deck lid flexing

The deck lid problem is one of the Pantera mysteries. Most cars have problems with it and a few including my car do not. I have no clue why!

Mike

Yes,,, mine fits nice ,I don't have that problem.

Maybe its the way it fits
( Rubber / latch adj. ) ????

I would sure hate to jump out of the car one day and see that it had been moving around, chip the paint.

Could it be that older cars don't and newer ones do? Mine is number 1826 (pretty close to Mike's) and it doesn't move either. Looks like a good solution though.

I'd venture to say any car that has been pushed hard during open track days has seen some deck lid moving and corner chipping.

If your car is mostly street driven this may not be an issue especially with the aftermarket latches that prevent most side to side movement

I've had this chipping on both my cars for years. I eventually followed my kids close behind as they drove the cars and was totally amazed how much movement there was - the space between decklid and fender went from nothing to about 1/2 as they turned or went over bumps. However, it wasn't the decklid moving, it was the chassis flexing. Looked like a chicken walking. The same movement causes those cracks where the pillars meet the body - front and rear. As soon as I installed a Hall rigidity kit upper and lower, front and rear this disappeared completely. No more movement. No more chips. No more cracks.

Or try welding in a very small metal piece on the rear sides of the deck lid, and adding a rubber stopper. I just noticed mine had this, and helps prevent the side shaking (metal on metal). When I was in AZ visiting, I saw another fine car that had this modification done as well...forgot the owners name however! See photo link below of the modification on my car which seems to work very well:
http://image64.webshots.com/164/5/45/7/527654507BgTWsh_ph.jpg

I think that is a great ideal about welding on the tabs

But being a track kind of guy I will wear my chips as a badge of honor!

Lastpushbutton, where do I find that chin spoiler, it's what I've been looking for.

Glenn

Jan,
That was Harry's 660 hp 72 Pre-l that had a rubber stopper on either side of the engine lid locking mechanism that is the same type as the stock one except his engine lid has holes in it and the two stopper go into the hole keeping the lid from moving at all.

I'm sure you will recall his power seats and the audio system, not to mention that Hilborn Injection on his Nascar spec engine.

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Originally posted by RRS:
Jan,
That was Harry's 660 hp 72 Pre-l that had a rubber stopper on either side of the engine lid locking mechanism that is the same type as the stock one except his engine lid has holes in it and the two stopper go into the hole keeping the lid from moving at all.

I'm sure you will recall his power seats and the audio system, not to mention that Hilborn Injection on his Nascar spec engine.

Thanks Ron, I couldn't recall Harry's name, but no doubt about it, all the fine specs on his car remains in my mind. Great bunch of AZ boys!! Harry's seats are rivited in my mind. The dude should do a PI article, if he has not done so already.

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Originally posted by edmguru:
Lastpushbutton, where do I find that chin spoiler, it's what I've been looking for.

Glenn

Glen, I bought mine off ebay, But go to Steve Wilkinson's site and look at his GTS mini spoiler. I belive it is the same and priced at what I paid for mine $150