Wanted: Dash 1 transaxle

At our OC Pantera meeting in August, we had a guest from POCA Great Lakes Chapter I think it was Gerry Romak that had a Dash 1.  I don't know if he still has it or if he would sell it, but give Gerry a call.

Hi Lardog,

have you or anybody else the contact details from Gerry ?

thanks,

Simon

@simon - Just PM you with Gerry's information.

@Lardog posted:

@simon - Just PM you with Gerry's information.

Thanks, I will send Gerry a message right now.

regards

Simon

Don't forget, Simon, you'll also need the dash-1 bellhousing, the cross-housing shift mechanism and a few other parts. And there were two totally different limited-slip systems, each with its own internal housing. Spare parts for that box are as rare as GR-4 cars. Most spares went to GT-40 kit-car builders decades ago.

Thanks for the advice Bosswrench , indeed, for me the easiest is to buy a complete gearbox with bellhousing and all hardware.

I know for a Mangusta you need a bushing too between crankshaft and priseaxle.

is this also needed for a Pantera ?

regards

Simon

Lardog , Gerry calls me back, maybe he know something.

Simon

Yes. Same pilot bearing extension. Diff case is 1" narrower than a dash-2 case so the clutch cross shaft is shorter & smaller in OD, too. Thus it's difficult to use the wider dash-2 bellhousing. That's why lloyd Butfoy calls those interim transaxles a 'dash-1-1/2' because they're composites of the GT-40, Mangusta and Pantera ZFs. Not sure but I think there were less than 500 ever made and a lot were junked by Ford.

As for the LSDs, the most desirable version for racers is the early one (GT-40) that doesn't use clutch plates for slipping. Instead, the mechanism uses 'chiclets' very similar to a Detroit Locker. The dozen or so little oblong metal beans turn partly crosswise under cornering load and give a limited amount of slip by ratcheting. On straights, they can be heard rattling in their loose fitting housings. They start wearing the moment the car begins to move. Street guys used to complain about the noise.

Without slip-clutches, there's less heat generated in the diff so no reason to need a ZF cooler in all but very long races. None of these OEM parts have been seen as spares for a very long time. There may have been some home-made.

Bosswrench,

thanks for the explonation about the difference about the styles, for me  a LS not needed , I have an other car wich I can use for driving with smoking tires .

Simon

still looking for a Dash1 gearbox.

Simon

Hi Simon,

One Dash1 for sale in italy for 14000 euros at GR-Box (gr-box-di-fantini-silvia.webnode.it/used-parts).

Hi Dipascale ,

thats expensive , but I will take a look on it.

regards

Simon

still looking for a Dash 1

Simon

Found a Dash1 into Florida , it's on his way to Ron McCall for a rebuild .

Simon