[DeTomaso] Two things questions

[GW]

With what I am doing aluminum and airflow isn't a problem.

JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/22/09 6:48:12 AM, gow2 at rc-tech.net writes:
>
>> My plans are to make a left tub and right tub; probably from 
>> aluminum. May leave the center open for air flow through the trans 
>> cooler (where the A/C was).
>
> If you're going to that much trouble, I'd suggest using stainless 
> sheet; it doesn't conduct heat as well as aluminum so you won't be so 
> limited in what you can carry back there. FWIW, after a 5-hour drive 
> across the desert to 'Vegas, our ZF got up to 180 degrees F, and its 
> only inches away from the tub bottom.'Course you could always insulate 
> the tub(s)- or Jet-hot-coat it! Also remember, air flow thru the rear 
> cooler of a normal Pantera body is from the outside-in, not from 
> inside out, due to the big air swirl behind the car. Good luck- J Deryke