Broke my ZF Transaxle speedo drive.

[Con Torrisi]

From: "Lachlan Chapman" <chapmans at ihug.co.nz>


> Off topic, but
> What are your thoughts on what the late Todd Wilkes did to his Giocattolo
> before the accident?
I know what those cars are capable of and they are perfect for a twin turbo
V8 setup because of the space around the engine. Easy plumbing. And being
mid engined and rear wheel drive the traction and power loss factors are
good too. I'm even tempted to buy his old manifolds and slap a couple on
turbos on mine.....

He was given a lot of credence for the technology that went into his car.
Credit where credit is due but if you listen to the talk on this forum alone
there are many others around that have the capability to do the same. He had
the finances, the enthusiasm, the time, and the dedication to apply the
technology and make it work. For that I admire him.

I'm not a purist and I don't mind modifying cars. The loss of 007 in the
Giocattolo community is a real tragedy, but not as tragic as the loss of
Todd to his family and friends.

There are very few Giocattolos left that you would consider "stock" or
"original". Mine is one the closest but they were designed to be high
performance machines. They are easy to mod and most of them have been. I
don't know of many cars (off the race track) that weigh a little over 1000kg
and can handle 1000hp at the back wheels without serious body and chasis
tuning and modification.

However, I am torn between leaving mine original and playing with it.
Remember, eventually everybody wants more.

Cheers

Con





> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Con Torrisi" <mini at bretts.com.au>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>; <jakse at dingoblue.net.au>
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 11:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Broke my ZF Transaxle speedo drive.
>
>
> > Erhh... yes I am actually.  Ahhhaaa I see you have an aussie email
address
> > so you know the cars.
> >
> > Mine is Number 9.
> >
> > Con
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "john" <jakse at dingoblue.net.au>
> > To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: Broke my ZF Transaxle speedo drive.
> >
> >
> > > con, are you talking about a giocattolo?
> > >
> > > j
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Con Torrisi" <mini at bretts.com.au>
> > > To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 8:28 AM
> > > Subject: Broke my ZF Transaxle speedo drive.
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have a rare car built in Australia based on the similar
engineering
> to
> > > the
> > > > Detomaso Panteras in the 70's. It has a ZF 5-DS-25-2 transaxle with
a
> 5
> > > > litre efi V8.
> > > >
> > > > I've broken the speedo drive in the gearbox and I was wondering if
any
> > of
> > > > you guys knew of a source of parts, new or second hand where I could
> get
> > a
> > > > replacement. ZF stuff is very rare here.
> > > >
> > > > (EFI CONTENT) The speedo cable has an integrated speed sensor which
> > feeds
> > > > into the ECU. When the drive broke the ECU fault warning light came
> on.
> > At
> > > > this stage I'm assuming the problem is the speed sensor. Is the
speed
> > > sensor
> > > > usually only used for lean cruise on the highway? I can't give any
> other
> > > > details about the ECU at this stage because the car is 6 feet off
the
> > > ground
> > > > on a hoist at the shop getting the transaxle dissassembled to remove
> the
> > > > broken drive.
> > > >
> > > > Any help greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Con Torrisi
> > > >
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