[DeTomaso] Seeking engine cover wisdom and knowledge

[Larry Stock]

There were 4 series with 2 different early mounting solutions for these Engine shrouds and screens.
Larry
 

On 9/5/22, 4:21 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

       Larry, I once bought a bundle of 3 screens that were smashed flat in
       long term storage. You install the side pieces and shape the easily
       bent screens by hand to fit. Note that early cars use one width screen
       (including both the screen-only and screen-with-solid-center), and
       post-'80s cars are narrower so don't interchange, even though they look
       the same. You can laboriously reshape the outer ends of the left &
       right side pieces to force a fit but its time consuming, fiddly sheet
       metal trimming. I wouldn't have bothered except the screen was plated.
       Was trying to fit an early screen-only to a GT-5s.
       -----Original Message-----
       From: Larry Finch via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
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       Sent: Mon, Sep 5, 2022 3:08 pm
       Subject: [DeTomaso] Seeking engine cover wisdom and knowledge
       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 a|.lengthsa|. of the full-screen center
       cover????
       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.
       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 atransitiona
       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.
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