[DeTomaso] Urgent brake booster replacement

Sat Apr 15 19:03:51 EDT 2017

Would this be the Fiat Brake servo?
Only one I found for sale and he is out of stock
http://www.fiatalfadealerparts.co.uk/fiat-uno-brake-servo-fiat-brake-servo-f
iat-uno.html

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Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2017 18:17 PM
To: Roland
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Urgent brake booster replacement

Roland,

Hey, that's great info, thanks!  

Mike

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On Apr 15, 2017, at 12:50, Roland <willibillie at live.de> wrote:

>   Yes, the bigger DT Booster has four bolts. The source is a Fiat Ducato
>   light truck. If you label a Fiat part with a Ferrari Logo, it tripples
>   the price....
>   Roland
> 
> Mike
> I had ideas about using a 308 Ferrari booster myself a while back, but 
> when I looked at my friend's 308, it was a 4-stud model that looked 
> otherwise the same as our Pantera ones.
> 
> So...I bought a new booster, sold to me as a Pantera one. It came and 
> it also had 4 mounting studs in a square pattern but was brand new. It 
> is also slightly larger in diameter, but you wouldn't notice that 
> visually unless they were side by side. Our Pantera master cylinder 
> fits perfectly. I didn't want to modify my existing pedal box casting, 
> so I bought a spare on ebay, did a little alum welding and machining 
> and installed it. I had to make a few small adjustments to the 
> surrounding sheet metal, but nothing noticeable. It works great.
> 
> I was told it was actually a Grp 3 or 4 model. I now have doubts about
that.
> I've never seen the back of a GT5 booster (or Grp 3 Grp4).
> Does anyone actually know if any Pantera or DeTomaso used this larger 
> 4-stud booster? Or is it a Ferrari one perhaps?
> I think it may be a bit larger than the 308 model booster though.
> Photos attached.
> 
> Barry
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Mike Drew MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Fri Apr 14 17:49:47 EDT 2017
> 
> AJ
> 
> The booster is Pantera-specific as far as I know. I worked on a car 
> recently that had what appeared to be a stock booster, but upon 
> examination I discovered it had four studs on the back instead of 
> three. A previous owner had butchered the car to install it by 
> drilling two new holes in the booster mounting bracket.
> 
> I think you guys are on the trailer for the weekend....
> 
> Mike
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> jderyke at aol.com jderyke at aol.com
> Fri Apr 14 18:03:47 EDT 2017
> 
> I'm told the 308-series (308-GT4, 328, etc) Ferrari booster is a 
> bolt-on duplicate of ours. They come as a complete assembly and should 
> not be excessively high priced. Not sure if the F-car master cylinder 
> swaps onto Pantera brake lines, but if the OEM master cylinder is 
> good, it will bolt onto the new booster. Good luck, Asa Jay- J Deryke
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 14, 2017 2:38 pm
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Urgent brake booster replacement
> 
> 
> My Pantera friends,
> 
> We have a Pantera at the race track that has lost the vacuum booster.A 
> Does anyone know an off-the-shelf replacement that will work?A Even if 
> it comes from a Ferrari dealer?A We're trying to find one today, in 
> order to keep racing.
> 
> All help greatly appreciated.A Racing at Portland International 
> Raceway.
> 
> Asa
> 
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