[DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

When I installed new door handles after the mishap mentioned below I
installed pieces of threaded rod as studs in the handles, then used nuts
to fasten the handle. This maximises the engaged threads in the handle.
Of course, the studs required individual trimming side to side to avoid
scratching the window.

Tomas



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 	 	From: Ken Green via DeTomaso
[detomaso at server.detomasolist.com]
Sent: 24/10/2016 5:59:21 PM
To: charlesmccall at gmail.com;detomaso at detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies 

Try putting a stud in with epoxy or red locktite, or?  There might be
some threads left deep inside that the bolt doesn't reach. 
Ken 

From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com> 
To: Detomaso Email List <detomaso at detomasolist.com> 
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 3:56 AM 
Subject: [DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies 

  Hi all 
  Much fun had by all this weekend. In the end I decided to let sleeping
dogs lie and left the heater valve shut. Somehow I suspect it'll stay 
  shut for quite some time... 
  It's really a fantasy of mine to be able to organize a DeTomaso tour
in 
  this part of Spain... I say it's a fantasy because it's simply too far
from the rest of the owners to really make it feasible. Some UK Pantera 
  owners wussed out on the last Le Mans Classic tour because the
Dordogne 
  region was too far from them, so Spain would be out of the question! 
  But the Rioja area is absolutely gorgeous, especially in fall with all
the leaves changing color.. well worth the trip if someone is in the 
  area. We had roughly 20 cars participating in this tour - mainly 
  Porsche, but a real Shelby GT500 (2012) A came along, several 
  Corvettes, an immaculate NSX.. 
  Anyway, the only issue I had was that someone helped be finish
breaking 
  my door handle bucket thing. Last year in Copenhagen, some scumbag 
  tried to break into the Panteras parked in the hotel parking and 
  damaged 5 or 6 locks. They were a heartbeat away from starting Tomas 
  Gunnarsson's car... As a result of their heavy hands, my bucket got 
  damaged (see photo from last year). During this weekend, someone tried
to open the door while it was locked and the bucket came loose. I 
  suspect that the bolt pulled the rest of the way through the
threads... 
  In the past, some vendors (PI?) tooled up to make some out of metal, 
  but they didn't have the right curvature to fit in the hole. My 
  question - who makes the "good" buckets that look like new and fit 
  well? Thank you! 

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   When I installed new door handles after the mishap mentioned below I
   installed pieces of threaded rod as studs in the handles, then used
   nuts to fasten the handle. This maximises the engaged threads in the
   handle. Of course, the studs required individual trimming side to side
   to avoid scratching the window.

   Tomas
   <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
       From: Ken Green via DeTomaso [detomaso at server.detomasolist.com]
   Sent: 24/10/2016 5:59:21 PM
   To: charlesmccall at gmail.com;detomaso at detomasolist.com
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies
   Try putting a stud in with epoxy or red locktite, or?  There might be
   some threads left deep inside that the bolt doesn't reach.
   Ken
   From: Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
   To: Detomaso Email List <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 3:56 AM
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies
     Hi all
     Much fun had by all this weekend. In the end I decided to let
   sleeping
     dogs lie and left the heater valve shut. Somehow I suspect it'll stay
     shut for quite some time...
     It's really a fantasy of mine to be able to organize a DeTomaso tour
   in
     this part of Spain... I say it's a fantasy because it's simply too
   far
     from the rest of the owners to really make it feasible. Some UK
   Pantera
     owners wussed out on the last Le Mans Classic tour because the
   Dordogne
     region was too far from them, so Spain would be out of the question!
     But the Rioja area is absolutely gorgeous, especially in fall with
   all
     the leaves changing color.. well worth the trip if someone is in the
     area. We had roughly 20 cars participating in this tour - mainly
     Porsche, but a real Shelby GT500 (2012) A came along, several
     Corvettes, an immaculate NSX..
     Anyway, the only issue I had was that someone helped be finish
   breaking
     my door handle bucket thing. Last year in Copenhagen, some scumbag
     tried to break into the Panteras parked in the hotel parking and
     damaged 5 or 6 locks. They were a heartbeat away from starting Tomas
     Gunnarsson's car... As a result of their heavy hands, my bucket got
     damaged (see photo from last year). During this weekend, someone
   tried
     to open the door while it was locked and the bucket came loose. I
     suspect that the bolt pulled the rest of the way through the
   threads...
     In the past, some vendors (PI?) tooled up to make some out of metal,
     but they didn't have the right curvature to fit in the hole. My
     question - who makes the "good" buckets that look like new and fit
     well? Thank you!
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