[DeTomaso] Rocker Panels on Ebay

[Mike & Elizabeth]

Thanks Mike, appreciate it.
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Drew <mikeldrew at aol.com> 
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 6:34 PM
To: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Cc: Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>; List DeTomaso Forum <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rocker Panels on Ebay

Julian, Mike,

You are both exactly right. The fellow advertising those panels on Enay has never even seen a Pantera, I don’t think. Some vendors used to sell very low-quality replacements which were carved in only the top-to-bottom direction, failing to acknowledge the fact that they are also supposed to be bent front to back, like a banana.  I guess he fit his hands in one of them and cooked it, not realizing how bad they were.

Oops. 

Kirk Evans always made the best reproduction rockers but has been out of them for years.  As luck would have it, he is just now working to bring them back. In fact I was supposed to be getting a set to hand-carry to Japan this week but his production was slightly delayed. However he should have them available in the next few weeks. 

I would definitely go that route!

Mike

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> On Oct 29, 2021, at 17:31, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>    I have not purchased this part, for the very reason you state, after
>   some back and forth with the vendor I determined it only has curvature
>   in one direction, he seemed unaware there was a lengthwise curve and
>   stated he copied a panel from a vendor. There was a guy in Europe that
>   made the buck to form a correct replacement, I think his cost was
>   something like EUR600 as it was all hand formed and welded.
> 
>   Julian
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
>   Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 5:20 PM
>   To: 'List DeTomaso Forum' <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Rocker Panels on Ebay
> 
>   My builder is getting ready to remove my driver's side rocker panel and
>   will
>   have to fabricate a new one as mine has many rust pin holes and a
>   patch, and
>   will need to be cut off to get to the issues underneath.  Has anyone
>   purchased the rocker listed on Ebay at the link below?  I'm concerned
>   that
>   it looks too straight to fit properly as the lower side of the car has
>   a
>   convex shape from front to back.
> 
>   [1]https://www.ebay.com/itm/224611223352?mkevt=1
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>   Thanks
>   Mike Thomas
>   Panteras Northwest
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