[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.
> 
> 
>  
> 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:
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 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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