[DeTomaso] Reduce Weight or Stiffen Chassis?

[John Taphorn]

Art

My vote is NOT to eliminate the gills.  They are a main design element of 
the car IMHO.

JT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art Stephens" <artstephens at verizon.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:40 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Reduce Weight or Stiffen Chassis?


>     I am eliminating the fake vents behind the rear quarter windows.  The 
> area will be covered with 18 gauge sheet metal that will be welded in.  My 
> question is how to fill the holes that the studs pass thru holding on the 
> vents?  I want to fill the holes to keep water out of the soon to be 
> enclosed area.  (I will have a drain hole at the bottom of the area).  My 
> car does not have the side gas filler.  So I can either fill the four 
> holes with metal discs,  welded in,  or I can open up the gas filler hole 
> and then cover all five holes with plastic plugs glued in.  Filling the 
> holes with metal should theoretically make the car stiffer,  using the 
> plastic plugs will make it marginally lighter.  So what is the best 
> solution?
>
> Art
>
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