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Dave. Is the DD shaft in the Pantera metric and can I source DD bar stock here?
I was thinking the same thing with sleeves and pinning to mate the 17mm and 14mm shafts together.
There is an adjustable "rehostat" all taped up into the harness on the Dutch "kit".
The shaft connection to the steering wheel is also concealed by the Pantera tube so I can see what they did but that undoubtedly is the GM sourced unit, then modified to fit the car.
You need the GM "brain" with it to provide the boost variation supplied to it by the VSS.
The sensitivity adjustment in the kit undoubtedly minimizes the boost provided in the Pantera. You aren't going to need much unless you are a Gp4 or 5 car.
Toyota also uses one of these units in the Celica but the housing puts the electric motor on the right side.
All in all, a very interesting idea and the GM sourced componenets are easy to find.
I need to find the 17mm-36 u joints. Worst comes to worst, I will wind up getting greasy at a pick and pull. Already found a motor that looks like it will work fine like the Dutch kit but there is going to be some case milling and bracket construction necessary to make it a simple bolt in.
That's ok though. That kind of stuff I'm good with. I'll just paint it black when it's done.
The VSS is already here. It's a Motorcraft service part.
As long as I don't need to weld aluminum I'm ok.