[DeTomaso] DeTomaso] Help required with deck lid lock
R M Services
coatesr8 at aol.com
Sun Jun 1 17:35:26 EDT 2014
I have the lock in my hand but don't know how to get the barrel out
Mike Drew wrote:
Roger,
It's simple to get the lock unit into your hands. Once that's done it's the work of a moment for any good auto locksmith to get it fully sorted.
Mike
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2014, at 6:28, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
> No I don't, Roger, but mine has been getting harder and harder to turn,
> so I stopped locking it a few years ago for fear or breaking the key
> off, or ending up not being able to open the decklid.
>
> On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Roger <[1]coatesr8 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Does any of you guys out there know how to dismantle the deck lid
> lock barrel, mine will not lock as the key will not turn to expand
> the two little tags at the end.
> Thanks
> Roger C . UK.
> Sent from A Roger's iPhone
> On 1 Jun 2014, at 08:31, Christopher Kimball
> <[2]chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
>> A Day Nine, March 31st: It cant be over yetit just started!
>>
>>
>> A Its almost impossible to believe the Fun Rally is over. A The
> time
>> A passed so quickly; I guess thats what happens when you pack a
> ton of
>> A fun into just 4 1/2 days. A Of course, for me there are another
> five
>> A days to go before I reach home, and thats assuming all goes as
> planned
>> A (plans which have already been altered, as Ill describe later).
>>
>>
>> A This morning I had to get up at 7:30. A Its almost as if I were
> going
>> A into the office! A I rose that early because of a meeting, but
> it was
>> A the POCA Presidents meeting. A These meetings are top-secret.
> A Before
>> A the meeting starts, each attendee pricks his or her finger, and
> the
>> A blood from each is combined in a silver chalice. A We then
>> A simultaneously chant the POCA vow of confidentiality, engage in
> the
>> A secret Pantera Handshake, and confirm that if anyone divulges
> any of
>> A the information about to be discussed he or she must
> subsequently pour
>> A the contents of the chalice into his or her Panteras cooling
> system,
>> A and be banned from all future car-related activities for
> eternity.
>>
>>
>> A No wait; due to the early hour of our Presidents breakfast
> meeting I
>> A must have drifted off to sleep at the table and dreamed all
> that
>>
>>
>> A Seriously, Im not sure how much of what was discussed at the
> meeting Im
>> A free to divulge, so Ill just mention a few items which aren't
> secret.
>> A If you would like a full transcript of the meeting, simply log
> on to
>> A [1][3]www.NSA.gov and you should find everything recorded
> there. A Im just
>> A kidding. A Dont really go to that website, it may lead you to
> an
>> A unseemly cat-juggling forum.
>>
>>
>> A One of the issues we discussed, which should be of concern to
> all POCA
>> A members, is that of our aging membership. A I suggested we
> simply
>> A discover a youth serum so we could live forever at whatever age
> we
>> A wanted.
>>
>>
>> A I couldn't get a second on that motion, so we discussed other
> options,
>> A such as talking to everyone we meet about the excitement of
> owning a
>> A Pantera and the fun of interacting with such a great group of
> people as
>> A POCA club members.
>>
>>
>> A If you have ideas on how to inspire young people to keep the
> POCA fire
>> A alive (and I dont mean the one which occurred in my engine
> compartment
>> A a few years ago--twice), please let those of us on the board
> know about
>> A it. A Take any opportunities you can to talk about our favorite
> cars to
>> A members of the media, or people you meet at car shows. A Its in
> all our
>> A best interest to support each other, the Pantera vendors, and
> POCA.
>>
>>
>> A During the meeting, the POCA leadership talked about additional
> items,
>> A all top-secret, except for the other motion I made which
>> A also wasn't seconded. A I thought it was a great idea to raise
> the
>> A annual dues to $400 per year and give the extra $325 from each
> member
>> A to me so I can make my car look as cool as some of the ones
> I've seen
>> A this year. A Unfortunately, no one else could see the
> brilliance of that
>> A plan.
