[DeTomaso] headlights

[jderyke at aol.com]

Not that I remember. But on Al Blomberg's Bonneville Pantera (a pushbutton) a decade ago, the owner removed the headlight motor & mechanism for reduced complication or radiator access or something, and ran a 1/4" bolt thru the headlight bar to lock it down. At somewhere above 180, wind pressure BROKE the hardware store bolt and pulled the headlights up anyway! They did manage 204 mph, I think so they did fix the problem as that did affect top speed. 
Cheers- J Deryke
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Hoppe <richbhoppe at gmail.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
Sent: Sat, Nov 10, 2018 1:41 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] headlights

  Has anyone tried or thought about adding a spring to the front
  headlights.
  A spring to assist the raising of the headlight would make it way
  faster for the motor to bring them up.
  Rich
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   Not that I remember. But on Al Blomberg's Bonneville Pantera (a
   pushbutton) a decade ago, the owner removed the headlight motor &
   mechanism for reduced complication or radiator access or something, and
   ran a 1/4" bolt thru the headlight bar to lock it down. At somewhere
   above 180, wind pressure BROKE the hardware store bolt and pulled the
   headlights up anyway! They did manage 204 mph, I think so they did fix
   the problem as that did affect top speed.
   Cheers- J Deryke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Rich Hoppe <richbhoppe at gmail.com>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Sat, Nov 10, 2018 1:41 pm
   Subject: [DeTomaso] headlights
     Has anyone tried or thought about adding a spring to the front
     headlights.
     A spring to assist the raising of the headlight would make it way
     faster for the motor to bring them up.
     Rich
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