DeTomaso Mailing List: November 99, Message #176

HOMEY,
you get story and photo's to Drew yet?
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Timko <TheDrol@mediaone.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Temporary engine for the Pantera?


>This would be good for our KIT car image!!!
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>Paul
>#9270
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eustaquio, Cal J <cal.j.eustaquio@lmco.com>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
>Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 10:07 AM
>Subject: Temporary engine for the Pantera?
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>>Hi All:
>>
>>I'm expecting showers of bullets on this one but here goes: been thinking
>>that since the engine and trans are out, I'll be sending these off to be
>>rebuilt in the future. In the meantime, I have some possible issues about
>>moving the Pantera from my garage to a paint booth sometime in the future.
>>
>>I had some offers of local auto body shops to let me use their booth on
the
>>weekend. I don't want to tow the vehicle.
>>
>>Now (here goes): would it be possible to shoehorn in a VW engine/transaxle
>>combination if I made the right conversions to do so? I take it if I flop
>>the combo around so that it has the same profile as the 351/ZF combo, I
>>might have to do some mechanical conversion or put the gears into reverse
>so
>>that the car can move in one direction (albiet very slowly but I don't
>care,
>>I just need to move the car under it's own *gulp* VW power). This will
>>probably already reinforce the hated kit car notion but  who cares: I'm a
>>man of means.
>>
>>Let me know. I'm waiting for a good chuckle on this one!
>>
>>Cal #2428r (with flame suit and
>>
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