[DeTomaso] New trunk insert pictures

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Gee Mike... you don't read much.  :)  Caught you just lookin' at the 
pictures again.

- The answer is both in Kirk's email -and- in his posting on the PI 
Board.  But in case you missed it...


Yes the area you describe was specifically designed as a hidden 
sub-floor storage area and some with a lid.

Asa Jay
<yes, I know you've been distracted this weekend>

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 2/28/2010 2:30 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/28/10 14 06 23, kre at adelphia.net writes:
>
>
>    
>> I posted pictures of my new trunk insert on the PI forum under Community
>> News if your interested. It shows the early build up through the finished
>> trunk insert plug. It's made not to touch any of the painted surface inside
>> the engine area, have a hidden storage cavity in the bottom, and will have
>> an optional clear floor and front towards the engine. If you've spent un
>> told hours inside finishing your engine compartment and would like to have
>> usable luggage insert that will not demolish the paint in one pass, please
>> take a look.
>>
>>      
> Here, make Larry Finch happy. :>)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ylqscd8
>
> Obviously you are constrained by the physical limitations the car imposes,
> but how does this trunk compare to the stock ones in terms of overal space
> available, depth etc.?   I've recently been working on a '71 that has the
> two-piece trunk (early trunks had almost no hump for A/C clearance; they were
> cut apart by Stroppe etc. and a new piece was riveted into place, which is
> very large and intrusive compared to the '72 and later trunks) and was
> surprised at how much less space it offers.
>
> it seems that your trunk has a rather large, flat cavity on the bottom,
> which could easily be covered to create a sub-trunk, perhaps where a tool kit
> etc. could be stored?   It seems as though you have a ready-made lip that
> would support a cover piece, maybe hinged?   Is that in the cards?
>
> Mike
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