[DeTomaso] Pre Pantera Datsun Z cars was Dual Remote oil filters

dave londry davel at emspace.com
Tue Jul 8 17:24:14 EDT 2014


We run a 300zx (165hp) in a production class where it's mandated at 3230 
lbs.
It's sad there, but to get 2 of us some butt time we also run it in GT,
  where it's sadly classed as GT1 and runs with the retired Cup cars.
Stupid speed differential!

On 07/07/2014 7:07 AM, Robert Pink wrote:
>     Well I had a 240Z back in high school but recently acquired a 240Z race
>     car and second one in a shed. A Here is a picture of the car. A ( I am
>     the one in front)A I hope to race vintage at CVAR. A Now i just need to
>     find a way to stay out of the way of Tom Upton and Kirby's race
>     Panteras that I hear often run in the same event due to a shortage of
>     cars. A  Hem about 500hp difference and 50 MPH on the main straight at
>     TWS - I will probably be staying low.
>
>     At least for now I have put too much work into the Pantera to put it on
>     the track in any serious way.A
>     On Monday, July 7, 2014, bill gaino <[1]gaino at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>       My 71 240 was orange with black louvers clear headlamp covers and a
>       rear spoiler. Rebuilt engine with sythetic oil. I sold it for 4000
>       cash, the buyer had 200 20 dollar bill. I bought my first piece of
>       land with the proceeds and built my first home later.
>       Bill 1362
>       -----Original Message-----
>       >From: Charles Engles <[2]cengles at cox.net>
>       >Sent: Jul 7, 2014 8:07 AM
>       >To: "'Himes, Terry (397C)'" <[3]terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>, 'Rob
>       Dumoulin' <[4]rob at dumoulins.net>, 'Mikael'
>       <[5]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>
>       >Cc: [6]detomaso at poca.com, 'Pantera - Michael Shortt'
>       <[7]michael at michaelshortt.com>
>       >Subject: [DeTomaso] Pre Pantera Datsun Z cars was Dual Remote oil
>       filters
>       >
>       >Dear Rob and Terry,
>       >
>       >
>       > A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A Interesting. A I owed a 260Z modified with
>       headers and side draft Webers and suspension mods. A I then bought
>       it a stable mate, a 280Z, for my dear wife. A Both were sold on the
>       road to Panteras. A I saw a couple of Zs at Cars&Coffee Saturday.
>       >
>       >
>       > A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >-----Original Message-----
>       >From: DeTomaso [mailto:[8]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
>       Himes, Terry (397C)
>       >Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 9:16 PM
>       >To: Rob Dumoulin; Mikael
>       >Cc: [9]detomaso at poca.com; Pantera - Michael Shortt
>       >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Dual Remote oil filters
>       >
>       >Wow! A  Small world. I had a 280Z and sold it for a Porsche. A  No
>       fancy toilet paper oil filter tho. A I got 256k
>       >miles on mine and sold it for $500. A Then bought a Porsche 944.
>       A When I bought the 280Z (1981) the guy had a beautiful A Pantera
>       but would not budge from the $25,000. price tag (1981), was way to
>       much for me. A That was in Philly. A Loved that Porsche, moved to
>       Sandy Eggo and rolled it (several times) down an embankment in
>       Rosarito, Mexico. A 4 beer story.
>       >
>       >Dr Elachi, Director of JPL, still drives his green 240Z to work
>       every day. A He loves that car. A  It's kinda beat up and looks
>       funny
>       >parked in the "Director" A parking spot.
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >"Sometimes I think the surest signs that intelligent life
>       > A exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried
>       > A to contact us!"
>       >
>       >Terry W. Himes [cid:2CCD2A29-F833-46CD-9363-1D89E756830A]
>       >JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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>       Sequence Team Lead
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>       >Fax: A  A  (818) 393-3147
>       >[10]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov<mailto:[11]thimes at jpl.nasa.gov>
>       >d--od-,
>       >
>       >From: Rob Dumoulin
>       <[12]rob at dumoulins.net<mailto:[13]rob at dumoulins.net>>
>       >Date: Sunday, July 6, 2014 6:02 PM
>       >To: Mikael
>       <[14]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk<mailto:[15]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>>
>       >Cc: "[16]detomaso at poca.com<mailto:[17]detomaso at poca.com>"
>       <[18]detomaso at poca.com<mailto:[19]detomaso at poca.com>>, Pantera -
>       Michael Shortt
>       <[20]michael at michaelshortt.com<mailto:[21]michael at michaelshortt.com>
>       >
>       >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Dual Remote oil filters
>       >
>       >My 240Z had a secondary filter mounted on the fender wall. The
>       filter was a roll of toilet paper lengthwise with feed and drain on
>       top. It was set up so oil pooled in it rather than drained when
>       motor was off. That way your pan always read accurate. It did not
>       reduce oil pressure that I could notice and slowly filtered all the
>       oil better than a regular filter. Car had over 250k miles when I
>       sold her for a Porsche.
>       >On Jul 6, 2014 1:36 PM, "Mikael"
>       <[22]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk<mailto:[23]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk>>
>       wrote:
>       >
>       >Forgive my ignorance, but why two? Parallel or in series? In either
>       case, what does this do to the pressure in the engine? All
>       consequences understood?
>       >
>       >Mvh/Regards
>       >Mikael
>       >
>       >-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>       >Fra:
>       [24]michael at michaelshortt.com<mailto:[25]michael at michaelshortt.com>
>       [mailto:[26]michael at michaelshortt.com]
>       >Sendt: 3. juli 2014 01:57
>       >Til: [27]detomaso at poca.com<mailto:[28]detomaso at poca.com>
>       >Emne: [DeTomaso] Dual Remote oil filters
>       >
>       >Has anyone mounted dual remote oil filters upside down over the
>       bellhousing before? A I'm thinking about it. The idea of two big
>       Orange FL-1 and some more AN fittings and more aeroquip
>       hose....hmmmmm tasty looking.
>       > A I already have an oil cooler I would have to incorporate after
>       filtering.
>       >
>       >Michael Shortt
>       >--
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>       >
>       >
>       >Michael L. Shortt
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