[DeTomaso] Glass and Fiber Decklids

Cullen McCann cmccann1972 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 14 14:27:33 EDT 2011


Thank you Gary, as always..for your wisdom and documentation. My deck lid is
damage and hail free...good everywhere EXCEPT for the back vertical leading
edge which is riddled with holes. The holes go through only the outer skin,
not into the structural brace ...I could have a completely new face welded
in if it weren't for the risk of turning the entire decklid into a taco.
Kirk did advise me on hammer welding to reverse the affects of heat
distortion when we discussed it...and Ive also had reputable advice that if
you weld it slow enough...( like over the course of many days) a person
could weld it up without moving much. 

To answer your question...im probably more comfortable with working the
fiberglass...but I think the metal can be saved if I took my time. I'll
shoot you a photo offline.

Cullen

-----Original Message-----
From: gow2 at rc-tech.net [mailto:gow2 at rc-tech.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:36 PM
To: Cullen McCann
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Glass and Fiber Decklids

If you want a carbon fiber look (which I think is quite neat) then a
carbon fiber deck lid is great. If you intend on painting it, I don's see
enough difference in strength or weight to mater between CF and
fiberglass.

I chose Fiberglass because the fit is a crap shoot car to car. Some say
they fit well, some say they fit poorly. Some care more about gaps, and
some just get lucky. Every car is different enough I think it is a gamble
with carbon fiber. If you live close to a vendor where you can check the
fit before purchase that would personally be the only way I would buy one.


his is the work I did to get the fiberglass lid to fit my car properly:

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/decklid/dl.htm

How much work is that compared to repairing your steel decklid?

Gary


> Hello friends,
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> There is a carbon fiber decklid on ebay at the moment. Seller claims its
> used but does appear to be in good shape. Price is 2500 bucks. I don't
> think
> I'm buying a 2500 decklid right now but who of our vendors sells them so I
> can budget and price compare against my options.new to used, etc? As well
> as
> fiberglass?
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> I have rust ( of course) in the leading edge of my deck lid. I CAN repair
> it.but it will be a painstaking process to do correctly, and keep heat
> distortion minimized across the expansive diaphragm like character of that
> decklid. Like anything else im weighing my options for repairing the lid I
> have, vs. good replacement steel deck lid with no cancer, a fiberglass lid
> (
> will mostly likely need hours upon hours of fitment work) or a carbon
> fiber
> lid. I assume they need to be fitted too.but I don't know how to work
> carbon
> fiber, if it can even be done? I can trim a panel like anyone, but if you
> had to fill a carbon fiber panel to bring it into true.I honestly wouldn't
> know where to start.
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> Keep in mind that labor doesn't particularly scare me, and the best
> solution
> for me is not usually to buy the version that solves my problems the
> fastest
> and easiest. I'm just thinking about practicality and logic..well and the
> sexiness of a carbon fiber lid too..  ;)
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> Thoughts?
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> Thank you all for your thoughts.
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> Cullen
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