>>
>>
>> A Speaking of cool cars (and why wouldn't we?), after the
> Presidents
>> A meeting, we drove about 6 miles from the hotel to join the rest
> of the
>> A members and their cars at San Diegos Embarcadero Marina Park
> for an
>> A exclusive Pantera car show. A We were treated as royalty; we
> even got to
>> A drive our cars along the winding sidewalk to the grassy knoll
>> A overlooking the water. A Fortunately, there wasn't any sinister
> plot
>> A concerning the grassy knoll, in fact, the Park is located on
> the East
>> A side of San Diego Bay and is adjacent to Seaport Villagea
> decidedly
>> A non-sinister place. A It is truly a postcard come to life.
> A The water
>> A was as blue as grabber (Ford people get that joke), there were
> boats
>> A and ships passing by, the stores and shops along the water were
>> A picturesque, and there were probably close to 70 Panteras lined
> up on
>> A the grass.
>>
>>
>> A The weather was perfect (again), and if one began to feel a
> little too
>> A warm, shelter was offered courtesy of some covered areas. A The
> pictures
>> A simply cant do the experience justice. A Walking among the
> gorgeous
>> A DeTomasos was almost ethereal. A If only I didn't have these
> pesky
>> A financial obligations, such as food, clothing, shelter, and
> private
>> A college for my sons, maybe my car could look as spectacular as
> some of
>> A the examples at the show this afternoon.
>>
>>
>> A Not only were there over-the-top, rolling works of art, but
> also a few
>> A Panteras in virtually stock condition. A As we all know, these
> are
>> A getting harder to find.
>>
>>
>> A The same drone I saw yesterday was again hovering around the
> cars. A I
>> A think it may be following us.
>>
>>
>> A While at the village I felt something calling mewhat could it
> be? A I
>> A followed the inner voice which led me tosurprise! A A Ben and
> Jerrys ice
>> A cream stand. A I enjoyed a coffee-ice-cream malt. A It cost the
> same as
>> A the one room service brought me last night. A This doesn't
> necessarily
>> A mean I overpaid this afternoon. A What it might mean is the
>> A room-service-provided malt wasn't such a bad deal after all.
> A Thank you
>> A sir, may I have another? A You bet!
>>
>>
>> A As I drove back to the hotel, I noticed my car groaning.
> A Since
>> A I hadn't told it a joke, I didn't know why that would be
> happening. A It
>> A was most evident as I turned corners, and seemed to have
> something to
>> A do with the steering rack. A Im no mechanic, but I think its
> generally
>> A not a good idea to have a steering rack fall off while
> traveling at 70
>> A miles per hour. A Since safety is any Pantera owners first
> concern
>> A (well, OK, maybe second, after speed), I wanted to have someone
> smarter
>> A than I check it out.
>>
>>
>> A I asked a couple of members what they thought, and within
> minutes
>> A several had gathered around Pandora, we had her up on a jack;
> the front
>> A wheels being wiggled. A It turns out not only is it a good idea
> to
>> A wiggle wires when diagnosing a problem, but wiggling anything
> can be
>> A helpful.
>>
>>
>> A One of the people suggested I talk with Don Byars. A Don has a
> business
>> A card with a Picture of a Pantera on it, and his company is
> called
>> A Full-Throttle Panteras. A This indicated to me he just might be
> a good
>> A person to know, especially with a 1460-mile journey ahead of
> me.
>>
>>
>> A Not only did he come out to the parking garage to check things
> out, he
>> A is actually going to take a look at the steering mechanism
> tomorrow in
>> A his shop. A Mike Drew and Don both agreed about what they think
> might be
>> A the problem, and a visit to Dons shop may rectify things for
> me.
>>
>>
>> A Two things struck mefirst, Dons shop isn't open on Sundays, so
> this
>> A again reflects the generosity of those who make up the Pantera
>> A community.
>>
>>
>> A Secondly, Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest. A Basically I
> would be
>> A causing Don to work on the Sabbath. A This is a perfect example
> of why
>> A its really good to study the Bible; I remembered the story of
> Jesus
>> A being accused by the Pharisees of working on the Sabbath, and
> how the
>> A question was resolved.
>>
>>
>> A What Jesus had done on the Sabbath that was supposedly so bad
> was heal
>> A a man. A His response to the accusers was to ask them if they
> thought it
>> A was right to do good on the Sabbath. A Of course that was
> rhetorical;
>> A its always a good thing to heal someone whos sick.
>>
>>
>> A I think you know where Im going with this.
