[DeTomaso] Replacing stock cooling fans

[GW]

I actually did this. It was not a simple process and is a substantial 
change to the car. There are several out there who have done this as 
well. My biggest purpose of this was not as much for cooling as it was 
to redirect the air. With the stock configuration, the air is directed 
under the car. I closed off all air going through the front under the 
car to where it all exits out of the top of the hood.

By removing the front beam and the front structure there is no doubt 
that rigidity was an issue. The bar I put in is the same I used for the 
roll bar but the duct you see is actually boxed in; not just one piece 
of sheet. This really brings the rigidity of the front back.

I understand that I don't need as much air as was created by the large 
hole I put in the hood. I don't want to assume I know how much air I 
will need so I gave myself a way of changing it at a latter date.

When I built the aluminum hood, I placed the vent toward the rear so the 
air will stretch out more. The front is a vent which can be bolted in 2 
position; flat or up a little. I figure if I need more air I can open 
then vent. Latter if this configuration is flawed the flexibility will 
allow me to make some changes after the car is done.

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/hood/hood.htm

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/paint2/pp6.jpg

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/index.htm

Gary




Rob Dumoulin wrote:
> Question along these lines.  I'm considering the GT-40-like hood vent to my
> '71.  My radiator is stock and in the stock location with stock pusher fans.
>  Even though I live in FL, I do not have an overheating issue, but it
> certainly does run warm in mid summer.  I would need to lay the radiator
> down for this mod, but how would these sucker fans fit with such a low
> dipping hood vent?
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Larry Finch <fresnofinches at aol.com> wrote:
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>> I too had one of the Quella epoxy versions, and yes, they are NOT
>> repairable in any sense of the word.
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>> That was an early design method, and it is no longer done.
>>
>> Current versions are all aluminum with zero epoxy.
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>> I have photos of the current Quella-Davis two pass.
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>> I've sent them to Henrik and Mike Drew.
>>
>> Anyone else that wants them, just ask.
>>
>> Larry
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