[DeTomaso] Rear hatch striker plate mounting

[Rob Dumoulin]

Mine is referred to in your pics as the 'later design'  flat plate. The
holes in the trunk lid are just holes. How do the bolts attach to the holes
when there is only small access room to a secure a it to the other side?
On Mar 16, 2016 8:39 PM, "The DeTomaso Registry Guy" <
detomasoregistry at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Rob,
>
> There is more than one style of deck lid latch.
>
> Using the DeTomaso Registry sit map I found:
>
> www.provamo.com/Members/TechInfo/DecklidLatch.asp
>
> In reviewing, I note that I do not have a photo of what it looks like
> on the deck lid mounting face, with the deck lid latch part removed.
>
> (You could add some pics for the next guy...)
>
> I show a pic of my latch (red, ribbed deck lid) it is the cross-rod
> with a washer brazed on either side to stabilize side-to-side movement.
>
> You can see there are two "studs" from the deck lid that protrude.
>
> I just checked my spare deck lid (ribbed) and it also has "stock", studs.
> (or captured bolts).
>
> Hope this helps... maybe a little.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> 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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   Mine is referred to in your pics as the 'later design'A  flat plate.
   The holes in the trunk lid are just holes. How do the bolts attach to
   the holes when there is only small access room to a secure a it to the
   other side?

   On Mar 16, 2016 8:39 PM, "The DeTomaso Registry Guy"
   <[1]detomasoregistry at gmail.com> wrote:

     Rob,
     There is more than one style of deck lid latch.
     Using the DeTomaso Registry sit map I found:
     [2]www.provamo.com/Members/TechInfo/DecklidLatch.asp
     In reviewing, I note that I do not have a photo of what it looks
     like
     on the deck lid mounting face, with the deck lid latch part removed.
     (You could add some pics for the next guy...)
     I show a pic of my latch (red, ribbed deck lid) it is the cross-rod
     with a washer brazed on either side to stabilize side-to-side
     movement.
     You can see there are two "studs" from the deck lid that protrude.
     I just checked my spare deck lid (ribbed) and it also has "stock",
     studs.
     (or captured bolts).
     Hope this helps... maybe a little.
     Chuck
     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.

References

   1. mailto:detomasoregistry at gmail.com
   2. http://www.provamo.com/Members/TechInfo/DecklidLatch.asp