DeTomaso Mailing List: November 99, Message #187

Hey, how about the guy that took two Rocket Assist Take Off (RATO)
bottles and put them on the side of his '57 Chevy? Went airborne at 275
MPH, after grinding the wheels flat with the brakes.
 A new SS strategy?  Al.

Dennis Antenucci wrote:
> 
> Jezus Cal - don't make me write you up!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eustaquio, Cal J <cal.j.eustaquio@lmco.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 8:17 AM
> Subject: Temporary engine for the Pantera?
> 
> >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
> >