[DeTomaso] Seeking engine cover wisdom and knowledge

[Larry Finch]

All,

A fellow PCNC member bought a car missing all three engine covers. Early car with no outside fuel door.

I have on hand an early RH side cover and two early center screens.

I have located a seller with the LH early side cover. 

I just retrieved my two screens from one of my sheds, and while I knew their curvatures were tweaked a little bit,  I discovered there were apparently two different ….lengths…. of the full-screen center cover????

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Yes, I know they each have a different curvature (damaged?), but even if the curvatures were matched the lengths would still be different. Both screens attach to the side covers with sheet metal screws, which is the early style. 

I also have a fuel door LH side cover that matches the short screen, but only because the lip on that side cover has been removed. 

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If the lip was still in place it would match the long screen. 

I think what this is telling us is there were two versions (lengths) of the all-screen center; an early short, all-screen center for no fuel door cars, a different long, all-screen center for early “transition” cars with fuel door, and finally a long, raised center screen for late fuel-door cars. 

I think I have a late fuel-door-version LH side cover that was trimmed to fit an early short all-screen center cover. 

Confused? Yeah, so am I. 

I am now concerned that the LH side cover offered for sale could be either a short (early car) or a long (transition) version. 

Anyone have any wisdom on the different lengths?

TIA,

Larry 

Sent from me using a magic, handheld electronic gizmo.