[DeTomaso] Si hub carrier - retrofit?

[Julian Kift]

I think that answer is yes, as long as you have an earlier wide body car. Simon Vels has a GT5S Pavesi Targa converted to Si specs, he said the a-arms fit, but shocks and sway bar need to be the earlier GT5S (same as std Panetra) varaints, not Si.
 
The a-arms wouldn't be hard to fabricate (and potentially cheaper) if you could get ahold of the hubs. the question is were they unique to the Si or borrowed from some other vehicle?
 
Julian
 
> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:35:08 -0800
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Si hub carrier - retrofit?
> 
> So, if you were to go to a wheel with the appropriate offset, could these A
> arms/rear hub carrier be used on an earlier car?  Not cheap, granted, but I
> would suspect a significant improvement in handling with the longer radius.
> 
> Mike Thomas
> VP, POCA
> VP, Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Mike Drew
> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 8:59 PM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Si hub carrier
> 
> Here is the hub carrier with the driveshaft and wheel. You can see how the
> wheel comprehensively wraps around the hub carrier. 
> 
> 
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   I think that answer is yes, as long as you have an earlier wide body
   car. Simon Vels has a GT5S Pavesi Targa converted to Si specs, he said
   the a-arms fit, but shocks and sway bar need to be the earlier GT5S
   (same as std Panetra) varaints, not Si.

   The a-arms wouldn't be hard to fabricate (and potentially cheaper) if
   you could get ahold of the hubs. the question is were they unique to
   the Si or borrowed from some other vehicle?

   Julian

   > From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
   > To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; detomaso at poca.com
   > Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:35:08 -0800
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Si hub carrier - retrofit?
   >
   > So, if you were to go to a wheel with the appropriate offset, could
   these A
   > arms/rear hub carrier be used on an earlier car? Not cheap, granted,
   but I
   > would suspect a significant improvement in handling with the longer
   radius.
   >
   > Mike Thomas
   > VP, POCA
   > VP, Panteras Northwest
   > Yellow '74 #6328
   >
   >
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Mike
   Drew
   > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 8:59 PM
   > To: detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: [DeTomaso] Si hub carrier
   >
   > Here is the hub carrier with the driveshaft and wheel. You can see
   how the
   > wheel comprehensively wraps around the hub carrier.
   >
   >
   >
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