[DeTomaso] Deck lid warping

[Julian Kift]

It is certainly possible, but would likely involve welding IMO. Where is it flexing? I ask as one of my hinges let go from the decklid on a Monterey trip, which made for an interesting few days with some judicially placed towels and tie downs. Upon arriving home I was able to weld it back together without too much damage to the paint. Similarly you may need to strengthen around the hinges, but identifying exactly where yours is flexing is first task.


To alleviate some of the pressure on that area you could try (and I thoroughly recommend) the IPSCO decklid shock and mounting relocation kit. As I have said previously the stock decklid shocks are mounted too close to the pivot point, with all the force directly upward and just alleviating some of that may be enough, but it would seem if your decklid is flexing that much you have another underlying problem. The good thing is yours returns back to normal, whereas most of the stressed decklids I have seen do not and they are extremely difficult to correct.


Julian

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Subject: [DeTomaso] Deck lid warping

Dear list members,

My June '72 suffers "splaying" of the sides of the deck lid leaving large gaps between the lid and the body, while the hinge/top of the deck lid appears largely static.

This occurs even with gas struts (non original) that are not strong enough to hold the lid in the open position.

With lift struts removed the lid settles to nice shut lines.

Is it possible to strengthen the deck to stop this?

Thanks in advance,

Dave

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   It is certainly possible, but would likely involve welding IMO. Where
   is it flexing? I ask as one of my hinges let go from the decklid on a
   Monterey trip, which made for an interesting few days with some
   judicially placed towels and tie downs. Upon arriving home I was able
   to weld it back together without too much damage to the paint.
   Similarly you may need to strengthen around the hinges, but identifying
   exactly where yours is flexing is first task.

   To alleviate some of the pressure on that area you could try (and I
   thoroughly recommend) the IPSCO decklid shock and mounting relocation
   kit. As I have said previously the stock decklid shocks are mounted too
   close to the pivot point, with all the force directly upward and just
   alleviating some of that may be enough, but it would seem if your
   decklid is flexing that much you have another underlying problem. The
   good thing is yours returns back to normal, whereas most of the
   stressed decklids I have seen do not and they are extremely
   difficult to correct.

   Julian
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   David & Michele <sullivanabode at bigpond.com>
   Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:51 PM
   To: DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Deck lid warping

   Dear list members,
   My June '72 suffers "splaying" of the sides of the deck lid leaving
   large gaps between the lid and the body, while the hinge/top of the
   deck lid appears largely static.
   This occurs even with gas struts (non original) that are not strong
   enough to hold the lid in the open position.
   With lift struts removed the lid settles to nice shut lines.
   Is it possible to strengthen the deck to stop this?
   Thanks in advance,
   Dave
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