com> wrote:

>   My mid year '71 has that same seam, I had my car stripped and painted
>   years ago.
>      --michael cox
>> We stripped the other fender yesterday and found the same weld so I
>>tend to ag
>ree with your opinion; what's your opinion based on?
>>
>> Doug Braun
>> blue 73L #5505
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DeTomaso [mailto:[1]detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of R.J.
>> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 1:14 PM
>> To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Fender construction
>>
>> Yes, they all where made that way, maybe except early prototypes.
>>
>> Am 24.01.2014 22:08, schrieb doug351c:
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> I'm in the middle of a restoration on my Pantera and ran across what
>>>appears
>>> to be a machine-tig-welded seam that runs the length of the front
>>>fender
>>> about an inch down from the top-outer crease.  My question is - were
>>>all
>>> factory Pantera front fenders made in two pieces this way?
>>>
>>> Doug Braun
>>> blue 73L #5505