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In a message dated 11/7/13 16 58 17, julian_kift@hotmail.com writes:<BR>
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>>>Yes, original ZF side mounts are starting to collect on the ground like fall leaves!<BR>
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If the vendors can't help, I can put out a query on the GT40 forum; hundreds of Pantera ZF gearboxes have found their way into GT40 replicas and every one of them shed its side mounts in the process.<BR>
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As an alternative plan, have you considered the steel mounts offered by Hall and Byars? This is what we put in Lori's car. Although the bit that attaches to the transaxle is made of steel instead of aluminum, I believe it has the same architecture as the originals, making them interchangeable. If you didn't want to fit used originals, you could just buy the steel kit and use the top half of it, and save yourself the considerable trouble and expense of attempting to cast new ones on your own. You might even be able to knock a few bucks off if you had them leave the unnecessary bits behind.<BR>
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Here's a link...<BR>
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http://hallpantera.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=hallpantera-inc&item=22099<BR>
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