[DeTomaso] Front lid modification

[Michael Shortt]

Great modification idea!

Michael Shortt
On Oct 3, 2015 1:24 PM, "Mikael" <mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk> wrote:

>    So, have you ever like me worried that the front lid might due to wind
>    blow up and then down as the rod fell out and then maybe damage the
>    paint? And have you like me never thrown out anything DeTomaso, not
>    even rear deck lid gas shocks that had gotten too weak?
>
>
>    If yes, here's an easy modification to support the opening of the front
>    lid. Use one of the weak rear lid gas shocks in the front! I don't know
>    if this modification has been done before, but I haven't seen it.
>
>
>    It fits perfectly on the lower part of the lid and bolted to the
>    underside of the front trunk area. The two bolts in the trunk area will
>    be invisible when I put my fire extinguisher back in the floppy
>    bracket/holder, if you don't have that, just have the bolts beneath the
>    carpeting. The weak part right now is the bracket on the lid. There's
>    not enough material to drill and cut threads, so right now it's only
>    attached with screws. If they start to come loose, I'll have to weld
>    the bracket in place, very careful with just one weld at each end and
>    wet rags on both sides of the lid to avoid paint being damaged by heat.
>
>
>    It took me an hour to install after some hours online finding the right
>    brackets and bushings. It works perfectly, better than I had expected.
>    The lid can stay up if on the last 10 inches upwards. Beneath that, it
>    slowly closes, no banging down. Just like the rear lid actually.
>
>
>    Remember that the placement of the bracket on the underside of the
>    trunk decides how high the lid opens. Mine opens exactly like when
>    using the rod.
>
>
>
>    Mvh/Regards
>
>    Mikael
>
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   Great modification idea!

   Michael Shortt

   On Oct 3, 2015 1:24 PM, "Mikael" <[1]mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk> wrote:

     A  A So, have you ever like me worried that the front lid might due
     to wind
     A  A blow up and then down as the rod fell out and then maybe damage
     the
     A  A paint? And have you like me never thrown out anything DeTomaso,
     not
     A  A even rear deck lid gas shocks that had gotten too weak?
     A  A If yes, here's an easy modification to support the opening of
     the front
     A  A lid. Use one of the weak rear lid gas shocks in the front! I
     don't know
     A  A if this modification has been done before, but I haven't seen
     it.
     A  A It fits perfectly on the lower part of the lid and bolted to
     the
     A  A underside of the front trunk area. The two bolts in the trunk
     area will
     A  A be invisible when I put my fire extinguisher back in the floppy
     A  A bracket/holder, if you don't have that, just have the bolts
     beneath the
     A  A carpeting. The weak part right now is the bracket on the lid.
     There's
     A  A not enough material to drill and cut threads, so right now it's
     only
     A  A attached with screws. If they start to come loose, I'll have to
     weld
     A  A the bracket in place, very careful with just one weld at each
     end and
     A  A wet rags on both sides of the lid to avoid paint being damaged
     by heat.
     A  A It took me an hour to install after some hours online finding
     the right
     A  A brackets and bushings. It works perfectly, better than I had
     expected.
     A  A The lid can stay up if on the last 10 inches upwards. Beneath
     that, it
     A  A slowly closes, no banging down. Just like the rear lid
     actually.
     A  A Remember that the placement of the bracket on the underside of
     the
     A  A trunk decides how high the lid opens. Mine opens exactly like
     when
     A  A using the rod.
     A  A Mvh/Regards
     A  A Mikael
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