[DeTomaso] Rear accessory engine bay brace
cengles at cox.net
cengles at cox.net
Mon Jun 22 10:02:04 EDT 2015
Dear Guys,
Full disclosure.
I have two Panteras. Pantera One has the bigger
engine and brakes and the separate lower accessory engine bay brace for
about twenty years. The other Pantera has less HP and brakes and the
stock rear engine bay brace. They both have Koni suspensions with
bigger spring rates plus poly bushings and seventeen inch wheels and fat
tires.
After the second run from Oklahoma out to Phoenix, I
noticed that the paint on Pantera Two seemed to be cracking more than
Pantera One. (more full disclosure the paint on Two dates to 1988 and
the paint on One dates to about 2004). It was my opinion that the
cracks on Two were possibly due to its weaker bracing with all the mods
it has.
I would like to have the triangulated cross braced
rear brace, but I haven't seen one in years. Given my less frequent
attendance at track events and my sub 500 hp engines, I think that the
modest independent lower rear accessory brace should be all that I need.
Right now I am in the process of removing the
drivetrain and decided that once it is out, then I can have the lower
brace welded in properly without the ZF in the way. I also decided to
get the brace now so that I can place it properly *above* the top of the
ZF while it is in situ and avoid that unpleasantness of a properly
welded brace that is ever so slightly sits low enough to contact the
ZF.....
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
> Terry,
>
> I don't know if anybody can definitively prove that but anecdotal
> evidence suggests that yes, it will stiffen the rear enough to solve
> that chronic problem. I run my car hard on the track with slicks
> (admittedly only a few times) and have had no cracks there.
> My A pillars where they join the too of the fenders are cracked to
> hell though. Larry Stock once actually snapped one clean off while
> running his car hard with slicks, before they invented the chassis
> stiffening kits....I had yet to install the front half of my kit. Must
> get on that someday....
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 19:45, "Himes, Terry (397C)"
> <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>
>> Good Stuff.
>>
>> Does anyone know if this will prevent the stress cracks I see on my
>> Pantera on the body, right at the top of the rear deck lid?
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>>
>> "Sometimes I think the surest signs that intelligent life exists
>> elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried
>> to contact us!"
>>
>> Terry W. Himes <03F35E2B-1DAE-4631-84D9-B3D240A22161[14].png>
>> JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
>> InSight Sequence Team Lead
>> Rosetta/MEX Sequence Team Lead
>> Phone: (818) 393-6261
>> Cell: (818) 653-8213
>> Fax: (818) 393-3147
>> thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>>
>>
>> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Mike Drew via
>> DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
>> Reply-To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>> Date: Sunday, June 21, 2015 7:42 PM
>> To: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>> Cc: "<detomaso at poca.com>" <detomaso at poca.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear accessory engine bay brace
>>
>> You are correct. Tuesday through Friday from 10-4 or thereabouts.
>>
>> Oddly, they no longer show the whole kit on the website. They only
>> show the upper bar, and it's not the square bar they used to sell.
>> Instead it's a round tube, of the type which comprises a portion of
>> the Byars upper rear kit.
>>
>> I maintain that the original hall setup, consisting of a square tube
>> upper and round lower, with a pair of triangulation tubes between
>> them, is the ultimate setup. If the upper and lower parts are not
>> connected to one another with these tubes, the effectiveness is
>> drastically reduced, to the point where I would suggest that the
>> lower piece is just a waste of time, and serves as little more than
>> ballast.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 21, 2015, at 19:15, "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Asa and Mike: I shall call Hall Pantera tomorrow.....but I seem
>> to
>> recall that they're closed on Mondays?? Chuck Engles
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike Drew [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 9:12 PM
>> To: Charles Engles
>> Cc: <detomaso at poca.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear accessory engine bay brace
>> Chuck,
>> I think Hall sells the individual pieces. I know Byars does not. Mike
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> On Jun 21, 2015, at 19:05, "Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>> Dear Forum,
>> Maybe the picture will come
>> through.
>> I am trying to find an accessory rear engine bay brace like the one
>> in
>> the picture. Does anyone know if the vendors still offer it?
>> When I
>> checked recently, it didn't seem to be available and the only thing
>> that was available was the complete front-rear-top-bottom Pantera
>> chassis stiffening kit. No pieces sold separately. I would like
>> to
>> find one.
