DeTomaso Mailing List: July 97, Message #156
     



From: "Ted A. Mitchell" <tmitch@gte.net>

Subject: Re: Brakes etc....

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 11:34:00 -0700



Gary,

I have a 1972 Pantera that I was converting to a drag car, however it was

not far enough along that it can't be finished as a road racer.  It was a

rollover, and I have had the car completely "walnut shelled", the chassis

straightened and all of the firewall forward sheet metal redone.  It has a

roll cage (although the planned tie-in to the rear suspension

reinforcements is not complete).  The car is setup for a 429-460 pro stock

drag engine which I want to keep, but the engine plate mounts (front and

rear block) and adapter to a ZF transaxle are included.  The hood is

fiberglass, a hand formed aluminum dash, race seat, and I have a complete

rear "sheet metal" (firewall back) one-piece fiberglass body which I was

planning to adapt as a lift-off for engine access.



The car is titled and comes with a complete rear clip (in good condition

except the rear deck lid is tweaked) to return the car to street use.  The

bad news is that I need $12,000 for the car (this includes all the

interior, wiring, etc. that I have removed from the car).



Ted (Vader) Mitchell

http://home1.gte.net/tmitch/pe.htm

http://home1.gte.net/tmitch/chpie.htm

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> From: GRR456@aol.com

> To: detomaso@wgate.com

> Subject: Brakes etc....

> Date: Wednesday, June 18, 1997 2:43 PM

> 

> Paul and others

> 

> You are right...That feeling is your front end is washing out from

underneath

> you. The way to fix that is by installing a brake balance bar and a dual

> master cylinder setup in your braking system. Although that is an

excellent

> way to go, I wouldn't recommend that unless you do all out racing or

> autocross etc, or if that is something you just have to have...

> 

> Also..If anyone has a Pantera rolling chassis, or just a shell, with or

> without a title, I may be interested in buying it...If the price is

right.  I

> am interested it making a type of race car out of it. I would like an

> unrusted auto, or almost unrusted..I'm not that good in body work.  If

> someone has a started racing project, I may be interested in that also,

as I

> will add a cage at some point. 

> 

> Regards...Gary

> 



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