[DeTomaso] What are these brackets for?

[Mike Drew]

Thanks everyone! They are completely different from the Pre-L brackets I’m used to and I forgot that some of the L-model covers attach with screws from above instead of from the rear. 

Didn’t the later L-models use Dzus fasteners for both the screen itself and the covers?

Mike



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> On Oct 24, 2021, at 22:48, Ron Graves <1986ftr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> They support sheet metal cover on each side of engine screen. Left cover is over fuel tank and right is over collant tank. The brackets originally spot welded to wheel house front edge.
> 
>> On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 3:03 AM MICHAEL DREW via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>>    Hi guys,
>> 
>>    I'm looking at a Pantera under restoration in Tokyo. They removed these
>>    two brackets which appear to have been riveted in place:
>> 
>>    [cid:EBFD683C-5B2C-4870-A6DA-451319A02A2F-L0-001]
>>    [cid:4A7B38C4-463E-4CC6-B150-1F0DEFB2D1C1-L0-001]
>>    [cid:FD8C8EE7-7B92-4313-8154-FD84F1D0304E-L0-001]
>> 
>>    [cid:7179FFD6-CB99-41D4-B8A2-040A9EFC37B2-L0-001]
>>    You can see there were plastic doofers which were used to capture
>>    screws. For the life of me I can't remember what these brackets are
>>    for? I briefly though maybe engine screen, but no?
>>    The car is a December `72 L-model.
>>    Ideas?
>>    Mike
>>    Sent from my iPhone
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   Thanks everyone! They are completely different from the Pre-L brackets
   I'm used to and I forgot that some of the L-model covers attach with
   screws from above instead of from the rear.

   Didn't the later L-models use Dzus fasteners for both the screen itself
   and the covers?

   Mike
   Sent from my iPad

     On Oct 24, 2021, at 22:48, Ron Graves <1986ftr at gmail.com> wrote:

   They support sheet metal cover on each side of engine screen. Left
   cover is over fuel tank and right is over collant tank. The brackets
   originally spot welded to wheel house front edge.
   On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 3:03 AM MICHAEL DREW via DeTomaso
   <[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

        Hi guys,
        I'm looking at a Pantera under restoration in Tokyo. They removed
     these
        two brackets which appear to have been riveted in place:
        [cid:EBFD683C-5B2C-4870-A6DA-451319A02A2F-L0-001]
        [cid:4A7B38C4-463E-4CC6-B150-1F0DEFB2D1C1-L0-001]
        [cid:FD8C8EE7-7B92-4313-8154-FD84F1D0304E-L0-001]
        [cid:7179FFD6-CB99-41D4-B8A2-040A9EFC37B2-L0-001]
        You can see there were plastic doofers which were used to capture
        screws. For the life of me I can't remember what these brackets
     are
        for? I briefly though maybe engine screen, but no?
        The car is a December `72 L-model.
        Ideas?
        Mike
        Sent from my iPhone
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