[DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Wed Aug 19 22:54:46 EDT 2015
Talking of where water and grime holds up, my car had been repainted and the small water outlets at the bottom of the doors were sealed over with paint, needless to say I found out via the rust bubble that started to appear.
Julian
> From: steve at snclocks.com
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:50:58 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.
>
> When I was undercoating the insides of frame, sills and the like I noted that there is not a positive make-up between the various parts of the inner fender and outer fender at the back of the front wheel well. Looking inside the sills I could see grit and the like toward the front of the sill cavity using my handy borescope. Got a piece of 3/4 inch hose, shoved it way up in there from the seat-belt hole, and sucked all I could out. Then I worked to seal the gaps with the body and fender putty that stays soft - that folks use to seal seams. Then undercoated over the whole thing.
>
> I also noted that a couple of the drain holes in the bottom of the sills were covered with the same kind of body putty - no clue why - pried that stuff out. Then I undercoated the inside of the sill with Eastwood undercoating.
>
> Need to write a tech article on all of that.
>
> Stephen Nelson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken Green via DeTomaso
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:50 AM
> To: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>; detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.
>
> Dave,
> Are you referring to small openings at the rear of the front fender wells and front of the rocker panel interiors? If they are open, they have rusted away, which I think if common because wet material likes to pile up there.
> Photos?
> Ken
> From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
> To: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:12 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.
>
> I need a full set of braided brake lines for the stock calipers.
> Before I drag out the flaring tools and go through which flare is which and so on
> - does anybody have a recommendation of a set from our vendors?
>
> and
>
> 6143 just pumps any water or crap on the road directly into the rocker panels.
> I don't see any obstruction there in the manual either.
> - any recommendations? I'm happy to fab something that lets air through but blocks the direct spray..
>
> thanks
> dave
>
> --
> Dave Londry
> Embedded Spaces Inc. (ESI)
> davel at emspace.com
>
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Talking of where water and grime holds up, my car had been repainted
and the small water outlets at the bottom of the doors were sealed over
with paint, needless to say I found out via the rust bubble that
started to appear.
Julian
> From: steve at snclocks.com
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:50:58 -0700
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.
>
> When I was undercoating the insides of frame, sills and the like I
noted that there is not a positive make-up between the various parts of
the inner fender and outer fender at the back of the front wheel well.
Looking inside the sills I could see grit and the like toward the front
of the sill cavity using my handy borescope. Got a piece of 3/4 inch
hose, shoved it way up in there from the seat-belt hole, and sucked all
I could out. Then I worked to seal the gaps with the body and fender
putty that stays soft - that folks use to seal seams. Then undercoated
over the whole thing.
>
> I also noted that a couple of the drain holes in the bottom of the
sills were covered with the same kind of body putty - no clue why -
pried that stuff out. Then I undercoated the inside of the sill with
Eastwood undercoating.
>
> Need to write a tech article on all of that.
>
> Stephen Nelson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ken
Green via DeTomaso
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:50 AM
> To: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>; detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.
>
> Dave,
> Are you referring to small openings at the rear of the front fender
wells and front of the rocker panel interiors? If they are open, they
have rusted away, which I think if common because wet material likes to
pile up there.
> Photos?
> Ken
> From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
> To: "detomaso at poca.com" <detomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:12 AM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] While I'm looking for tips.
>
> I need a full set of braided brake lines for the stock calipers.
> Before I drag out the flaring tools and go through which flare is
which and so on
> - does anybody have a recommendation of a set from our vendors?
>
> and
>
> 6143 just pumps any water or crap on the road directly into the
rocker panels.
> I don't see any obstruction there in the manual either.
> - any recommendations? I'm happy to fab something that lets air
through but blocks the direct spray..
>
> thanks
> dave
>
> --
> Dave Londry
> Embedded Spaces Inc. (ESI)
> davel at emspace.com
>
> 604 589 9183 phone/fax
> 604 721 2278 cell
> Skype:embeddedspaces
>
>
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