[DeTomaso] [EXTERNAL] Re: The 6328 Resto Files - Thar Be Bondo!!
Himes, Terry (US 397C)
terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov
Sun Apr 12 13:08:47 EDT 2020
Amazing! A rare find. We have one in Sandy Eggo too. He worked on my Pantera and one other I know of.
The other one, when sanded down, was total bondo. All over. I have pictures somewhere on my archive drive.
It was starting as mine was finishing paint.
"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
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On 4/11/20, 5:03 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike Thomas" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
I'll leave that up to my body guy. From all of his projects and his own discussion he prefers metal to filler and Bondo, period. He spent 10 years working in Body Coddington's shop, amongst other places, until he decided he wanted to do things at his own pace and only work on cars he was interested in and could become invested in with his talents. The three of us from PNW who have discovered him, one finished and two to go, couldn't be happier we've discovered this kind of talent so close to home.
I'll be leaving the glass in for him to remove, as well as the door window hardware. He will install Aerostar window motors (need to get a pair of those) as well as fully align the window mech for smooth operation, so he wants to be the one to take it apart to start with. Other than that, the only things left on the car is the rolling suspension and most of the wiring harnesses, which don't need to come out.
More to come. All please stay well and safe!
Mike Thomas
Panteras (hunkered down in the great) Northwest
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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of Jeff Detrich
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] [EXTERNAL] Re: The 6328 Resto Files - Thar Be Bondo!!
Same for me but there was a good layer of leading in all the right places.
Mike, are you going to use doublers to better anchor the corners, sail panel, and front windshield pillars? Do people even worry about that anymore?
Jeff
6559
On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 3:24 PM Himes, Terry (US 397C) via DeTomaso < detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> Mine also. Sanded down to the metal. The rockers were replaced but
> every other inch was true, straight and smooth.
> No bondo.
>
> "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
> Deep Space Exploration – Mission Operations
>
> Dawn Spacecraft Team
> Europa Lander Science Support Team
> TGO Sequence Lead
> MEX Sequence Lead
> Odyssey Sequence Team
> Spitzer Space Telescope Data Team
>
> Phone: (818) 393-6261
> Cell: (818) 653-8213
> thimes at jpl.nasa.gov
>
>
>
> On 4/11/20, 9:34 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <
> detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
> detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
> Garth Rodericks just got his Pantera back after it was hit in a
> parking lot. He had it fully repainted. Even with way over 100k miles,
> that car was completely straight with no filler.
>
> I have flipped two Panteras in my life. Not crashed them, just
> bought and sold them quickly. One had been sitting in an open shed
> since 1987 (barn car, #3903 in the registry) and the other was owned
> by a fellow who didn’t have room for it in his garage and stored it
> outside under a cover much of the time. Both of those cars were fully
> restored afterwards, and both had absolute zero rust, and not a speck
> of bondo when they were stripped to bare metal.
>
> These cars were good when they were new. Some led a bit of a life
> and were subjected to repairs like Mike Thomas’ car, or were subjected
> to a LOT of repairs like mine before I got it. A mythology has arisen
> that these cars were built with a lot of filler, but that just isn’t
> true. Yes, there was leading, but not bondo.
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Apr 11, 2020, at 09:04, Christopher Kimball <
> ChrisVKimball at msn.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm beginning to wonder if there are any Panteras out there that
> don't
> > have a pound of Bondo on them somewhere!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> __________________________________________________________________
> >
> > From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
> behalf of
> > Mike Thomas <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2020 7:25 AM
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> > Subject: [DeTomaso] The 6328 Resto Files - Thar Be Bondo!!
> >
> > Big surprise . . . Getting into the serious sanding on 6328 and
> > finally
> > found the expected Bondo at the left rear corner. They really
> slopped
> > it on
> > in an attempt to get things looking back to normal. What a
> process.
> >
> > Mike Thomas
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