[DeTomaso] Side Gills - Painting and/or Removing

Christopher Kimball chrisvkimball at msn.com
Sat Mar 31 22:47:42 EDT 2012


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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