[DeTomaso] Collective wisdom sought - exhaust options.

Curt Hall cuvee at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jun 1 00:36:43 EDT 2020 

 Looking Good Lori, You go Girl!
    On Sunday, May 31, 2020, 09:06:27 PM PDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:  
 
 Joe,

When the time comes the muffler mods will be fully documented in the PCNC newsletter (which is free for all to view at the PCNC website). It might be some time though—we have been meaning to do it for years now. 

Today was spent tearing the underside of Lori’s car off to drop the oil pan to repair a persistent leak. It involves sawing off the emergency brake bracket (Dennis Quella sells a bolt-in replacement that I have standing by) and removing the previously installed bolt-in chassis crossmember. The original is welded in (dumb) and we cut that out and replaced it years ago. This bolt-in one appears to have grown since it was installed because it sure did not want to come out!  Lots of beating and whanging and tugging and prying, and finally using a broomstick and a BFH from above enabled us to get this ‘simple’ piece out. It was subsequently treated with the poor man’s end mill (Harbor Freight angle grinder) and will go in much more nicely now. 

Finally we were able to drop the pan, clean off the underside of the block and tap the pan rails flat again. It may be a few days before we install the new gaskets and reinstall the pan. The parking brake hasn’t been hooked up for years, but that will be the next project, as we have new cables and all the needed hardware so there’s no reason not to implement it. 

Lori worked hard today!




Good times in the garage! 

Circling back around to the topic at hand, in the photos you can see her Wilkinson exhausts—they work great but the paint burned off long ago so they look sort of ghetto. A PCNC member with a body shop offered to ceramic coat them and paint them but I want to cut them apart and fix them first.  He needs to have his rear axles and bearings replaced which I’m equipped to do, so it will be an exchange of favors. Just waiting for him to get a break in his schedule to bring his hub carriers up here....

Mike


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> On May 31, 2020, at 18:51, Joseph F Byrd, Jr <byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Some pics of that project would be greatly appreciated
> Joe 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 9:34 PM
> To: Rob DuMoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>
> Cc: P - Mail List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Collective wisdom sought - exhaust options.
> 
> . . . I am about to cut hers apart and rebuild them . . 
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   Looking Good Lori, You go Girl!

   On Sunday, May 31, 2020, 09:06:27 PM PDT, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
   Joe,
   When the time comes the muffler mods will be fully documented in the
   PCNC newsletter (which is free for all to view at the PCNC website). It
   might be some time thoughawe have been meaning to do it for years now.
   Today was spent tearing the underside of Lorias car off to drop the oil
   pan to repair a persistent leak. It involves sawing off the emergency
   brake bracket (Dennis Quella sells a bolt-in replacement that I have
   standing by) and removing the previously installed bolt-in chassis
   crossmember. The original is welded in (dumb) and we cut that out and
   replaced it years ago. This bolt-in one appears to have grown since it
   was installed because it sure did not want to come out!  Lots of
   beating and whanging and tugging and prying, and finally using a
   broomstick and a BFH from above enabled us to get this asimplea piece
   out. It was subsequently treated with the poor manas end mill (Harbor
   Freight angle grinder) and will go in much more nicely now.
   Finally we were able to drop the pan, clean off the underside of the
   block and tap the pan rails flat again. It may be a few days before we
   install the new gaskets and reinstall the pan. The parking brake hasnat
   been hooked up for years, but that will be the next project, as we have
   new cables and all the needed hardware so thereas no reason not to
   implement it.
   Lori worked hard today!
   Good times in the garage!
   Circling back around to the topic at hand, in the photos you can see
   her Wilkinson exhaustsathey work great but the paint burned off long
   ago so they look sort of ghetto. A PCNC member with a body shop offered
   to ceramic coat them and paint them but I want to cut them apart and
   fix them first.  He needs to have his rear axles and bearings replaced
   which Iam equipped to do, so it will be an exchange of favors. Just
   waiting for him to get a break in his schedule to bring his hub
   carriers up here....
   Mike
   Sent from my iPad
   > On May 31, 2020, at 18:51, Joseph F Byrd, Jr
   <[1]byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:
   >
   > i>>?Some pics of that project would be greatly appreciated
   > Joe
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On
   Behalf Of Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 9:34 PM
   > To: Rob DuMoulin <[3]rob at dumoulins.net>
   > Cc: P - Mail List <[4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Collective wisdom sought - exhaust options.
   >
   > . . . I am about to cut hers apart and rebuild them . .
   >
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