[DeTomaso] Ford GT Pantera engine
Jeff Detrich
jjdetrich at gmail.com
Sat Mar 25 17:49:44 EDT 2017
I believe there was one being done down here in Dallas as well. The trans
stuck out so far they had to totally re-engineer the rear of the car. The
guy was in love with paddle shifters!
Jeff
6559
On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 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
> >
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> > 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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I believe there was one being done down here in Dallas as well. The
trans stuck out so far they had to totally re-engineer the rear of the
car. The guy was in love with paddle shifters!
Jeff
6559
On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
<[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A If those things still use the gigantic Ricardo 6-speed
transaxle, good
A A luck using THAT thing! Someone mentioned that Steve rigged one
in a
A A Pantera with a Ford GT engine some years ago and it was too
wide, too
A A long and too heavy to easily fit. He said 'never again!'
A A -----Original Message-----
A A From: dgordon100 <[2]dgordon100 at cox.net>
A A To: detomaso <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Mike &
Elizabeth
A A Thomas <[4]mbefthomas at comcast.net>
A A Sent: Sat, Mar 25, 2017 12:31 pm
A A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ford GT Pantera engine
A A Steve is doing two of them. Both with Ford crate motors
purchased new.
A A Someone could buy a used engine and transmission from
X2Builders last I
A A heard. Few years back they were getting around $25K for both.
Don't
A A know if that included all the accessories, and wiring.
A A ---- Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <[1][5]mbefthomas at comcast.net>
wrote:
A A > Considering all the dolts who have mashed up their Ford GT's
there
A A ought to
A A > be a good supply of these motors out there. Is this the first
A A transplant
A A > Steve has done?
A A > Mike
A A >
A A > -----Original Message-----
A A > From: DeTomaso [[2]mailto:[6]detomaso-bounces@
server.detomasolist.com]
A A On Behalf
A A > Of [3][7]dgordon100 at cox.net
A A > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 6:25 PM
A A > To: [4][8]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
A A > Subject: [DeTomaso] Ford GT Pantera engine
A A >
A A > The decklid is modified so that it gradually humps up in the
middle
A A on the
A A > Red car. Thus the opening is a little smaller to see out of
from the
A A cabin.
A A > Wilkinson had a lot of time in making the decklid, which is
A A fiberglass,
A A > Even though the Ford GT engine was lowered ~3 inches in the
car, the
A A stock
A A > supercharger still was too high for the stock deckllid.
A A >
A A > David
A A > _______________________________________________
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