First of all Pantera 4134 : I believe if you check your facts you will see that you are incorrect. I have only criticized someone on the list because of their opinion once, and that was because that person was ranting on about how they had blown the doors off of a number of what I considered to be quality sports cars with his Mitsubishi 3000 GT. He also said that an NSX was a piece of shit. I took exception to his opinion but I didn’t get personal until he did, and my problem wasn't with his opinion it was with him and his personal attacks.( If you care to attempt to support your claim that “From following your posts on the “Mailing List” you seem to have problems with differing opinions.” I would like you to show me an example of a case where I criticized someone for their opinion. (other then the 3000 GT guy which was over a year ago) I don't criticize people for their opinions. I may question someone’s opinion (that’s what a meaningful dialogue is all about) If a person has an opinion they should say it's their opinion . There is a difference between an opinion and a fact. If someone makes a statement and claims it is a fact they should be able to and prepared to provide proof. That's the basis of the scientific process and the legal and educational system. If you make a claim be prepared to back it up with facts and provide the source of your "statement of fact". I may strongly disagree with an opinion, and I may be less diplomatic if someone confuses their opinion with factual information , but I do not and I did not criticize the person just the opinion .If you take the time to read all of this post you will see that it was ACCOBRA who got personal and nasty. He and I believe it was Julian were having a difference of opinion about the merits of outboard hats. I made statements that basically defended ACCOBRA'S position but I also said that there was some truth to both of their positions. He ( who apparently has some trouble reading and keeping the facts straight) said that I misquoted him when in fact I was repeating Julians position not ACCOBRA's. When I pointed out this error to him and the fact that I had been supporting HIS POSITION he said (This is an exact quote )"Basically who cares unless your pounding on the car like I do with my B2, AC or 9138 on a track ... otherwise street driving .. paint your rotors and calipers red like the tuners so you can see them through the wheels ...because you most probably will not see the benefit of an upgraded braking system ... so save your money." Implying that I don't drive my car hard enough(like he does) to need upgraded brakes That's why I mentioned crashing my NSX at 150 MPH to point out that he has no idea how I use or drive my cars and telling me to "just paint my calipers red...and save my money" was a personal insult. So it appears it is he who has a problem with people who don't share his opinion's (or he is just paranoid) because I was supporting his position NOT disagreeing with him and he couldn't tell the difference! So I will ask you to Support YOUR OPINION about me having a problem with other peoples opinions with some form of FACTUAL PROOF or retract it. I don't recall you telling ACCOBRA to "Chill Out". Larry I qualified my position early on by saying that I was not an engineer but I based my opinions on my own understanding of physics. My mention of crashing my NSX at 150 mph was not meant to lend veracity to my qualifications as a mechanical or brake expert but instead to show that I did in fact drive my cars at a level that would or could benefit from improved brakes (or at least improved beyond 1973 technology). I don’t quite grasp how your disclosure about crashing your NSX at 65 mph has any relevance to my credibility or to the topic of the post, if you were trying to establish something about your driving skills you succeeded. Finally as far as the question of whether ball bearings on the rear wheels of the Pantera are antiquated or not I should have defined my position more clearly. I know roller bearings are used on most high performance cars including race cars. When I said "antiquated bearings" I was refering to the roller bearings on the Pantera. They are inadequate to support the added stress caused by the larger wheels and tires that are more common on Panteras today then the 205/50/15's that were on my 1973 L. If you read the July Pantera Club of Northern California newsletter there is an excellent article by Mike Drew about an updated roller bearing replacement that is double the width of the stock ball bearing. Mike’s article also points out the numerous deficiencies in the stock roller bearing assembly used in the Pantera. This is what I was referring to when I said “The antiquated roller bearings in the Pantera” Here is the link to that article if anyone cares to read it. The improved roller bearing only costs around $12.00 more then the stock bearing and Wilkinson Pantera sells the bearing and the narrowed spacer you will need if you replace the original with the wider bearing.
http://www.panteraclubnorcal.c...rticles/News0907.pdf
I am also attaching a picture of my NSX . This is to show you the difference between a 65 mph crash and a 150 mph crash (in an NSX ),most other cars would have suffered much more damage and left me dead) and to show that when I say something I can back it up with proof, I have also included me on my jet ski I mentioned and my offshore speed boat.
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