[DeTomaso] Now, that was easy!

Rob Dumoulin rob at dumoulins.net
Fri Sep 24 11:05:37 EDT 2010


My '71 (1488) had it running along the A/C lines, which will be moved as
well when I get to fixing the A/C.  On your pic, the A/C lines seem too high
and not original.  Would not they interfere with the trunk insert up there?
 Mine are mounted on the vertical wall below yours.

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>wrote:

>  I believe that's the way mine came from the factory:
>
>
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=371
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> Asa  Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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> On 9/24/2010 05:48, Rob Dumoulin wrote:
> > Possibly one of the easiest cosmetic alterations I've done was to
> relocate
> > the wiring harness that runs inside passenger side of the back trunk to
> the
> > wheel well.  For those who, like me, wondered why Detomaso didn't do that
> in
> > the first place, I suggest you spend an hour doing the relocation
> yourself.
> >   Forgive me if this is widely known, but I didn't know it.
> >
> > Simply unplug the connector near the coolant tanks, write down the wiring
> > order that goes into the connector, use a jewler's screwdriver to
> compress
> > the clips from the front of the plug, and simply pull the wire&  wire
> > connector out of the bulky white plug that is too big to fit through the
> > fender hole.  With the wires free, feed them through the fender hole
> where
> > rear running light goes out.  The wire is long enough to run along the
> top
> > of the frame rail in the wheel well.  Simply put the wires back into the
> > white plug, hook it back up, and put some fasteners to keep the wire in
> > place on the frame rail.
> >
> > Why didn't they do this to begin with?
> >
> >
> >
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