[DeTomaso] Valance Protection

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Reminds me of an SCCA racer I raced with ( in different classes) that
campaigned an old HP Austin Healy Sprite witb a fiberglass airdam that was
constantly getting cracked in the pits, grid area, on and off the trailer,
etc.  So he decided to cut it with two vertical slices and mount springs
behind it and a hinge across the top.
Worked great in the pits, grid and unloading it, but on the front straight
at about 115 mph, it would hinge backward from the oncoming pressure of the
air.
So he kept getting stiffer and stiffer springs until it wouldn't deform at
speed.  And those were so stiff, when he hit a low spot in the pits at Road
Atlanta, it broke clean in two.

Michael
On Oct 7, 2011 7:17 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 10/7/11 4 50 47, lance730 at msn.com writes:
>
>
> >
> > Is there a bolt-on kit for casters or rolling pin set up, to protect the
> > front of the cars?  I have seen these on Lambo's.
> > Anyone make these?
> >
>
> I don't think so.   It's worth mentioning to the folks that you have a
> GT5-S which has its own set of problems--the integral steel air dam is both
> lower and further forward than the valance on a regular Pantera.   That
> makes it
> increasingly vulnurable.   There's also not a lot of structure behind it,
> so not much to affix a heavy-duty set of rollers to.
>
> This might be a job for Home Depot....
>
> Mike
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