[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 132, Issue 24

tom ware ace595 at hotmail.com
Thu Jun 25 19:27:24 EDT 2015


I have one. 2001 Qvale 
Neat cars fun to drive

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>   1. Re: Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : ( (Dave)
>   2. Re: Comments about Nitto Tires - Tire Woes Improving (David Nunn)
>   3. Re: hood fitment between years? (ParaPantera at aol.com)
>   4. Seen in my town just now.... (Mike Drew)
>   5. Re: Seen in my town just now.... (Mike Reilly)
>   6. Re: Seen in my town just now.... (Jeff Cobb)
>   7. Re: Seen in my town just now.... (audionut at hushmail.com)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:17:59 -0400
> From: Dave <dave at damardirect.com>
> To: Mike Reilly <reillyms at live.com>, Thomas Tornblom <thomas at hax.se>,
>    "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
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> Or about $8 from Hall or Wilkinson
> IndyDave
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Reilly [mailto:reillyms at live.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:37 AM
> To: Thomas Tornblom; detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
> 
> Good idea :-).  Gives me an excuse to by a drill press!
> ________________________________
> From: Thomas Tornblom<mailto:thomas at hax.se>
> Sent: ?6/?24/?2015 7:14 AM
> To: detomaso at poca.com<mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Stock Radiator Bleed Screw Broke : (
> 
> Doesn't look too hard to create one yourself.
> 
> A brass M6x15 screew, drilled with a 2mm hole 10 mm deep from the end and then a 2 mm hole perpendicular into the hole and a copper gasket and you are done.
> 
> If you can get a knurled screew it would be perfect.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> Den 2015-06-24 15:25, cengles at cox.net skrev:
>> Dear Mike,
>> 
>> 
>>                 I think that a trip to the local radiator shop is the 
>> shortest distance from the broken bleed screw to a functioning radiator.
>> 
>> 
>>                              Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Mike Reilly wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all.  I was bleeding my radiator this weekend and the bleed screw 
>>> head broke off leaving the threaded part in the radiator.  I got the 
>>> threaded part out and then went online to order a new screw from 
>>> Wilkinson which is on his site's catalog.  I was later told me the 
>>> part is no longer available from his shop.  Anyone have any sources 
>>> or ideas?  I have a bone stock radiator (recently rebuilt) that works 
>>> great but now without the bleed screw at the top driver's side : ( 
>>> Picture of the part needed attached.  I next plan to bring my broken 
>>> part to some local radiator shops to see if I can find a similar 
>>> replacement.  Thanks!  Mike R.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:19:42 -0700
> From: "David Nunn" <dnunn at telus.net>
> To: <detomaso at poca.com>
> Cc: <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Comments about Nitto Tires - Tire Woes
>    Improving
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> Mike,
> 
> Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's are still available from the Tire Rack in a
> 335/35-17 and 225/45-17. The PS2's are probably the best street tires I've
> ever driven on. I think you'd find most people agree. They aren't cheap but
> you get what you pay for!  235/40-17 is the best size for the front of a
> Pantera in 17", because it's only 24.4" tall (vs. 25" tall for the
> 225/45-17). The Tire Rack doesn't have that size in the PS2 but some on-line
> tire vendors do. If you hunt around, you'll find a pair.  
> 
> Dave 
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>   Mike,
> 
>   Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's are still available from the Tire Rack in a
>   335/35-17 and 225/45-17. The PS2's are probably the best street tires
>   I've ever driven on. I think you'd find most people agree. They aren't
>   cheap but you get what you pay for!  235/40-17 is the best size for the
>   front of a Pantera in 17", because it's only 24.4" tall (vs. 25" tall
>   for the 225/45-17). The Tire Rack doesn't have that size in the PS2 but
>   some on-line tire vendors do. If you hunt around, you'll find a pair.
> 
>   Dave
> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:47:14 -0400
> From: ParaPantera at aol.com
> To: julian_kift at hotmail.com, cmccann1972 at gmail.com, detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] hood fitment between years?
> Message-ID: <12c1db.348695b.42bc7f61 at aol.com>
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> Sorry if I am late to this topic but I have been offline.  Fitment  issues 
> will vary slightly from car-to-car, yet there is a significant  difference 
> in the Ford era and non-Ford era cars.  After Ford pulled out of  the Pantera 
> program, they took their tooling (which was destroyed) with  them.  
> DeTomaso used different tooling from then on.  I learned this  the hard way when 
> over a decade ago I had the first true 100% carbon fiber  bonnet (hood) built 
> for my 72 Pre-L made using a post ford era Hood as a  guide.  The taper 
> between the headlights had changed, and the length  difference was about 3/4" of 
> an inch.
> 
> Ron Hyde
> 
> #2492
> _Ron Hyde's  De Tomaso Cars Page - My Pantera #2492_ 
> (http://home.comcast.net/~parapantera/site/) 
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/4/2015 3:11:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:
> 
> I think  hood fitment may even be down to individual cars, I have been (and 
> still am)  looking for a steel hood for my GT5 and heard many stories of 
> hood's not  fitting between vehicles even of the same year. Best to be 
> prepared for some  work on any hood, if you get one that fit's straight up consider 
> it a  plus.
> 
> Julian
> 
> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:31:19 -0500
> From:  cmccann1972 at gmail.com
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] hood  fitment between years?
> 
> Friends, I'm potentially interested in acquiring  a hood from another
> Pantera guy. Have I read that not all Pantera hoods are  exactly the same on
> 71-74 cars? What would I look for as far as fitment  issues for my late 72 
> L?
> 
> Thank  you!
> Cullen
> OKC
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> I think hood fitment may  even be down to individual cars, I have been
> (and still am)  looking for a steel hood for my GT5 and heard many
> stories of  hood's not fitting between vehicles even of the same year.
> Best to be prepared for some work on any hood, if you get one  that
> fit's straight up consider it a plus.
> 
> Julian
> 
> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:31:19  -0500
> From: cmccann1972 at gmail.com
