OK, let's try it this way... Did I mention I hate Outlook?
Comparatively so, but I'm suggesting the limiting case, the
BRE-style minimalist, molded plexi windscreen.
- RWM
"Gary K. McCormick" wrote:
>>
>> > But seriously... do lower windshield convertibles (pre-'68
>> > Roadsters, Porsche 356s, etc.) have less of a problem with
>> > this effect? I suppose that it would be because there is less
>> > "dead air" space behind a lower windshield.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: cold draft on my neck
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:52:42 -0400
From: RWM <RWM@rwmann.com>
Reply-To: RWM <RWM@rwmann.com>
Organization: R.W. Mann & Company, Inc.
http://www.AirlineIndustryAnalysis.com/
To: Will Slater
<will45817@yahoo.com>,"datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net"<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
References: <20030924012429.99637.qmail@web21210.mail.yahoo.com>
The Porsche Boxster crowd (gold chains, in search of no-muss hair)
seemed to
start this trend.
If motor vehicle laws permitted, I'd solve the post-windshield
eddy/turbulence
problem the other way and go the low windscreen route.
- Bob Mann, '68 2000 Solex
Will Slater wrote:
> Have the rest of you noticed that convertibles tend to
> produce a strong windblast effect, mainly on the back
> of the head and neck? Thats not a bad thing during
> the summer, when any breeze is a good thing; but
> getting into cooler weather its distinctly chilly,
> not to mention a major factor in my perpetually stiff
> neck. (Referring to actual stiffness, not
> temperament, guys)
>
> A couple of days ago, I saw an MGB that might have a
> solution to the problem. I know, I know, when has an
> MG ever solved anything; but this was more of a
> consumer-installed option. It was a Plexiglas shield
> mounted behind the cockpit, anchored (I think,) to a
> roll bar. It took me a minute to figure out what
> purpose it served, but then it seemed like a good
> idea.
>
> Has anyone else ever tried such a thing? Im kind of
> hoping for a read on how well it would work, and
> possibly some specifics as to how one would go about
> installing a rear windshield, of that sort
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