DeTomaso Mailing List: May 98, Message #1612

In a message dated 5/29/98 8:00:17 PM, rjr46@choice.net wrote:

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I'm using a Stant 17-lb with a lift-lever for safe pressure bleed. And since
you're going to so much trouble with the engine area of your Pantera, why not
strip the inner fender panel rain gutter area (between the outside edge & the
rubber weather stripping), right at the point where the outside fuel door is
located. This is a known weak spot in the Pantera's monococque chassis and
would greatly stiffen up your chassis if seam-welded a foot or so in each
direction (both sides, too). There are commonly paint cracks at this point. J
DeRyke