DeTomaso Mailing List: October 97, Message #225
     



From: 	Dennis Antenucci <itbewild@gte.net>

Subject: Re: Why I am below 4 grand

Date: 	Thu, 9 Oct 1997 01:18:47 +0000



I love this guy! :-]

Snoop Doggy Dog



David Doddek wrote:

> 

> Mad dog writes:

> >Yo Turbo Man,

> >

> >Can't keep it below 4 grand huh?! Is this the engine your gonna run in

> >Vegas? What about Silver State? What happened to the 74 Twin Turbo NOS

> >EFI?

> >

> >Your gonna eventually get tired of racing those John Deere tractors. When

> >you do we'll be waiting for ya! :-]

> >

> >Mad Dog

> >

> 

> Well Bow-Wow,  it is like this.  I rebuilt this engine in a hurry.  It is

> only a TEMPORARY engine so I can enjoy the car yet this fall before it comes

> apart for the clean up in preperation for Vegas.

> During the rebuild I:

> 1. Used the old cam and lifters.

> 2. did not do a valve job and reused the old valves with multi groove

> keepers.  3. Used the origional valve springs.

> 4. Did not boil the block or heads.

> 5. did not change pistons.

> 6. Did not change rod bolts.

> 7. Used a crank that could of been bent without checking it.

> 8. reused old cam bearings from another engine.

> 9.  Used old oil pump

> 10. used burnt pressure plate and mildly worn clutch.

> 11. Did not balance crank with the different rods.

> 12  Just mildly deglazed the cylinders and did not bore them.

> 

> Therefor I need to take it easy with this engine.  And any way, I always

> take it easy for the first 1000 miles or so on a new engine.

> 

> As for Silver State,  I will probably never have an engine I feel

> comfortable enough to drive that hard for that long.  I would have to build

> a complete SVO motor to do that and I cant afford one of those.

> 

> As for Vegas next year, I am building a completely new engine for that.  The

> turbos will be back on with a few other custom items.  And dont say that

> this motor will cost more than an SVO motor, because all of the custom stuff

> I do myself and save loads of money.

> 

> 

> David Doddek     pantera@pobox.com    www.pobox.com/~pantera    217-422-3722

> 69 EFI Fairlane, 89 T-bird SC, 74 Twin turbo NOS EFI Pantera #6825

> If you are going to go fast, go real fast.