[DeTomaso] Installing Jack Pads under the Pantera

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/17/15 10 15 33, rob at dumoulins.net writes:


> I'm about to do some welding and undercarriage cleaning up on 1488 and am
> wanting to attach small steel jack pads to the frame at each wheel
> corner.......or whatever else works better.  Being that the car is so
> light, my jack can lift the entire back or front, so having one mounted
> center might also make sense.
> 
> If anybody has done this, please let me know where the best unobtrusive
> locations are.
> 
>>>I would like to suggest what I think is a better alternative--Delrin.

I see little use in welding more steel to steel for jacking purposes.   I 
instead got some appropriate-thickness blocks of Delrin, a super-hard black 
plastic.   I cut it to shape to fit in the opening between the side and rear 
chassis rails, drilled countersunk holes and then affixed it to the 
underside of the car with flat-head sheetmetal screws.

This jacking plate then doubles as a skid plate; if the car should happen 
to bottom out (which has happened more than once), instead of steel crashing 
into the ground with a clang, this durable plastic absorbs the blow.

Although I only put it at the rear of the car, you could perhaps also use 
some thinner pieces affixed to the front outside corners of the floorpan 
rails....

Mike
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   In a message dated 8/17/15 10 15 33, rob at dumoulins.net writes:

     I'm about to do some welding and undercarriage cleaning up on 1488
     and am
     wanting to attach small steel jack pads to the frame at each wheel
     corner.......or whatever else works better.  Being that the car is
     so
     light, my jack can lift the entire back or front, so having one
     mounted
     center might also make sense.
     If anybody has done this, please let me know where the best
     unobtrusive
     locations are.

   >>>I would like to suggest what I think is a better
   alternative--Delrin.
   I see little use in welding more steel to steel for jacking purposes.
   I instead got some appropriate-thickness blocks of Delrin, a super-hard
   black plastic.  I cut it to shape to fit in the opening between the
   side and rear chassis rails, drilled countersunk holes and then affixed
   it to the underside of the car with flat-head sheetmetal screws.
   This jacking plate then doubles as a skid plate; if the car should
   happen to bottom out (which has happened more than once), instead of
   steel crashing into the ground with a clang, this durable plastic
   absorbs the blow.
   Although I only put it at the rear of the car, you could perhaps also
   use some thinner pieces affixed to the front outside corners of the
   floorpan rails....
   Mike