[DeTomaso] bad deck lid struts?

[Julian Kift]

I seem to recall 90lb for a non wing and 110lb for a wing as recommended strength at the stock mounting locations. I say that as there are other ways to mount them with the fulcrum better positioned to avoid the shocks pushing directly up on the decklid.

There is a 'how to' on PI forum where one owner had successfully mounted new shocks inside the stock shock tube for an oem look if that is important to you. The rebuilt/recharged oem ones are reported to fail rapidly.

Julian

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Subject: [DeTomaso] bad deck lid struts?

Any info out there on the "too stiff" ones so that we may all avoid
them?
I just replaced my stock ones last year after using a pvc pipe as a
prop for a while.
I got them from PIM and they "failed" after about a month so I bought
a different set from Larry.
When I went to install them the deck lid went up and stayed there.
Although the struts have dropped the lid slowly once or twice in the
last couple of years they seem to work okay now for some odd reason.
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On 5/2/2019 at 11:11 AM, "Jeff Detrich"  wrote:One more clarification,
by bending the braces back to straight you are
relieving the stress that is deforming the panel.  (The Key to Metal
Bumping, by Frank Sargent)

BTW, this is a really good book for those who are interested. 100+
pages.
Unfortunately, it’s hard to find body guys who are trained in its
principles.

Jeff

On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 1:00 PM Jeff Detrich  wrote:
the

> How badly is it bent? And can you see where the bottom braces have
> buckled?  Sometimes a very lightly bent flat panel can be reasonably
well
> repaired by a very good body man by bending the underneath bracing
back to
> straight.
>
> And sometimes not.
>
> Jeff
> 6559
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:41 PM Jack Donahue  wrote:
>
>> Hey All:
>> A hard lesson learned about deck lid shocks - I needed a deck lid -
>> anyone have a spare?
>>
> jack
>> #4348
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   I seem to recall 90lb for a non wing and 110lb for a wing as
   recommended strength at the stock mounting locations. I say that as
   there are other ways to mount them with the fulcrum better positioned
   to avoid the shocks pushing directly up on the decklid.

   There is a 'how to' on PI forum where one owner had successfully
   mounted new shocks inside the stock shock tube for an oem look if that
   is important to you. The rebuilt/recharged oem ones are reported to
   fail rapidly.

   Julian
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   audionut--- via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:10 PM
   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   Subject: [DeTomaso] bad deck lid struts?

   Any info out there on the "too stiff" ones so that we may all avoid
   them?
   I just replaced my stock ones last year after using a pvc pipe as a
   prop for a while.
   I got them from PIM and they "failed" after about a month so I bought
   a different set from Larry.
   When I went to install them the deck lid went up and stayed there.
   Although the struts have dropped the lid slowly once or twice in the
   last couple of years they seem to work okay now for some odd reason.
    Sent using Hushmail
   On 5/2/2019 at 11:11 AM, "Jeff Detrich"  wrote:One more clarification,
   by bending the braces back to straight you are
   relieving the stress that is deforming the panel.  (The Key to Metal
   Bumping, by Frank Sargent)
   BTW, this is a really good book for those who are interested. 100+
   pages.
   Unfortunately, it's hard to find body guys who are trained in its
   principles.
   Jeff
   On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 1:00 PM Jeff Detrich  wrote:
   the
   > How badly is it bent? And can you see where the bottom braces have
   > buckled?  Sometimes a very lightly bent flat panel can be reasonably
   well
   > repaired by a very good body man by bending the underneath bracing
   back to
   > straight.
   >
   > And sometimes not.
   >
   > Jeff
   > 6559
   >
   > On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:41 PM Jack Donahue  wrote:
   >
   >> Hey All:
   >> A hard lesson learned about deck lid shocks - I needed a deck lid -
   >> anyone have a spare?
   >>
   > jack
   >> #4348
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