Blue TTop

First of all this is a Steve Schwing mod that I have been wanting to do for a while.

We are all familiar with the cheap OEM plastic fasteners -
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v154/photos/1/168597/1843385/DSC00559a-vi.jpg">

I sourced the new Dzus fasteners at www.speedwerks.com (see specific link below) -
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v150/photos/1/168597/1843385/DzusKit-vi.jpg">

Per Steve Schwing's Fotki I made the template -
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v152/photos/1/168597/1843385/DSC00566a-vi.jpg">

You will need a rivet tool and a few supplies from Lowes or Home Depot, etc.
<img src="http://images8.fotki.com/v155/photos/1/168597/1843385/DSC00551-vi.jpg">

Rivet the springclips into place after using the template to drill holes on either side of the 6 openings.
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v152/photos/1/168597/1843385/DSC00558a-vi.jpg">

Covers back on and Dzus locked in place.
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v149/photos/1/168597/1843385/DSC00564a-vi.jpg">

Very easy to do and VERY easy to remove these covers now without losing those dang plastic pieces in my engine bay.<ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/BlueTTop/mods/dzus_fasteners/">My Fotki link with more Dzus details including specific link to source parts</a></li></ul>

Greyhaven7

very cool! I wish I had the time to do that.

Blue TTop

<ul><li><a href="http://www.speedwerks.com/catalog/c14m56bm0b0s1pn1p2174np0">Dzus Fasteners can be found online here</a></li></ul>

TTschwing

Nice job Tony!

MaxHedrm

Hmmm...I wonder how they would work for the undercar engine cover.

Seneb

damn, another thing to add to the growing mod list.

TTinCT

they are threaded...these clips are not....so its easy this way...
Plus those "pulls" would be exposed to everything....and could get caught on something and pulled out. IMO

blackfnTTruck

Nice job, good write-up

RoberTT-WWCD

BTW - the url is misspelled on the 2nd picture.

Blue TTop

I think spelling is okay.<ul><li><a href="http://www.speedwerks.com/catalog/c14m56bm0b0s1pn1p2174np0">http://www.speedwerks.com/catalog/c14m56bm0b0s1pn1p2174np0</a</li></ul>