[DeTomaso] 72 on BAT

[Will Kooiman]

It actually isn't that difficult to repair, though.

I'm an amateur, and I repaired quite a bit on mine.  Just cut it out, make sure everything is straight, and weld in new.  Mig welders make it all pretty easy.

On mine, it was even very localized.  The part that often rusts due to no drain holes - I forget what it's called - rear lower frame rails??

On this one, the flaking looks like undercoating - but I would suspect that the "surface rust" is deep enough to be structural.

The weird idle is very likely due to misadjusted Webers - or maybe they're just gummed up.

On 9/23/22, 1:29 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike & Elizabeth" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:

    Frame rust doesn't look so good.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of Ken Green via DeTomaso
    Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2022 4:37 PM
    To: Detomaso Email List <detomaso at detomasolist.com>
    Subject: [DeTomaso] 72 on BAT

     https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-detomaso-pantera-84/
    Very nice interior and paint.

    I'm not knowledgeable re rust, but it looks like an outer layer is pealing away in photo 189/214? Is that undercoating?  Guess I'm a little paranoid about structural issues, but if the car was stripped for paint, why would they leave this?







    _______________________________________________


    Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
    Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
    DeTomaso mailing list
    DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
    http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso

    To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above.

    Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages.