[DeTomaso] Ford GT Pantera engine

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If those things still use the gigantic Ricardo 6-speed transaxle, good luck using THAT thing! Someone mentioned that Steve rigged one in a Pantera with a Ford GT engine some years ago and it was too wide, too long and too heavy to easily fit. He said 'never again!'


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From: dgordon100 <dgordon100 at cox.net>
To: detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
Sent: Sat, Mar 25, 2017 12:31 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ford GT Pantera engine

Steve is doing two of them. Both with Ford crate motors purchased new. Someone could buy a used engine and transmission from X2Builders last I heard. Few years back they were getting around $25K for both. Don't know if that included all the accessories, and wiring.


---- Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote: 
> Considering all the dolts who have mashed up their Ford GT's there ought to
> be a good supply of these motors out there. Is this the first transplant
> Steve has done?
> Mike
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> 
> The decklid is modified so that it gradually humps up in the middle on the
> Red car. Thus the opening is a little smaller to see out of from the cabin.
> Wilkinson had a lot of time in making the decklid, which is fiberglass,
> Even though the Ford GT engine was lowered ~3 inches in the car, the stock
> supercharger still was too high for the stock deckllid.
> 
> David
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   If those things still use the gigantic Ricardo 6-speed transaxle, good
   luck using THAT thing! Someone mentioned that Steve rigged one in a
   Pantera with a Ford GT engine some years ago and it was too wide, too
   long and too heavy to easily fit. He said 'never again!'
   -----Original Message-----
   From: dgordon100 <dgordon100 at cox.net>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Mike & Elizabeth
   Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
   Sent: Sat, Mar 25, 2017 12:31 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ford GT Pantera engine
   Steve is doing two of them. Both with Ford crate motors purchased new.
   Someone could buy a used engine and transmission from X2Builders last I
   heard. Few years back they were getting around $25K for both. Don't
   know if that included all the accessories, and wiring.
   ---- Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <[1]mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:
   > Considering all the dolts who have mashed up their Ford GT's there
   ought to
   > be a good supply of these motors out there. Is this the first
   transplant
   > Steve has done?
   > Mike
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso [[2]mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
   On Behalf
   > Of [3]dgordon100 at cox.net
   > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 6:25 PM
   > To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   > Subject: [DeTomaso] Ford GT Pantera engine
   >
   > The decklid is modified so that it gradually humps up in the middle
   on the
   > Red car. Thus the opening is a little smaller to see out of from the
   cabin.
   > Wilkinson had a lot of time in making the decklid, which is
   fiberglass,
   > Even though the Ford GT engine was lowered ~3 inches in the car, the
   stock
   > supercharger still was too high for the stock deckllid.
   >
   > David
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