DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2000, Message #239

What is involved specifically in changing this? You have to pull the engine, pull the ZF off, crack it open and swap gears? Can this be done by any garage or does it have to be a ZF guru-type? 

A different, unrelated question, although it is related to high-speed driving. My GT5-S does NOT have a factory oil cooler, but later GT5-S cars DO. Colin Bradshaw has one of the last cars made by the factory, and his came with one. The Pantera 2 has one. They are mounted in the opposite side as the gas tank in the rear wheelwell. As long as I am in Europe, I think I will have the opportunity to run at, um, a little higher speeds than I would in the US (huge grin!!), and above 110-120 mph the oil temp tends to climb a little. Does anyone have experience with installing any of the Vendor's oil cooler kits? Anyone put one in a GT5-S or anything with big wheel wells? 

Charlie McCall 
1972 DeTomaso Pantera Pre-L #3847 (for sale)
1985 Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"

>>> "F. & D. Terry" <gt5s@erols.com> 06/06/00 01:03PM >>>
Charlie,
	Congratulations on the car. I forgot to mention to you and other late
model car owners that installing that new overdriven fifth gear makes a
vast improvement if you are running those small diameter rear tires.
	Fred


Charlie Mccall wrote:
> 
> I should have mentioned earlier... For anyone who wants to see "baby pictures" you can skip on over to Mike Dailey's website and see for yourself! www.Panteraplace.com.
> 
> Thanks a bunch, Mike!
> 
> Charlie McCall
> 1972 DeTomaso Pantera Pre-L #3847 (for sale)
> 1985 Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"