[DeTomaso] Advantages of CV Half Shafts

[Corey Price]

Patrick,

Contact Scott Bell with SACC. It's not too difficult. 

Corey

> On Dec 27, 2019, at 11:23 AM, Patrick HALS <patrickhals at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>    Hi all,A
>   I am in the process of finally finishing the endless rebuilding of the
>   ADA Pantera, ( VIN 9628 ) and will hopefully bring the car back to the
>   tracks this coming year and drive it , providing my health allows it
>   AND if I can secure a decent lap time ( both still unsure for the time
>   being, sadly )A
>   The car came with no engine and o gearboxA  when I bought it in 2007,
>   but with a case full of CV half shafts. I don't know yet what size I
>   will need ( length and diameter ).A
>   I am convinced , although I am not a professional, that CV drive shafts
>   are far superior to the original DT "truck style" drive shaft
>   The replacement spares , needed for the rebuilt of the car, were very
>   difficult to locate and adapt. Indeed, the car is a one off, and now
>   comes with a brand new 0 mile (upside down) Porsche G50 manual race
>   gearbox mofified by Renegade Hybrids in Las Vegas. This (baffled )
>   gearbox is coupled through of state of the art one of a kind magnesium
>   bellhousing, to a 0 mile all alloy atmospheric Ford Boss engine ( built
>   in time by John Christian with around 600 HP, and fitted thereafter
>   with a Kinsler injection system and Cosworth Pectel ECU ). The engine
>   bay looks like a gas factory !A
>   This all transmits the power to the rear wheels that are 18 " BBS ( Le
>   Mans 1994 original equipment with Michelin slick tires , soft compound
>   )A  A and mounted on a complete Porsche 956-962 magnesium rear
>   suspension ( original ADA equipment at Le Mans 1994 and 1996 ) . To
>   give you an example, one rear hub is costing 28.000 eurosA + 22 % local
>   Value Added Tax.A
>   It is an expensive car...
>   Needless to say that this ADA Pantera is a unique piece of art and
>   should be a rocket on the tracks ( although it will be among the oldest
>   in its racing category.)
>   I trust Damien, my faithful mechanic, to be able to find the right set
>   up and measures, but if someone from " the family " could help us in
>   defining how to measaure the right parameters for the axles (length and
>   diameter) I would save me time and money, a thing I don't have in
>   excess for the time being..
>   I was advised tio buy Porsche CV joints , but those seem to cost around
>   5000 euros fotr the set ( in order to resist the 600 HP, despite a very
>   light car weight, a little less than 1000 kilos ) . This makes the SACC
>   CV joints uncomparably unexpensive, if not cheap !
>   I will bring updates as time goes by. Thanks for the help !
>   Happy New Year to all of you and see you at Daytona Classic 2020 !
>   Patrick
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