[DeTomaso] Wanted: Used Pantera Grill

[Garth Rodericks]

Fixed the formatting...



Someone said the screen material used in the grill is not readily available.  That's wrong. It is readily available.

Here's a post from PCNC member Tom Galli a few years ago...

Nearly Exact Match
Source: http://poca.com/pipermail/detomaso_poca.com/2008-April/094439.html

Back in 2000 when I got the Mangusta I was curious aboutavailability of grill and AC mesh. My reference files for wire cloth held anumber of catalogs from various manufacturers. Finding a match to the meshgrill work proved quick and easy so I did not pursue this any further.
  Recently someone on the forum asked about availability ofthe mesh grill with a follow up post from someone else stating that the Vendorshad unsuccessfully spent months looking for this stuff.
  I again looked through my catalogs with the same resultsas before. So I asked myself, what am I missing? Surely the Vendors didn't misssomething so banal.  I requested a samplefrom a local manufacturer and compared it to the grill work. Not havingcalipers with me when comparing the two I could not detect any appreciabledifference. You must remember that I have a Mangusta and not a Pantera so I wasnot aware of any possible changes between the cars front and rear mesh work.This prompted me to look at the Pantera mesh work. My conclusion was that theVendors failed to recognize the front Pantera mesh is made into a diamondpattern by tweaking the square mesh to the desired diamond shape. (the mesh isnot a welded fabric but a woven cloth, allowing flexibility in changing thesquare to a diamond).  So I have toassume that the Vendors were looking for a diamond pattern mesh, which, ofcourse, is definitely not available.
  Sooooooooo... Bottom line is that the mesh is a standarditem at any manufacturer of wire cloth and that the spec is: 1/2" squareopening, inter crimp, with .080 wire. CAUTION: 1/2" OPENING IS NOT THESAME AS 1/2" MESH OR #2 MESH - MESH IS MEASURED FROM CENTER LINE OF WIRETO CENTER LINE OF WIRE.  This standarditem is available in many different materials, which probably varies frommanufacturer to manufacturer. Locally it is available in steel, galvanizedsteel, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and electro polished stainless steel (suredoes look like chrome). Call your local manufacturer for pricing, for I'm sureit varies. http://www.howardwire.com/
  Be aware that the original metric mesh opening is 13 mm andSAE version opening is 12.7 mm and the original metric wire is 2 mm with theSAE version being 2.032 mm.  So for youpurists, the mesh is not an exact match, but so close as to not be a noticeabledifference.  However, for a formidableprice I can get an exact match.
  Your welcome,
Tom Galli

And FWIW, I have found a number of other sources for the material online as well.

Cheers!
Garth



  
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   Fixed the formatting...
   Someone said the screen material used in the grill is not readily
   available.  That's wrong. It is readily available.
   Here's a post from PCNC member Tom Galli a few years ago...
   Nearly Exact Match
   Source:
   [1]http://poca.com/pipermail/detomaso_poca.com/2008-April/094439.html

   Back in 2000 when I got the Mangusta I was curious about availability
   of grill and AC mesh. My reference files for wire cloth held a number
   of catalogs from various manufacturers. Finding a match to the mesh
   grill work proved quick and easy so I did not pursue this any further.

   Recently someone on the forum asked about availability of the mesh
   grill with a follow up post from someone else stating that the Vendors
   had unsuccessfully spent months looking for this stuff.

   I again looked through my catalogs with the same results as before. So
   I asked myself, what am I missing? Surely the Vendors didn't miss
   something so banal.  I requested a sample from a local manufacturer and
   compared it to the grill work. Not having calipers with me when
   comparing the two I could not detect any appreciable difference. You
   must remember that I have a Mangusta and not a Pantera so I was not
   aware of any possible changes between the cars front and rear mesh
   work. This prompted me to look at the Pantera mesh work. My conclusion
   was that the Vendors failed to recognize the front Pantera mesh is made
   into a diamond pattern by tweaking the square mesh to the desired
   diamond shape. (the mesh is not a welded fabric but a woven cloth,
   allowing flexibility in changing the square to a diamond).  So I have
   to assume that the Vendors were looking for a diamond pattern mesh,
   which, of course, is definitely not available.

   Sooooooooo... Bottom line is that the mesh is a standard item at any
   manufacturer of wire cloth and that the spec is: 1/2" square opening,
   inter crimp, with .080 wire. CAUTION: 1/2" OPENING IS NOT THE SAME AS
   1/2" MESH OR #2 MESH - MESH IS MEASURED FROM CENTER LINE OF WIRE TO
   CENTER LINE OF WIRE.  This standard item is available in many different
   materials, which probably varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
   Locally it is available in steel, galvanized steel, brass, aluminum,
   stainless steel, and electro polished stainless steel (sure does look
   like chrome). Call your local manufacturer for pricing, for I'm sure it
   varies. [2]http://www.howardwire.com/


   Be aware that the original metric mesh opening is 13 mm and SAE version
   opening is 12.7 mm and the original metric wire is 2 mm with the SAE
   version being 2.032 mm.  So for you purists, the mesh is not an exact
   match, but so close as to not be a noticeable difference.  However, for
   a formidable price I can get an exact match.

   Your welcome,
   Tom Galli
   And FWIW, I have found a number of other sources for the material
   online as well.
   Cheers!
   Garth

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