[DeTomaso] DeTomaso] Help required with deck lid lock
Mike Drew
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Tue Jun 3 22:49:40 EDT 2014
You don't have to. That's the locksmith's job. :)
Mike
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2014, at 14:35, R M Services <coatesr8 at aol.com> wrote:
> 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/
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