>>
>>
>> A Clearly Pandora needs to be restored to health. A Therefore,
> Don is
>> A demonstrating a Biblical example. A By fixing my Pantera, Don
> is simply
>> A doing the Lords work
>>
>>
>> A I really do appreciate Dons generosity, and look forward to
> seeing his
>> A shop tomorrowits only 10 minutes from the hotel.
>>
>>
>> A Later, I took a quick shower and put on slacks (something I
> havent had
>> A to think about for a while), and went downstairs to the
> ballroom for
>> A the capstone of the weekend; the banquet and raffle.
>>
>>
>> A The big disappointment was I didn't win the M&M-guessing
> contest. A I
>> A guessed there were 2600 in the container which had been sitting
> in the
>> A hospitality suite during the Fun Rally. A Someone named Renee
> guessed
>> A about 40 more than I did, and she won. A Im sure shell enjoy
> them, but I
>> A hope she remembers to floss.
>>
>>
>> A That wasn't really the biggest disappointment. A That happened
> when they
>> A announced the raffle numbers for the new taillight lenses. A I
> put every
>> A raffle ticket I had in that one, single box. A But alas, even
> though two
>> A sets were awarded, I was not one of the lucky winners. A Doh!
>>
>>
>> A Never mind, I was in for a nice surprise anyway, which Ill get
> to in a
>> A moment.
>>
>>
>> A The room was set up beautifully, and the picture I took shows
> one of
>> A the two buffet lines, just before it was devastated by a bunch
> of
>> A hungry Pantera owners. A The room was full of peopleattendance
> was
>> A good.
>>
>>
>> A I was busy selling all the raffle tickets I was given at the
> Presidents
>> A breakfast, so I was late getting a seat. A It turned out fine,
> though,
>> A since I was fortunate to be seated at a table full of nice
> folks.
>> A Seated from left to right: A Matt Lipski, owner of a 1971
> push-button;
>> A David Briggs, owner of a 65 Mustang R-code clone and a 1966
> GT40; Dave
>> A and Susan McCartney, who own a Group 4 replica; and John and
> Beth
>> A Drago, owners of a 1973 L.
>>
>>
>> A We had a good time during the evening, although despite his
> intense
>> A desire to do so, Matt didn't end up winning any raffle prizes
> (but he
>> A did win an award for his car).
>>
>>
>> A Ill give you a short version of the evenings events (I know;
> youre
>> A thinking, Short version? A From Chris? A This will be a first).
> A Forgive
>> A me if I leave a few things outthings moved along at a pretty
> fast clip.
>>
>>
>> A John Buckman, our fearless President, addressed the
> enthusiastic
>> A crowd. A I hope he could feel the admiration and appreciation
> we all
>> A have for him and his efforts. A Indeed, applause spontaneously
> erupted
>> A about every 3 minutes during the entire evening!
>>
>>
>> A He introduced the keynote speakerTim Forakerwho had worked for
> Ford
>> A during the early years of Pantera development and production.
> A His talk
>> A was titled Pantera Growing Pains 1970-72.
>>
>>
>> A His delivery was energetic and humorous. A He told of how he
> worked for
>> A Shelby American in the late 60s, then moved to Michigan even
> though his
>> A opinion of Michigan wasn't particularly high. A A He explained
> how Ford
>> A got involved with the whole Pantera thing mainly because they
> wanted to
>> A buy Ghia. A The fact the Pantera project was part of the deal
> was
>> A secondary.
>>
>>
>> A Of the first six Panteras brought into the Country, each of the
> five,
>> A high-level executives and Mr. Foraker got to take one home for
> the
>> A weekend to try out. A Although he returned his to Ford
> unscathed, one of
>> A the executives was not so lucky. A While braking to avoid a dog
> in the
>> A road, he slid his Pantera into a ditch, but then blamed his
>> A 16-year-old-son for the mishap! A Executiveswhat can you say?
>>
>>
>> A After one of Fords test drivers gave a Pantera a spin, and used
> some
>> A colorful expletives to describe the experience to some of Fords
> top
>> A brass, Fords legal department started asking questions. A Who
> owns the
>> A Pantera? A Who designed the Pantera?
>>
>>
>> A When it was revealed the Italians were responsible for the
> design of
>> A the car, the lawyers went nuts, and demanded the car be
> reviewed by
>> A Fords engineering department. A That turned out to be a wise
> decision
>> A (seesome attorneys do make wise decisions). A There were
> literally
>> A hundreds of changes needed to make the car viable. A The first
> 500 or so
>> A Panteras were already produced by then, so three companies in
> the US
>> A had to retrofit them to get them up to spec. A The next
> thousand needed
>> A only minor adjustments, and cars produced after those were fine
> from
>> A the factory.
