[DeTomaso] Now, that was easy!

[asajay at asajay.com]

I'll go with that from now on.  ;)

Asa Jay

Quoting "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>:

> My guess would be that Luigi had a bit too much vino at lunch, over sprayed
> your tabs,
>  the foreman walked over and said ( Oh #$#@^, Don't worry my friend" in
> Italian of course )
> and they simply improvised your new location as a CYA.
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> Michael
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> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 11:16 AM, <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
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>> They do not interfere with the trunk insert at all.  Now here is the
>> interesting thing.
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>> Below were the A/C lines currently run, on the vertical portion of the
>> inside fender, are a few of those metal tabs that typically are bent
>> around wires or hoses.  This would indicate that was a typical routing
>> location.  Now here is the interesting part.  They are covered over
>> with the undercoat and have never been used.
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>> So I can't really say it was different originally on my car, but these
>> metal tabs are flat and don't appear to ever have been used. That and
>> they are under the undercoat.
>>
>> Asa Jay
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>> Quoting Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>:
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>> > 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:
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>> >>  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
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>> >> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> >> &  Shelley Marie
>> >> Spokane, WA
>> >> ******************************
>> >> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
>> >> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
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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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