<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div>Having now seen the pictures and seeing what they look like, I think it’s interesting to note that Tom Upton has been <div>running those wheels on his 800HP Pantera race car for 15 years, if not more.</div><div>At least, it sure LOOKS like the same wheel. He got them from Hall.</div><div><br></div><div>He’s never had a problem with them to my knowledge, but hey… I’ll ask him personally tomorrow when I see him.</div><div><br></div><div>I ran three piece Gottis on my Pantera for years and they are now on the race car.</div><div>I’ve never had a problem with them. No leaks, even….</div><div><br></div><div>Bombs, indeed…..</div><div><br></div><div>Kirby</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 7, 2014, at 17:21, Julian Kift <<a href="mailto:julian_kift@hotmail.com">julian_kift@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial"><font size="2">Now you've done it, sending out e-mails full of crap about how every De Tomaso with 3 piece whels is a potential bomb. You realize you have tjust alterted the NSA to monitor every Panetra movement and next we'll all be put on the "No Drive' list.<br><br>IMHO all 3-piece wheels used on a heavy street car are a bomb waiting to go off- and I'm a guy who loves lightness. I'd love to use such on our Pantera but there<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>are</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>limits... I suggest making a coffee table out of them. Good luck- J Deryke<br></font><br></font><div><font size="2" face="arial"><div style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Peter Cajthaml <<a href="mailto:pcajthaml@gmail.com">pcajthaml@gmail.com</a>><br>To: detomaso <<a href="mailto:detomaso@poca.com">detomaso@poca.com</a>><br>Sent: Fri, Feb 7, 2014 11:47 am<br>Subject: [DeTomaso] Hall Ultra Wheels<br><br><div id="ecxAOLMsgPart_2_6d0a196a-5f74-41b9-9cb3-8b55a82b68eb"><div dir="ltr">[resending w/o attached picture]<br><br><div><div><div>All:<br><br></div>I am in the process of replacing my tires, and thus started to research 2761's wheels - all I know is that they are an early version of the Hall Ultra wheel - probably put on when the car underwent the "Group 5 Conversion" in the late 90's. They are 17", probably 13" wide in the rear, perhaps 9" or 10" wide in the front. I really don't know as I had never unmounted a tire. The tires are Bridgestone Potenza 335/35-17, 255/40-17 (13", 10" wide). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br></div>I read some horror stories online about the 3-piece Ultra wheels (which is what I think I have). Apparently the wheel (or the small bolts holding it together) sometimes crack, resulting in an instant tire deflation. Another post suggested that these wheels should be x-rayed every year to look for cracks.<br><br></div><div>I'll attach a picture of the car to see if anyone can recognize the wheels. I'd like to hear others' experience with the Hall Ultra wheel - should I be looking to replace them? (If I keep them, I may have them powder-coated black - do they have to be disassembled for that, and what kind of can of worms does that open?)<br><br></div><div>thanks for the advice,<br><br></div>Peter<br>#2761<br></div></div><div id="ecxAOLMsgPart_3_6d0a196a-5f74-41b9-9cb3-8b55a82b68eb" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>_______________________________________________
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