>>
>>
>> A Sometimes keynote speakers can drag on and on. A This is
> annoying for
>> A people who want to hurry up and get to the good part of the
>> A eveningfinding out if they've won anything. A In this case,
> though, the
>> A talk was the perfect length. A In fact, I found myself wishing
> he would
>> A have shared even more stories. A All in all, it was a great
>> A presentation.
>>
>>
>> A Did I mention the food was delicious? A I had a little of
> everything,
>> A and two desserts. A Before I took two desserts I checked with
> the maitre
>> A d to be sure they had more in the kitchen. A I would never want
> to deny
>> A anyone dessert. A He assured me there was plenty.
>>
>>
>> A Mike Becker announced a slew of awards sponsored by vendors.
> A Winners
>> A included Bob Richards, Phil Camp, Ed Nagel, Matt Lipski, Teri
> Lambert,
>> A Marcus and Irene Smith, Ron and Bobbie Demaderios, George
> Walker, and
>> A Clarke and Wilma Hamm.
>>
>>
>> A The Don Peak Memorial Award went to the Late Gary and Bev Hall.
> A Since
>> A Bev was unable to attend tonight, her granddaughter, Tara,
> accepted the
>> A award while expressing her appreciation to the club.
>>
>>
>> A The Gary Powley Presidential award went to Tony and Carmen
> Ortiz, and
>> A the Stanley Cooper award for most original Pantera went to
> Clarke and
>> A Wilma Hamm. A For those of you counting at home, that means the
> Hamms
>> A got two awards! A They deserve them both.
>>
>>
>> A The Peoples Choice award went to Ed Mendez for his incredibly
> beautiful
>> A (and fast) red rocket ship. A Don Byars helped create that
> masterpiece.
>> A Im hoping that after I leave his shop tomorrow my car will look
> just
>> A like EdsJ
>>
>>
>> A Mike Drew announced the winners of the Farthest Traveled Award.
> A Reid
>> A and Tanya Vaught traveled over 1700 miles from Arkansas in
> their
>> A Pantera to be here, so they were the clear winners. A But wait!
> A There
>> A were two awardsand yours truly received the other, for my
> 1460-mile
>> A drive from Washington State. A Its really cool to have received
> the
>> A award, and I appreciate it very much.
>>
>>
>> A Kevin and Ann Smith traveled the farthest distance using
> non-Pantera
>> A transportation. A They came from New Jersey.
>>
>>
>> A Finally, there were people who received special recognition for
> their
>> A contributions to the event. A They were Bret Gann, Cathy
> Buckman, and
>> A Sharon (whose last name I didn't hearsorry!)
>>
>>
>> A Im pretty sure I misspelled a name or two, and may have even
> entirely
>> A missed a few winners and/or presenters. A Remember, however, I
> was
>> A trying to keep track of all this after some pretty heavy
> drinking: A two
>> A cups of tea with cream, and 7 sugar packs per cup.
>>
>>
>> A Tomorrow everyone heads home. A As I mentioned earlier, its
> hard to
>> A believe the 2014 Fun Rally is already over. A Soon I hope well
> know
>> A where next years event will be held. A The Town and Country is
> changing
>> A ownership next week, so it remains to be seen if it will still
> be a
>> A viable location.
>>
>>
>> A I still have at least five more days to go before my trip is
> over, so
>> A dont expect these daily journals to stop just yet! A With any
> luck, Ill
>> A be writing to you tomorrow night from Santa Barbara. A Keep
> your fingers
>> A crossed.
>>
>> References
>>
>> A 1. [4]http://www.nsa.gov/
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>>
>> DeTomaso mailing list
>> [5]DeTomaso at poca.com
>> [6]http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
> _______________________________________________
> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
> DeTomaso mailing list
> [7]DeTomaso at poca.com
> [8]http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
>
> References
>
> 1. mailto:coatesr8 at aol.com
> 2. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
> 3. http://www.NSA.gov/
> 4. http://www.nsa.gov/
> 5. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
> 6. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
> 7. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
> 8. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
> _______________________________________________
>
> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at poca.com
> http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
More information about the DeTomaso
mailing list