[DeTomaso] Hello Houston, we have a serious problem

[Will Kooiman]

I had a hole in my Campy.  It was losing air, even though you could¹t see
the hole.  You could definitely feel the air coming out, though.

I found a shop that ensured me he could weld magnesium.  He just had to
buy some magnesium rod.  I waited for 2 months.  And finally bought
refinished wheels from Hall.

I still have the wheel.  I can¹t bring myself to throw it away, and I¹m
not much into art from old rims.

On 8/21/15, 11:23 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Pantdino via DeTomaso"
<detomaso-bounces at poca.com on behalf of detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   Charlie,
>
>
>
>   I would think you'll want to talk to someone who actually has some
>   knowledge re metallurgy.  A fellow I know who has a degree in Welding
>   Engineering told me you can weld in such a way that the weld is
>   stronger than the metal around it, so I wouldn't assume the wheel is
>   toast.
>
>
>
>   OTOH, if you can't get assurance from someone who really knows it might
>   be wise to get new wheels, fix this one if possible and sell the
>   original pair to someone who has a show car who won't ever drive it
>   fast.
>
>
>
>    Jim Oddie
>
>
>
>
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>   To: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>; De Tomaso List
>   <detomaso at poca.com>
>   Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2015 11:45 am
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Hello Houston, we have a serious problem
>Charlie,
>   You may be able to find a competent shop that could weld and
>repair
>   that wheel, (or at least say they can) but do you really want to
>and
>   then trust it? If fatigue has set in, then you are just delaying the
>
>inevitable and much better to catch it now in your driveway/garage,
>   than on
>a freeway!. You are also likely using your GT5 for far more
>   miles than the
>average owner, so why take the risk of being stranded
>   miles from home.
>
>As I understand the main reason Patrick Hals commissioned new wheels to
>   be
>cast was the risk of racing on 40 year old fatigued magnesium.
>   On a somewhat
>related note I had a catastrophic failure of a tire last
>   week on the truck,
>fortunately I was on a 55 mph highway and obeying
>   the posted speed. The
>tread completely separated from the tire casing
>   and took out part of the
>lower front fender with minor lower door
>   damage. I have to say it was one of
>the scarier moments of my life (and
>   looking back to the crap I did as a
>teenager that's saying something).
>   I hate to think what damage and cost
>would result on a Pantera.
>
>   I think you should bite the bullet and buy a
>new pair of wheels at a
>   minimum, sell off the remaining good one on eBay to
>defray some of the
>   cost or keep as a spare (not that you can carry it
>anywhere though) and
>   thoroughly inspect the front wheels!
>   Julian
>
>From: [1]charlesmccall at gmail.com
>   To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
>   Date: Fri, 21 Aug
>2015 20:10:41 +0200
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Hello Houston, we have a serious
>problem
>I noticed that I was losing air on a rear tire, so I took it off to
>take a
>closer look.
>
>
>
>It would appear that my original Campy rim has a
>crack. This doesn't look
>good.
>
>
>
>Is this something that can be repaired by
>a competent shop dealing with
>magnesium or is this rim scrap?
>
>
>
>Any
>suggestions? Thank you
>
>
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