[DeTomaso] De Tomaso Pantera Hood Vents

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

That sounds dramatic. Is it because the lock isn't strong enough or because the hood bends and pulls the pin out of the lock mechanism? I have two hoods and I think the pin is longer on one of them.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roland Jäckel" <detomaso at gmx.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:09 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] De Tomaso Pantera Hood Vents


> This discussion can only come from people, 
> who never ran a Pantera at high speed.
> The wind pressure under a uncut hood is so high,
> that it bends and pops out the lock.
> I would like to see some ones face, 
> when the front hood pops up a few inches at high speed.
> 
> saw that, happend to me 20 years ago, never an uncut hood again !
> 
> Roland Jaeckel
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> A cut
>> steel hood is generally worth nothing.
>> 
> 
> Well, that's a gross exaggeration.   It's worth as much or more than an 
> uncut hood, to somebody who wants one that's cut.
> 
> I don't like them myself, but even to a guy like me, they're still worth a 
> lot of money.   A few hundred dollars less than a uncut model perhaps.
> 
> I hope I never find myself in the position of having to buy one. :<(
> 
> Mike
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