[DeTomaso] Glass and Fiber Decklids

Cullen McCann cmccann1972 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 14 14:38:52 EDT 2011


Good news....

Central Oklahoma....



-----Original Message-----
From: gow2 at rc-tech.net [mailto:gow2 at rc-tech.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 1:35 PM
To: Cullen McCann
Cc: gow2 at rc-tech.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Glass and Fiber Decklids

That can be welded with MIG and no heat distortion (with lots of
patience). What part of the country do you live in?


> 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,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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..  ;)
>>
>>
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you all for your thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cullen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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