[DeTomaso] Driving in the rain/Decklid opening modification
Michael Shortt
michaelsavga at gmail.com
Tue Oct 27 13:53:31 EDT 2015
Why would you want to seal this area off?
Michael Shortt
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 3:07 AM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:
> 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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Why would you want to seal this area off?
Michael Shortt
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 3:07 AM, Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso
<[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
A A Years ago, there were a few Panteras with louvers just in the
back
A A window opening. They sort of looked like venetian blinds. The
more
A A popular kits had louvers filling the whole deck sugar-scoop
area much
A A like a Miura. Both probably changed the rear aero.
A A -----Original Message-----
A A From: wawuzat via DeTomaso <[2]detomaso at poca.com>
A A To: detomaso <[3]detomaso at poca.com>
A A Sent: Sun, May 3, 2015 12:42 pm
A A Subject: [DeTomaso] Driving in the rain/Decklid opening
modification
Stephen wrote:
OK - now for the more intersting question.A HasA anyone ever
installed any
form of a partial window in the hole above theA engine?A Or a
simple piece
of
glass or plexi to fill the hole?A IA am thinking plexiglass
contoured such
that it fits into a rubber gasketA around the opening but is
belled out at
the lower edge to allow air flow andA perhaps keep rain from
falling on the
back of the engine?A This wouldA have the added benefit of
perhaps making it
a bit harder for someone to reachA in and remove things from
the top of the
engine (dog-bone air cleaner forA instance) or the caps on the
coolant
tanks.
Given that plexiglass is not allA that hard to contour this
would seem like
a
possible improvement as long asA it did not overly restrict
airflow around
the engine.A Making theA 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.A As I recall, whoever
came up with the idea was selling a "kit" to
convert your Pantera as well.A I
had never seen or heard of such a thingA until I
read the article.A Sounds to
me like everything old is newA again.A 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
thisA very modification installed in the decklid
opening.A It works great
on theA model so it must work great in real life
:o)
Jim
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