[DeTomaso] Chassis stiffening kit install

[Asa Jay Laughton]

For what it's worth, when I was in Castle Rock a few years ago and had  
time to visit with Dennis and Adam at Pantera Performance Center,  
Dennis essentially told me the same thing about the front trunk brace  
(as I recall).  That it really wasn't necessary and only served to  
reduce the amount of usable space in a street car that was only  
occasionally tracked or open road raced.  I believe his recommendation  
was to not bother with it for most purposes.

Asa Jay

Quoting Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com>:

> If one actually was an engineer and analyzed this brace, it is utterly
> useless. It braces the shear wall construction already built into the
> upper A-Arm mounting points. Not much movement here with the factory job.
> Lots of help is needed down below to take the twist out of the lower A-Arm
> supports. Larry
>
> On 9/6/16, 8:18 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Julian Kift"
> <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
> julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>   I could start by saying leave it i the corner of the garage, unless you
>>   are building and out and out racer.... it is only purpose in a street
>>   car is to further limit your wife's luggage allowance, although
>>   maybe that could be deemed a positive if she is then limited to only
>>   taking briefs and bras...
>>
>>   Others seem to have managed to bolt it in, sitting very low in the
>>   trunk (less than an inch between brace and trunk floor). To be
>>   functional it should sit directly behind the upper shock mounts.
>>   Julian
>>     __________________________________________________________________
>>
>>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>>   John McKee <johnmckee at cox.net>
>>   Sent: Monday, September 5, 2016 10:28 PM
>>   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Chassis stiffening kit install
>>
>>   I am currently working on the front trunk area and I am trying to
>>   figure out
>>   the best way to mount the triangular upper brace (the part sold by
>>   Precision
>>   ProFormance). The mounting plates have four bolt holes but it looks
>>   like I
>>   would not be able to get bolts to work as they would conflict with the
>>   upper
>>   suspension mounting rail. I am thinking the best solution may be to
>>   plug
>>   weld those holes from the trunk side. Can anyone share their experience
>>   installing these plates?
>>
>>   Thank you,
>>
>>   John
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