[DeTomaso] Engine Bay Brace question

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Well said Gary.....don't let the Debbie Downers on the List beat you down.Life is a compromise.

The Pantera is like a beautiful imperfect bad-girl....full of compromises.....try to tame her or re-design her and you end up taking the soul and spirit out  of her. Cars are like women.....they like being spanked and pushed to the edge. They want to be kissed afterwards but don't try and tame the kitty or the people who think outside the box.

Most of the old guys on this List have forgot that.......... or never knew it in the first place.

 
Mad Dawg Antenucci 
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From: "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
To: arkoch at earthlink.net
Cc: "detomaso at realbig.com" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tue, December 22, 2009 8:37:24 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Bay Brace question

In an internet forum theory, planets aligned, perfect example I would
agree. As I need it a few inches over for cluch slave (Ford 400) clearance
and being so overkill for the application building a bridge is a litte
much especially with other factors involve.

Gary

> I may be repeating what I believe Goran said but the "truss" that GW
> shows in his pictures is unstable.
>
> While there are some benefits in adding the two "45" degree members to
> the top and bottom braces to stabilizing the two horizontal braces, the
> effects are minimal as compared to employing the triangulation rules of
> truss design.
>
> As everyone knows on this forum from what they learned in grade school
> geometry, the only stable two dimensional shape is a triangle.
>
> Basic force vector analysis of truss design requires that all load
> points be triangulated.
>
> Leaving out that there are more than 2 dimensional forces involved in
> stabilizing the rear suspension mounts and if one where to design the
> "optimum" rear suspension truss (which I think is a waste of time and
> overkill), a designer would  build a three dimensional truss.
>
> Some basic reference material can be found on many online sites that can
> provide some "put you to sleep" material over the Christmas and New Year
> holidays, such as:
>
> Building Strong Shapes with Triangles -
> http://www.rogersconnection.com/triangles/index.html
> Vector Statics - Intro to Truss Design -
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjdLSXMMp18
> Vector Statics - Truss Examples 1-
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T211O2lQEQo&feature=related
> Vector Statics - Truss Examples 2 -
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He-wT1x5ge0&feature=related
>
> To all, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and most important for the
> older folks on this forum a Healthy New Year.
>
> Dick Koch - Atlanta
>
>
> GW wrote:
>> Those were actually moved in because I needed room to work a slave cyl
>> on the 400 bell housing. I am not sure which bell housing I will be
>> using. The consequence of doing so is immeasurable. It's kind of like
>> saying you used a 9lb hammer to squash a roach when a 10lb hammer would
>> have been ideal.
>>
>> hemipanter at hemipanter.se wrote:
>>
>>> The 45 dgr tubes should also join the outer corner of the rectangle.
>>> http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/ladder/lad10.jpg
>>> Goran
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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