[DeTomaso] Remote decklid release

[MARK CHARLTON]

My Longchamp is the same. Nice that there is no ugly lock on the outside of the trunk either. Looks very clean and modern.

Mark Charlton
pantera01826 at rogers.com



> On Dec 11, 2020, at 1:12 PM, Espen Graffer <espeng at getmail.no> wrote:
> 
>   Team!
> 
>   The Deauville has such a system. Worked flawlessly on mine. So, it's
>   possible. And quite cool for a car originally delivered with such.
> 
>   A lever left of drivers seat. No outside seen lock/latch. And a
>   additional security cable tucked away inside left tail light (probably
>   keep secret...).
> 
> 
>   espen in norway
> 
> 
>   ---------
> 
>   mikeldrew wrote:
> snip..
> The handle is the same as the trunk latch on an Alfa Romeo Spyder. The original
> Pantera handle didn't have a lock, but he replaced his with an Alfa version, and
> the only one he could find did have a lock (no bad thing perhaps).
> 
> 
>   But the system is fatally flawed. The handle is set into the driver's
>   side B-pillar post. There is a long cable (same kind as used for the
>   front trunk) which snakes behind the gas tank, then through the
>   wheelhouse into the fender wall, then back through the fender well and
>   into the side of the latch (same kind as used for the front trunk too).
> 
> 
>   But here is the huge gotcha. The front end of the cable is secured to
>   the lever with a nut and bolt arrangement, like the front trunk. If the
>   cable breaks or slips out of the lever, you need to remove the lever to
>   fix it.
> 
> 
>   Ah, but the lever has studs, and is secured to the B-pillar post with
>   two nuts.  They are completely inaccessible as they are completely
>   blocked by the gas tank. So in order to reconnect the latch you first
>   have to remove the gas tank.
> 
> 
>   But to remove the gas tank you first have to remove the engine and
>   gearbox.
> 
> 
>   What's Step One of removing the engine and gearbox?
> 
> 
>   Open the decklid!
> 
> 
>   It's like Abbot and Costello's  "Who's on first?" routine. Eliminating
>   that whole system in favor of our tried and true push button
>   arrangement is literally the first major improvement to the Pantera
>   that Ford instituted, I think.
> 
> 
>   As for Stephane's car, it was a real struggle to get the system
>   working. His old cable was completely screwed.  Where do you find a
>   replacement cable that's ten feet long?  Bike shops have brake cable,
>   but it's typically sold in typical bike lengths.
> 
> 
>   We finally found a place clear on the other side of Paris that could
>   fabricate a cable to length. It took the better kart of a day to drive
>   there and back. We also created a secondary emergency cable that can be
>   accessed from outside the car, following the same philosophy used for
>   the front trunk.
> 
> 
>   Cheers!
> 
> 
>   Mike
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