[DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies

Mon Oct 24 17:34:52 EDT 2016

Here are photos of what I did.  Studs and lock nuts.  Came out really clean, too bad no one else will ever see them.
If there isn't enough material to hold studs, you might be able to drill through and put in screws from the opposite side.
Ken

      From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
 To: kenn_green at yahoo.com 
Cc: charlesmccall at gmail.com; detomaso at detomasolist.com
 Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 1:52 PM
 Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies

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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   Here are photos of what I did.  Studs and lock nuts.  Came out really
   clean, too bad no one else will ever see them.
   If there isn't enough material to hold studs, you might be able to
   drill through and put in screws from the opposite side.
   Ken Inline image
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   From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
   To: kenn_green at yahoo.com
   Cc: charlesmccall at gmail.com; detomaso at detomasolist.com
   Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 1:52 PM
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Door handle bucket thingies
   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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