[DeTomaso] Rear hatch striker plate mounting

[Rob Dumoulin]

When I got my car back from the painters, I found they had removed the rear
striker plate on the hatch and could not reinstall it. Mine is an early
model deck with no center seam. The metal seems too thin to tap threads
into. When I got the car 6 years ago, the striker was always loose, so with
considerable effort I slipped the largest nuts I could through the access
holes and eventually got bolts to thread into them. Not a fun time.

Is the deck supposed to be threaded?
Are nuts supposed to be inside the deck lid?
Is there some trick to ease the insanity?

Inquiring minds and fingers less nimble than 6 years ago need to know.
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   When I got my car back from the painters, I found they had removed the
   rear striker plate on the hatch and could not reinstall it. Mine is an
   early model deck with no center seam. The metal seems too thin to tap
   threads into. When I got the car 6 years ago, the striker was always
   loose, so with considerable effort I slipped the largest nuts I could
   through the access holes and eventually got bolts to thread into them.
   Not a fun time.

   Is the deck supposed to be threaded?
   Are nuts supposed to be inside the deck lid?
   Is there some trick to ease the insanity?

   Inquiring minds and fingers less nimble than 6 years ago need to know.