#7041 GTS

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Sorry for the small pics...please bear with me as I try to get a couple larger ones loaded!

Better!

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Last one.

That really looks good.

Aren't you glad I talked you into buying those girdled valve covers!

Those are way better than the fake Hall "Dual Overhead Cam" valve covers that were going around.

Can't wait to see your car on the road.

Very cool carb setup, as well.

Rocky

PS. What did you decide to do with those twin turbos?

I'm blind! I can't see a thing with all that polish! How can you work on that thing? You need welding googles to see any detail...or is that the plan?

Yes, glad I listened to you Chuck! Turbos sold and going into a Ford truck up north. Doug...maybe I should have used flat black paint on the block to temper the polish?

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Originally posted by d8omaso:
Yes, glad I listened to you Chuck! Turbos sold and going into a Ford truck up north. Doug...maybe I should have used flat black paint on the block to temper the polish?

Definitely not!!!!

that is a marvel to see!

took me a while to catch the GTS on top of the air cleaners.

is the step in heights to enhance the lettering or for any other purpose

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Originally posted by d8omaso:
Yes, glad I listened to you Chuck! Turbos sold and going into a Ford truck up north. Doug...maybe I should have used flat black paint on the block to temper the polish?

Hum?

I put the shorter filter on the S and will place engine in car to check clearance from deck lid...really don’t want to cut original. If I have to cut, will go carbon fiber. Though the staggered filter heights would show off the GTS a little better from the rear view!

Beautiful!

Wow!

OK so I'm drooling! Beautiful. Give us some detail on where you got some of the parts: Valve covers, intake, etc. Sweet setup.

Dude, you got the same valve cover set up as mine below! You don't see that too often, as I was told those are hard to find now. You will do 6,000 RPM all day with that girdle set up...Tight! Do you happen to know the torque recommended on the acorn nuts? I noticed a couple of mine got loose, and I just snugged them down a bit with a wrench not knowing the torque. In looking at your photos it seems like the acorns just hold the cover onto the main bolts and therefore I just assume minimal torque on those acorns.

A3 Aluminum Heads by JanDaMan, on Flickr

I am interested in the "Trick Flow" head performance, with the right cam H.R. made 575h.p.
The try-power is also a interesting approach, I rode in a car with it in 1977, it worked! NICE JOB!!!

Jan, those original design rocker-stud-mount Ford covers are supposed to seal oil seepage with dead-soft copper washers, so more than what it takes to seal them is unnecessary- dunno what that might be. Where the studs go into the heads should be torqued to rocker-stud tightness, probably with a deep-point socket.

Tom...been slowly acquiring the parts over the last couple of years. I found the valve covers here on this forum! They were new in the box with all hardware and I powder coated them to match the body color of car. The tri-power intake was also new with the Holley carbs. Been sitting on a shelf in Michigan since the owner who used to work at the Dyno lab @ Ford brought them home. Ford ordered the destruction of the 500 they made after they were denied use by NASCAR. I purchased this at the estate auction. Supposedly there are only a handful of these that survived. Robert Richards also has a tri-power in his Pantera, so there are at least 2 of the eight or so in a deTomaso. The late Ed Nauman did the CNC “GTS” on the air filter covers...he did a great job and I would have liked to have had the chance to meet him in person!

Jan...been admiring your cars for a couple of years! Hope I get the chance to see them in person one day! It was actually your car that set me on the quest to search for them! I’ve seen you posts and replies that torque should be about 5-6ft.pd. Very light. I did place a thin layer of sealer around the tapered aluminum washer that sits below brass. If I find a definitive torque, I will be sure to pass it on.

Chris...my goal with the motor build is to be around 550lb.ft. Torque @ the low/mid range. Not too concerned about top speed, just want it to be “head-snapping” quick! Hence, parts were chosen for that goal. Will hopefully get dyno’d in the next month or so. I’ll post results.

I am sure you will achieve you h.p. goals, beautiful job. I would be a buyer on a set of those valve covers if anyone has a set laying around. hey does 200 where does your rear oil port A.N. hose go? and what about the carb p.c.v. hose?

Been doing a little powder coating and experimenting with some decals for my brake calipers. Thought I'd make them match my valve covers. Got them all stripped and polished the "faces".

Primed. When the primer just started to flow out, I removed the decal.

Carefully applied another decal and as color coat started to flow out, removed decal.

Ready to reassemble the calipers. Red metallic is difficult to photograph, but the polished detomaso shows off well.

last one.

That looks sweet.

You must be almost ready to drive!

Chuck, just trying to catch up to you! Will dyno motor in January. We will compare motor notes then.

Hey John -

Does that McRobb fuel pump interfere with the Oil Filter?

I probably will get one of those. I went through 4 fuel pumps on Dyno Day, and they all couldn't keep up!

I heard that you can get the fittings coming out of the bottom... Necessary?

Thanks-