> To:  detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] hood fitment between  years?
> Friends, I'm potentially interested in acquiring a hood from  another
> Pantera guy. Have I read that not all Pantera hoods are exactly the  same on
> 71-74 cars? What would I look for as far as fitment issues for my  late 72 
> L?
> 
> Thank you!
> Cullen
> OKC
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>   Sorry if I am late to this topic but I have been offline.  Fitment
>   issues will vary slightly from car-to-car, yet there is a significant
>   difference in the Ford era and non-Ford era cars.  After Ford pulled
>   out of the Pantera program, they took their tooling (which was
>   destroyed) with them.  DeTomaso used different tooling from then on.  I
>   learned this the hard way when over a decade ago I had the first true
>   100% carbon fiber bonnet (hood) built for my 72 Pre-L made using a post
>   ford era Hood as a guide.  The taper between the headlights had
>   changed, and the length difference was about 3/4" of an inch.
> 
> 
> 
>   Ron Hyde
>   #2492
>   [1]Ron Hyde's De Tomaso Cars Page - My Pantera #2492
> 
>   In a message dated 6/4/2015 3:11:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>   julian_kift at hotmail.com writes:
> 
>     I think hood fitment may even be down to individual cars, I have
>     been (and still am) looking for a steel hood for my GT5 and heard
>     many stories of hood's not fitting between vehicles even of the same
>     year. Best to be prepared for some work on any hood, if you get one
>     that fit's straight up consider it a plus.
>     Julian
>     Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:31:19 -0500
>     From: cmccann1972 at gmail.com
>     To: detomaso at poca.com
>     Subject: [DeTomaso] hood fitment between years?
>     Friends, I'm potentially interested in acquiring a hood from another
>     Pantera guy. Have I read that not all Pantera hoods are exactly the
>     same on
>     71-74 cars? What would I look for as far as fitment issues for my
>     late 72 L?
>     Thank you!
>     Cullen
>     OKC
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>        I think hood fitment may even be down to individual cars, I have
>     been
>        (and still am) looking for a steel hood for my GT5 and heard many
>        stories of hood's not fitting between vehicles even of the same
>     year.
>        Best to be prepared for some work on any hood, if you get one
>     that
>        fit's straight up consider it a plus.
>        Julian
>        Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:31:19 -0500
>        From: cmccann1972 at gmail.com
>        To: detomaso at poca.com
>        Subject: [DeTomaso] hood fitment between years?
>     Friends, I'm potentially interested in acquiring a hood from another
>     Pantera guy. Have I read that not all Pantera hoods are exactly the
>     same on
>     71-74 cars? What would I look for as far as fitment issues for my
>     late 72 L?
>     Thank you!
>     Cullen
>     OKC
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:09:27 -0700
> From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Seen in my town just now....
> Message-ID: <ABA01AC6-D3AA-4008-AAA8-D7B84D48E1B0 at aol.com>
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> Don't see these every day....
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> Mike
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:35:01 -0700
> From: Mike Reilly <reillyms at live.com>
> To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>, <detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seen in my town just now....
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> Mike Thomas and I saw one in Seattle this past Saturday.  Red with brown interior.  Pretty cool to see one in person :-)
> ________________________________
> From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso<mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: ?6/?24/?2015 3:10 PM
> To: detomaso at poca.com<mailto:detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Seen in my town just now....
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> Don't see these every day....
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>   Mike Thomas and I saw one in Seattle this past Saturday.  Red with
>   brown interior.  Pretty cool to see one in person :-)
>     __________________________________________________________________
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>   From: [1]Mike Drew via DeTomaso
>   Sent: 6/24/2015 3:10 PM
>   To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Seen in my town just now....
> 
>   Don't see these every day....
> 
> References
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:38:20 -0500
> From: Jeff Cobb <jeffcobb1 at me.com>
> To: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>, List DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seen in my town just now....
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> I am glad.
> Jeff Cobb            
> 
>> On Jun 24, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Don't see these every day....
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>> 
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>> Mike
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>   I am glad.
> 
>   Jeff Cobb
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>   On Jun 24, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
>   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
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>     Don't see these every day....
>     [cid:A68F64E2-3D0E-4A3E-B6BB-E73223B4AADF]
>     [cid:64FB379B-CDE8-4D6B-A6F0-68F7019A6027]
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:10:33 -0700
> From: audionut at hushmail.com
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seen in my town just now....
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> Must be an odd town you live in, Mike.  I see Geo Metro's around here
> all the time.
> Sent using Hushmail
> On June 24, 2015 at 3:39 PM, "Jeff Cobb"  wrote:I am glad.
> Jeff Cobb 
> 
>> On Jun 24, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso  wrote:
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>> Don't see these every day....
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike
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>   Must be an odd town you live in, Mike.  I see Geo Metro's around here
>   all the time.
>   Sent using Hushmail
>   On June 24, 2015 at 3:39 PM, "Jeff Cobb" <jeffcobb1 at me.com> wrote:
> 
>     I am glad.
>     Jeff Cobb
>     On Jun 24, 2015, at 5:09 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
>     <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
>> Don't see these every day....
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike
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