[DeTomaso] Rear Deck lid Pins-Help

Larry Stock larrys at panteraparts.com
Tue Apr 3 15:31:56 EDT 2018


Those are the rear fenders flexing with the suspension and crashing into
the stationary deck lid. Pantera Parts Connection offeres a chassis
stiffening system that will stop that flexing and take 1.5 degrees of body
roll and twist out of the body.
Larry Stock


On 4/3/18, 11:52 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Panteratime via DeTomaso"
<detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

>   Folks,
>
>   1972 L with original "fat" rear deck lid struts.   Car has that huge
>   after market wing on deck lid  (ugh)   Not concerned with deck lid not
>   staying open as I installed a "prop" rod.  What I am concerned with is
>   the side to side "movement" in the deck lid which is chipping the paint
>   on the rear corners of the car!!   I recall someone mentioning they
>   installed "pins" that align the deck lid by the pins dropping down into
>   holes drilled in rear of car.
>
>   What are recommended solutions to this age old problem?
>
>   Thank you in advance for your always ingenious feedback!!
>
>   Cliff Z-NY
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