>> Warmest
>> regards,
>> Chuck Engles
>> <DSC_0004 (2).JPG>
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Dear Guys,
Full disclosure.
I have two Panteras. Pantera One has the bigger
engine and brakes and the separate lower accessory engine bay brace for
about twenty years. The other Pantera has less HP and brakes and the
stock rear engine bay brace. They both have Koni suspensions with
bigger spring rates plus poly bushings and seventeen inch wheels and
fat tires.
After the second run from Oklahoma out to Phoenix, I
noticed that the paint on Pantera Two seemed to be cracking more than
Pantera One. (more full disclosure the paint on Two dates to 1988 and
the paint on One dates to about 2004). It was my opinion that the
cracks on Two were possibly due to its weaker bracing with all the mods
it has.
I would like to have the triangulated cross braced
rear brace, but I haven't seen one in years. Given my less frequent
attendance at track events and my sub 500 hp engines, I think that the
modest independent lower rear accessory brace should be all that I
need.
Right now I am in the process of removing the
drivetrain and decided that once it is out, then I can have the lower
brace welded in properly without the ZF in the way. I also decided to
get the brace now so that I can place it properly *above* the top of
the ZF while it is in situ and avoid that unpleasantness of a properly
welded brace that is ever so slightly sits low enough to contact the
ZF.....
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
> Terry,
>
> I don't know if anybody can definitively prove that but anecdotal
evidence suggests that yes, it will stiffen the rear enough to solve
that chronic problem. I run my car hard on the track with slicks
(admittedly only a few times) and have had no cracks there.
>
> My A pillars where they join the too of the fenders are cracked to
hell though. Larry Stock once actually snapped one clean off while
running his car hard with slicks, before they invented the chassis
stiffening kits....I had yet to install the front half of my kit. Must
get on that someday....
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 21, 2015, at 19:45, "Himes, Terry (397C)"
<terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>
> > Good Stuff.
> >
> > Does anyone know if this will prevent the stress cracks I see on my
Pantera on the body, right at the top of the
> > rear deck lid?
> >
> > Terry
> >
> >
> >
> > "Sometimes I think the surest signs that intelligent life
> > exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried
> > to contact us!"
> >
> > Terry W. Himes <03F35E2B-1DAE-4631-84D9-B3D240A22161[14].png>
> > JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> > InSight Sequence Team Lead
> > Rosetta/MEX Sequence Team Lead
> > Phone: (818) 393-6261
> > Cell: (818) 653-8213
> > Fax: (818) 393-3147
> > thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
> >
> >
> > From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at poca.com> on behalf of Mike Drew
via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> > Reply-To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> > Date: Sunday, June 21, 2015 7:42 PM
> > To: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> > Cc: "<detomaso at poca.com>" <detomaso at poca.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear accessory engine bay brace
> >
> > You are correct. Tuesday through Friday from 10-4 or thereabouts.
> >
> > Oddly, they no longer show the whole kit on the website. They only
show the upper bar, and it's not the square bar they used to sell.
Instead it's a round tube, of the type which comprises a portion of the
Byars upper rear kit.
> >
> > I maintain that the original hall setup, consisting of a square
tube upper and round lower, with a pair of triangulation tubes between
them, is the ultimate setup. If the upper and lower parts are not
connected to one another with these tubes, the effectiveness is
drastically reduced, to the point where I would suggest that the lower
piece is just a waste of time, and serves as little more than ballast.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 21, 2015, at 19:15, "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
wrote:
> >
> > Dear Asa and Mike: I shall call Hall Pantera tomorrow.....but I
seem to
> > recall that they're closed on Mondays?? Chuck Engles
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Drew [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 9:12 PM
> > To: Charles Engles
> > Cc: <detomaso at poca.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear accessory engine bay brace
> > Chuck,
> > I think Hall sells the individual pieces. I know Byars does not.
> > Mike
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > On Jun 21, 2015, at 19:05, "Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net>
wrote:
> > Dear Forum,
> > Maybe the picture will come
through.
> > I am trying to find an accessory rear engine bay brace like the
one in
> > the picture. Does anyone know if the vendors still offer it?
When I
> > checked recently, it didn't seem to be available and the only
thing
> > that was available was the complete front-rear-top-bottom Pantera
> > chassis stiffening kit. No pieces sold separately. I would
like to
> > find one.
> > Warmest
regards,
> > Chuck Engles
> > <DSC_0004 (2).JPG>
> > _______________________________________________
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