[DeTomaso] I've got to get going on my restoration
Mad Dog Antenucci
teampantera at yahoo.com
Wed Aug 4 16:10:21 EDT 2010
I don't know about down here but I'm a long way from Texas
Mad Dawg Antenucci
Team Pantera Racing
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
www.teampanteraracing.com
--- On Wed, 8/4/10, Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com> wrote:
From: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] I've got to get going on my restoration
To: teampantera at yahoo.com, rob at dumoulins.net, jderyke at aol.com
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 6:22 AM
MD - down here in Texas, we use baling wire, and the city folks use duct tape!!
> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 03:58:49 -0700
> From: teampantera at yahoo.com
> To: rob at dumoulins.net; JDeRyke at aol.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] I've got to get going on my restoration
>
> Actually both got 'sucked out' I was going so fast ;-)
> Now they got nails in them and are safety wired with chicken wire and chewig gum...none have blown off for a few years.
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> Mad Dawg Antenucci
> Team Pantera Racing
> The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
> www.teampanteraracing.com
>
> --- On Tue, 8/3/10, JDeRyke at aol.com <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
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> From: JDeRyke at aol.com <JDeRyke at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] I've got to get going on my restoration
> To: rob at dumoulins.net
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 12:10 PM
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>
> In a message dated 8/3/10 5:34:37 AM, rob at dumoulins.net writes:
>
> > Gudmund stated that hot air was exiting his vents at 50-60 mph. If that
> > is so, there is a low pressure area pulling engine air out like a venturi
> > as the air passes along the side of the car.
> >
> It is so; several of the Swedish members did an airflow tuft study using a
> camera car a few years ago and air could be seen exiting the scoops (or
> openings if the window glass is out). More likely, the air flow UNDER the car is
> being drawn up and out the rear window opening. The Pantera, Ferrari Boxer &
> other similar decklid design is well known for creating a huge low-
> pressure area behind the roof, and some of the exiting hot air from below is going
> out the side openings, since the decklid 'window' is a slight restriction
> relative to the entire underside of the body.
>
> At some speed, the 4" thick boundary layer along the sides of the car thins
> enough so side-scoops finally do get a 'bite' and start feeding air into
> the area against the pressure from airflow under & out. I suspect this point
> is around 150 mph since thats the point M.D. had one rip right out of his SS
> car, also taking the chrome frame with it. This is a not-well-understood
> area of an obsolete car, so there are lots of guesses; some wind tunnel testing
> would clarify many questions. Sadly, while there's lots of interest in the
> results, no one wants to do the actual work.... I checked into using the A2
> tunnel in N Carolina 5 yrs ago, but no local POCA members could be found to
> do the testing. Thats a 2800 mile one-way trip for me, so on a retired
> income, it ain't gonna happen. FWIW- J DeRyke
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