[DeTomaso] advice needed

[Mike & Elizabeth]

Chris, Doug and I noticed that when we saw your car at Keith's last Friday.  The struts have too much force for what you need.  Sorry to hear the paint has chipped.  Most of the vendors stock a replacement cartridge with a proper strength for a non-wing decklid.  Try Dennis Quella, Larry Stock or Steve Wilkinson.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> On Behalf Of Julian Kift
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2022 11:46 PM
To: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
Cc: Pantera Owners Club of America <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice needed

That’s frustrating, if the deck lid was aligned well for panel gap all round and closing consider switching to the IPSCO kit that relocates the shocks and the force point.

Julian

> On Jul 3, 2022, at 06:39, Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:
> 
>    Hi folks,
> 
>   My rear deck pistons wouldn't keep my rear decklid up, so I bought new
>   ones I found listed in some POCA information cross-referencing ones
>   which would work.  They are for a BMW and work great; in fact, they are
>   a little on the powerful side, so I've been careful closing the decklid
>   because I don't want to cause any strain to the attachment points.
> 
>   I noticed today the top of the decklid is too close to the roof and has
>   chipped the brand-new paint on the top edge of the decklid.
> 
>   This is very frustrating, and I'm not sure if the new pistons are to
>   blame, but regardless, I need to know how I can adjust the decklid so
>   it won't continue chipping the paint.  Can I loosen the three bolds
>   holding the hinge on the offending side and move the hinge forward just
>   a tiny bit?  In other words, are the holes in the hinge keyhole shaped
>   to allow for minor adjustments?
> 
>   I don't want to do something which might make the situation worse.
> 
>   Thanks for your help.
> 
>   Sincerely,
> 
>   Chris
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