[DeTomaso] Seat Slides

[Stephen]

As everyone in this group knows, buying a car is always a bit of a hope and a prayer situation.  5332 has surprised me a few times.  I suppose the engine was the rudest – talked to all the previous owners, engine never been rebuilt, but, well, I sort of doubt that the factory bored the holes 0.030 over or welded on the crank or the flywheel to balance things.  

 

Then there was the spare inner tie-rod end cup (those funny, thick washers with an cup on one side, the other side presses against the end of the rack) on one side of the rack.

 

It has been amusing, but the good news - she is drivable again!

 

Stephen Nelson

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: cengles at cox.net [mailto:cengles at cox.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:04 AM
To: steve at snclocks.com
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Seat Slides

 

Dear Stephen,

 

 

                  Wow.  That is a new one.  I happen to know some of that car's history and it is hard to understand which of the previous owners should take the rap for this miscarriage of mechanically secure fastening!!

 

                  You might check with some of the vendors.  They may have seat slides from customers going to Recaros, etc.  They may also have some new slides.

 

 

                                  Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles

 

 

 

 

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Stephen wrote:

 

> Bit of humor this am - attached is a shot of one of the fasteners used 

> to hold the front of the seats down in 5332.  Perhaps you recognize it 

> - a plastic panel retainer - it was shoved into one of the front bolt 

> holes for mounting the seats.  Yup, dude used 4 of them, two on each 

> seat.

> Was an amazing ride - give it gas, and rock back till the seatback 

> rested against the firewall.  Let off the gas, and, well, rock back 

> forward.

> He

> used thin strap steel to adapt the after-market seats mounting holes 

> to the holes in the floorboard.  Made a good hinge.

> 

> Do any of you have a set of seat slides you want to sell?

> Stephen Nelson

> 

> 

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   As everyone in this group knows, buying a car is always a bit of a hope
   and a prayer situation.  5332 has surprised me a few times.  I suppose
   the engine was the rudest - talked to all the previous owners, engine
   never been rebuilt, but, well, I sort of doubt that the factory bored
   the holes 0.030 over or welded on the crank or the flywheel to balance
   things.


   Then there was the spare inner tie-rod end cup (those funny, thick
   washers with an cup on one side, the other side presses against the end
   of the rack) on one side of the rack.


   It has been amusing, but the good news - she is drivable again!


   Stephen Nelson



   -----Original Message-----
   From: cengles at cox.net [mailto:cengles at cox.net]
   Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:04 AM
   To: steve at snclocks.com
   Cc: detomaso at poca.com
   Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Seat Slides


   Dear Stephen,



                     Wow.  That is a new one.  I happen to know some of
   that car's history and it is hard to understand which of the previous
   owners should take the rap for this miscarriage of mechanically secure
   fastening!!


                     You might check with some of the vendors.  They may
   have seat slides from customers going to Recaros, etc.  They may also
   have some new slides.



                                     Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles





   On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Stephen wrote:


   > Bit of humor this am - attached is a shot of one of the fasteners
   used

   > to hold the front of the seats down in 5332.  Perhaps you recognize
   it

   > - a plastic panel retainer - it was shoved into one of the front bolt

   > holes for mounting the seats.  Yup, dude used 4 of them, two on each

   > seat.

   > Was an amazing ride - give it gas, and rock back till the seatback

   > rested against the firewall.  Let off the gas, and, well, rock back

   > forward.

   > He

   > used thin strap steel to adapt the after-market seats mounting holes

   > to the holes in the floorboard.  Made a good hinge.

   >

   > Do any of you have a set of seat slides you want to sell?

   > Stephen Nelson

   >

   >

   >

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