[DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

I understand that some people want to remove the lid more often than others. As mine's been in place since I bought the car in 96 it's obviously not that important to me. For locking I'd personally use a cotter pin or safety wire in a small hole at the pin tip. My pins are now installed the "safe" way but if the lid comes off in the future I'll flip them around and drill them for safety wiring.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Göran Malmberg" <hemipanter at hemipanter.se>
To: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins


> In my case I like a fast way of remowing the lid without interupting
> the allignment of the hinger. So removable pins is fundamental.
> an expanding device in the end of the pin that has to be pushetd in
> is a good idea.
> Goran
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
> 
> 
> If you install the pins from one side they require hinge removal to get the 
> pins out. That would mean that they are unable to fall out. Maybe the "fix" 
> of installing the pins the way that they can fall out isn't so much a fix?
> 
> Tomas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <asajay at asajay.com>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 1:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
> 
> 
>> Um... yes, true story.  They probably don't need it unless they've
>> been removed many times.  I think it would be a good idea to cotter
>> pin them or put a clip on or something.  If one comes out and the
>> other doesn't, it could ruin your day really fast.
>>
>> Asa Jay
>>
>> Quoting astephens <artstephens at charter.net>:
>>
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>>>        I think the pin came out of one of the hinges on the Dawg's car at
>>> the Silver State.  That definitely mad him a "MAD" Dawg.  Lots of damage
>>> which ended his race early.
>>>
>>> Art
>>>
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>>>> I've found that once you get them started it is no big deal to pull them
>>>> the rest of the way out.  Or at least that is the way it is on my car.
>>>>
>>>> In fact as I'm writing this I'm thinking that because they slide out so
>>>> easy, that maybe they need some kind of positive lock on the opposite
>>>> end.  Of course I've never had a problem with them falling out and I
>>>> haven't heard of anyone else having this problem, so maybe that is an
>>>> unfounded concern?
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>> #9270
>>>>
>>>> Erik Anderson wrote:
>>>>> Thanks, Göran.  I'm Canadian.  We speak metric!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> EA
>>>>> #3528
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Göran Malmberg [mailto:hemipanter at hemipanter.se]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 3:05 PM
>>>>> To: Erik Anderson; detomaso at realbig.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
>>>>>
>>>>> The pins themself are 6mm. Sorry for the mm:rs, but they ARE metric.
>>>>> A little less than a 1/4".
>>>>> Goran
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Erik Anderson" <eanderson at geotracinternational.com>
>>>>> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:29 PM
>>>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Deck lid hinge pins
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> What size punch is needed to remove the deck lid's hinge pins?
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