The OneLapCamaro complete build thread

[monza]

Looking cool, I have to ask what is the cork gasket taped in the pics?

Curious with the spitter (lower portion) as you call it, is that design tested and tried some where? Just thinking on the aerodynamics of it all. Sort of thinking it might have a lifting effect with that flat plane under the car???? I 100% expect and looking forward to you schooling me on it! Love the shape and look.

[James OLC]

Originally Posted by monza

Looking cool, I have to ask what is the cork gasket taped in the pics?

Which cork gasket Dave?

Originally Posted by monza

Curious with the spitter (lower portion) as you call it, is that design tested and tried some where? Just thinking on the aerodynamics of it all. Sort of thinking it might have a lifting effect with that flat plane under the car???? I 100% expect and looking forward to you schooling me on it! Love the shape and look.

I don't know if anything exactly like it has been done on a '67 before (I am sure that some one, some where probably has) but it is fairly common on road race cars. The principal behind the splitter is to decrease the volume of air moving under the car and reduce the turbulance (and increase the velocity) of the air that does move under the car. The combination of reduced volume and increased velocity is lower pressure and reduced lift.

We will in all likelyhood have to do some testing to determine the ideal length but we have to get to that point. I am a little concerned about the bend to the second crossmember of the sub but without it the air would just hit the crossmember directly so I don't see how it could be a detriment. Like anything else though, testing will tell.

[Teetoe_Jones]

I think he is talking about your tow hook mock up cardboard piece.

Tyler

[monza]

Originally Posted by Teetoe_Jones

I think he is talking about your tow hook mock up cardboard piece.

Tyler

Yes that would be correct and my answer. Thank you.

[James OLC]

Originally Posted by monza

Yes that would be correct and my answer. Thank you.

I thought so but in all honesty the seems to be somethiing taped to something else all over place right now so I thought I would ask. Onr complicacation with the splitter is the removal of most factory (or common) towing points meaning that with the splitter on it would be practically impossible to load it onto a trailer or the inevitable flat deck. Matt at RFR is machining some really neat and simple hooks right now.

I'll give you a shout tomorrow - I need to line up some scales for a day so I can send the shocks out while the car is being painted.

Cheers,

[monza]

Thanks for the answer sounds good, I had to many beers to even be thinking about as such questions let alone posting it!!

Originally Posted by reboot04

Which cork gasket Dave?

I don't know if anything exactly like it has been done on a '67 before (I am sure that some one, some where probably has) but it is fairly common on road race cars. The principal behind the splitter is to decrease the volume of air moving under the car and reduce the turbulance (and increase the velocity) of the air that does move under the car. The combination of reduced volume and increased velocity is lower pressure and reduced lift.

We will in all likelyhood have to do some testing to determine the ideal length but we have to get to that point. I am a little concerned about the bend to the second crossmember of the sub but without it the air would just hit the crossmember directly so I don't see how it could be a detriment. Like anything else though, testing will tell.