[DeTomaso] Driving in the rain/Decklid opening modification

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

It doesn't matter if you block the entry or the exit, the airflow will stop in either case. What kind of engine bay temperature do you think will be the result? A metal lump at 80-90 C and the heat from the exhaust manifolds to spice things up a little.

Tomas

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I've thought about installing a belly pan under the engine to reduce the suction of dirt, dust, rocks, gravel, and water off the road and hopefully keep the rear decklid a bit cleaner. Not concerned with hot air from under the car helping to cool the engine that's a function handled by the radiator. Now if it were an air cooled engine with cooling fins it would be a different story.
Just gotta get my car back on the road first...


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Sent: Sun, May 3, 2015 12:42 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] Driving in the rain/Decklid opening modification


Stephen wrote:
OK - now for the more intersting question. Has anyone ever
installed any
form of a partial window in the hole above the engine? Or a
simple piece 
of
glass or plexi to fill the hole? I am thinking plexiglass
contoured such
that it fits into a rubber gasket around the opening but is
belled out at
the lower edge to allow air flow and perhaps keep rain from
falling on the
back of the engine? This would have the added benefit of
perhaps making it
a bit harder for someone to reach in and remove things from
the top of the
engine (dog-bone air cleaner for instance) or the caps on the
coolant 
tanks.
Given that plexiglass is not all that hard to contour this
would seem like 
a
possible improvement as long as it did not overly restrict
airflow around
the engine. Making the assumption that airflow around the
engine is a good
thing.

Comments? 

Stephen,

Last year I had been
re-reading some of my old Pantera International 
magazines
from the 1970's. 
One of the articles in the magazine had to do with 
fitting a plexiglass cover
over the rear decklid opening, thereby sealing it 
off. As I recall, whoever
came up with the idea was selling a "kit" to 
convert your Pantera as well. I
had never seen or heard of such a thing until I 
read the article. Sounds to
me like everything old is new again. I will 
see if I can locate it and scan
it for the group.

By the way, the last time I was reminded of this
modification was when the 
new Kyosho Pantera 1/18 scale models came out last
year and all of them had 
this very modification installed in the decklid
opening. It works great 
on the model so it must work great in real life
:o)

Jim



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Years ago, there were a few Panteras with louvers just in the back
window opening. They sort of looked like venetian blinds. The more
popular kits had louvers filling the whole deck sugar-scoop area much
like a Miura. Both probably changed the rear aero.

-----Original Message-----
From: wawuzat via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Sun, May 3, 2015 12:42 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] Driving in the rain/Decklid opening modification
Stephen wrote:
OK - now for the more intersting question. Has anyone ever
installed any
form of a partial window in the hole above the engine? Or a
simple piece
of
glass or plexi to fill the hole? I am thinking plexiglass
contoured such
that it fits into a rubber gasket around the opening but is
belled out at
the lower edge to allow air flow and perhaps keep rain from
falling on the
back of the engine? This would have the added benefit of
perhaps making it
a bit harder for someone to reach in and remove things from
the top of the
engine (dog-bone air cleaner for instance) or the caps on the
coolant
tanks.
Given that plexiglass is not all that hard to contour this
would seem like
a
possible improvement as long as it did not overly restrict
airflow around
the engine. Making the assumption that airflow around the
engine is a good
thing.

Comments?

Stephen,

Last year I had been
re-reading some of my old Pantera International
magazines
from the 1970's.
One of the articles in the magazine had to do with
fitting a plexiglass cover
over the rear decklid opening, thereby sealing it
off. As I recall, whoever
came up with the idea was selling a "kit" to
convert your Pantera as well. I
had never seen or heard of such a thing until I
read the article. Sounds to
me like everything old is new again. I will
see if I can locate it and scan
it for the group.

By the way, the last time I was reminded of this
modification was when the
new Kyosho Pantera 1/18 scale models came out last
year and all of them had
this very modification installed in the decklid
opening. It works great
on the model so it must work great in real life
:o)

Jim




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