[DeTomaso] Re-starting my Pantera Restoration - Again!

[Himes, Terry (397C)]

Ouuu.  That would be nice.  What part of the country do you live in?



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On 12/31/17, 7:21 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Joseph F. Byrd, Jr." <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:

    I wonder if there are any repair facilities that use something like a FARO laser scanner, that could compare actual surfaces to a straight car and show what needs to be moved
    
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    From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Himes, Terry (397C)
    Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 18:58 PM
    To: Charles Copeland; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
    Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Re-starting my Pantera Restoration - Again!
    
    Charles,
    
    Doesn’t it come down to budget? Anything can be fixed, but at what cost.
    
    My guy here in Sandy Eggo, restores all sorts of high-end cars. Lamborghini’s, Ferrari’s , etc etc and does magic. But I’m sure it would be pricy. 
    
    I’m sure you’ll get lots of suggestions from the group.  ;-))
    
    Terry
    
    
    
    "A Purple Heart proves you were smart enough to hatch a plan,  stupid enough to try it and lucky enough to survive!"
     
    Terry W. Himes
    JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Dawn Spacecraft Team
    Rosetta Sequence Team Lead
    Phone: (818) 393-6261
    Cell:     (818) 653-8213
    thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
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    On 12/31/17, 3:27 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Charles Copeland" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of cwcopela at 1scom.net> wrote:
    
        Hey DeTomaso Listers!
        
         
        
        First of all, Happy New Year!
        
         
        
        Second, I’m thinking that 2018 should be the year to – once again – get
        serious about restoring our ’72 Pantera that I started restoring about 20
        years ago or so.
        
         
        
        Here’s where I really need some help.  The thing that always brings the
        project to a halt is the fact that, due to accident damage under previous
        ownership, the unibody seems to have about ¼ inch larger gap in the
        passenger-side door opening and upper passenger side window cavity compared
        to the driver’s side.
        
         
        
        Several body/frame shops, as well as at least one of our highly esteemed
        Pantera Parts Vendors, have told me that it’s not worth fixing, can’t be
        fixed, move on and get another car!  
        
         
        
        I’m finding it difficult to believe that this problem can’t be fixed but I
        don’t know how and don’t have the requisite skills.  But, from stripping off
        the paint and bondo, it appears that the roof was brazed on at the bottom of
        the front roof pillars and at the top of the rear quarters.  So, I’m
        thinking perhaps the alignment of the roof/pillars was just rushed by the
        body shop/backyard mechanic that repaired the car post-accident.
        
         
        
        Can you all weigh-in on whether or not this lopsided unibody can be
        re-aligned so that the passenger-side door fits correctly and there is no
        gap in the upper passenger-side windshield?  Or should I simply put it back
        together crooked like it was before?  After all it drove great!  I guess the
        car didn’t know it was crooked!
        
         
        
        Oh, I should mention, the frame/suspension aligns perfectly – no issues
        there. Just poorly fitting passenger door and windshield.
        
         
        
        Thanks,
        
        Charles Copeland
        
         
        
         
        
        
    
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