[DeTomaso] Deck lid warping

[David & Michele]

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Dave

> On 2 Apr 2018, at 9:54 am, David & Michele <sullivanabode at bigpond.com> wrote:
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>   Dave
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>   On 2 Apr 2018, at 6:14 am, [1]jderyke at aol.com wrote:
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>   Dave, its not unknown that the stock reinforcing deck lid 'spider'
>   inside comes loose from the decklid skin. The spider was never firmly
>   attached, only crimped around the edges, with a kind of 'body-putty'
>   between most of the rest, to hold it against the skin. I think the
>   spider is mostly for vibration suppression or drumming, but your
>   problem is so unusual. Maybe scrape the old stuff out and re-glue the
>   spider to the inside of the skin with something better?
>   If you push down on the bowed-up deck lid when its closed, what parts
>   move most to close up the gaps? You might actually have a stress crack
>   in the metal skin near an edge. Depending on how much it bugs you, you
>   could try to find a different deck lid- even a fiberglas replica. Good
>   luck- J DeRyke
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: David & Michele <[2]sullivanabode at bigpond.com>
>   To: Julian Kift <[3]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>   Cc: DeTomaso <[4]DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Sun, Apr 1, 2018 12:56 pm
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck lid warping
>   Thanks Julian,
>   The hinges seem ok, with flexing appearing to be left and right of the
>   hinges towards the outside of the car.
>   Very difficult to understand where exactly or where how what to weld.
>   Perhaps the IPSCO solution is my only option.
>   Dave
>   On 2 Apr 2018, at 12:47 am, Julian Kift <[1][5]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
>   wrote:
>   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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>   From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-[6]bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
>   behalf
>   of David & Michele <[3][7]sullivanabode at bigpond.com>
>   Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:51 PM
>   To: [4][8]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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