[DeTomaso] Deck Lid thingee needed

[Chris Difani]

Let me rephrase that....

Under normal conditions, with normal drivers, normally driving, it will 
never, ever break... Actually it will never, ever break in the way that 
yours broke (the original welded coat hanger wire to recycled beer can plate 
version) since the replacements from the vendors are made quite 
differently....

Another thought about breakage here, is that if the vendor replacement part 
breaks, it might indicate that the body is flexing too much... and might 
need some reinforcement; seam welding, stiffening kit, or whatever...

However, as to how Larry broke his.... that I leave to the definition of 
"normal"... and we all may not want to go there...

Chris

Chris Difani
'73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
Sacramento, CA
Email: cdifani at pacbell.net



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <fresnofinches at aol.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 6:45 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Deck Lid thingee needed


> Chris wrote -
>
> The replacement unit is formed from 16 gauge sheetmetal,
>
> and will never, ever break in the way that yours has 
> broken.................
> Not true. I just replaced that same part on 2511. It literally broke
> into three pieces - the center section and the two outer sections
> that have the bolts holding them to the deck lid.
>
> It does take some tweaking to fit the later latch to the earlier cars
> as the center-to-center mounting distances are different. I reworked it
> rather than add nutserts as Chris did.
>
> I've broken this part just this once, but for the bottom latch I've
> broken two so far. I now have spares of both - thanks to eBay.
>
> Maybe I should slow down on the weekend foothill drives?
>
> Nah :-)
>
> Larry
>
>
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