[DeTomaso] Pantera flywheel and engine balance

[Mike Drew]

Jerry,

A Pantera clutch bolts right up to any ford flywheel. 

A Pantera Centerforce clutch doesn't fit anything except a Centerforce flywheel. To bolt it to a standard flywheel the flywheel needs to be redrilled. It has to be done perfectly or else the clutch won't be centered and it will create a huge imbalance. 

Presuming you have a Centerforce, I would scrap it and buy a proper McLeod Pantera clutch. It will bolt right on and let you preserve your balance. 

Good luck!

Mike

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On Sep 27, 2014, at 18:48, Jerry Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com> wrote:

> Old timers has me and I know this has been answered a number of times on flywheel teeth and balance - but-
> Having an engine built and have run into a sticking point on my 351C.
> The new engine has been through a balance process with a generic flywheel and we are getting ready to assemble the short block.  I think the flywheel is a 164 tooth 28 oz model.  I have been using it on my engine stand for run in purposes.   Checked a pressure plate for it and the mounting holes are not correct for a Pantera clutch. Haven't worried about a specific flywheel thinking that I would just change flywheels and make sure the balance of the new one matched the old one.  The machinist told me today that if I use another flywheel it needs to be balanced to the bob weights of the pistons, rods, crank a harmonic balancer being used on this particular engine.  This means that the engine can't be assembled until I get a functional flywheel.
> 
> Is it correct that the flywheel must be balanced with the rotating mass and can't be changed to another flywheel later??
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> jerry
> 
> PS Entered my black 71 twin turbo in a large car show today in the Import class.  Was disappointed that I lost out to a Ferrari kit car, and 2 mid 60s Volkswagens.  I was going to ask for a Senior Innovation Exemption since mine isn't a Corvette, Mustang, shoebox Chevrolet or a Model A.
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