DeTomaso Mailing List: November 99, Message #398

Hi all,

Skip asked about some parts.  Here's some general comments:

>21005C Left engine(gas tank) cover

>>>No longer available from the factory; these things are phenomenally 
expensive when sourced through the vendors as a result.  Good luck finding 
them.

>21001D Center engine cover(raised)

>>>Some may be available new still, but see above.  You say you want it 
raised?  How much?  Do you want it RAISED, i.e. 2 inches or 4 inches?  Marino 
Perna (lurker on this list) sells a very nice fiberglass unit, but I think 
it's big-time overpriced at over five hundred dollars a whack.  Yo Marino, 
you making these things out of diamond dust or what? (grin!)

04011A Gas pedal

>>>Inexpensive and high-quality bolt-in replacement pedal available from Hall 
Pantera.  Marino might have one too.  Stock pedals can break under severe 
duty if the stops aren't adjusted correctly.

>21011A RR splash shield

>>>You can spend big bucks and get polished stainless steel units from Hall 
or Marino.  If you just want to keep water out of your electrics, just get 
some tin snips and some sheet metal and start hacking.

>08402A Dip stick
08403A Tube

>>>These are a DeTomaso-specific part and can't be found anywhere else.  They 
cost an absolute FORTUNE new.

A good source for used parts is Wally Baldyga in West Suffield, CT.  He's got 
a half-dozen or more wrecked cars, each of which can donate most if not all 
of the parts you need.  Give him a call at:

(860) 668-5690

(I'm guessing at that area code; it used to be 203, and I think it changed to 
860.  If you get a Chinese restaurant in Des Moines, then I guessed 
wrong--call the operator to get the right one!)

Hope that helped!

Mike