[DeTomaso] Side Gills - Painting and/or Removing

[Jim Gray]

The attached bolts holding the gills in place can be reached by removing the
rear splash shields and reaching up into the fender.  You can't see them but
you can feel them and the nuts are not hard to remove.  You can replace the
plastic pin holders with ordinary plastic push-into-the wall screw anchors.
Go to ACE and find the right size.

JMPE
Jim Gray

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:48 PM
To: mbefthomas at comcast.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Side Gills - Painting and/or Removing

My gills were held on with actual bolts which are welded to the
gills--luckily I figured that out before I just started reefing on them
thinking they were simply held in place by pressure pins.  The bolts go
through the sheet metal and are held there with nuts.  I took mine off when
I had the motor out, and I can't remember what would be necessary to get to
the nuts if the engine were in place while trying to remove the gills.

Of course, Pandora is a '72, so maybe your gills are attached differently
than mine.

Chris

> From: mbefthomas at comcast.net
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:30:50 -0700
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Side Gills - Painting and/or Removing
> 
> Last year I painted my side gills, only to have the paint run when I
> splashed gas on the driver's side unit while filling on the way to Reno.
> 
> What kind of a paint can I use that will not dissolve when gas hits it?
> 
> Or, I know removing the side gills can be a chore, especially if you are
> trying not to break the pins.  What kind of a clip or other is holding
them
> on there, and what is the best way to remove them?  Thinking the
alternative
> to paint would be getting them powder coated.
> 
> Thanks
> Mike Thomas
> 
> 
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