At 02:59 PM 1/8/98 PST, Vodden, Dave wrote:
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>Arlo Levisen wrote
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>>Since I kept the car pretty much at a steady 90 mph, the wind
>>tended to force the rain water up over the windshield and under the hood
>>and then down the inside of the windshield.
A trick I've used (at speeds up to 75 mph - untested above that) is to
place a terrycloth (or felt) strip between the windscreen frame and the top
along the lift-a-dots. When the cloth thickens with the moisture, it tends
to prevent more water from being blown in. A friend in Seattle showed it
to me and it works very nicely (but carry a towel anyway).
The windwings provide some protection except for your elbow, if you have a
tendancy to drive with your elbow on the door. The last time I drove any
distance in the wet, my elbow got soaked but everything else was fine.
As to the buffeting for the passengers in the rear, I recall an advert in
Miscellany some years ago for a custom fitted removeable hardtop for
4-seaters. I've always wondered how they would react to someone ordering
one with a sunroof in it... ;-) (coals to Newcastle, eh?)
"Entropy Happens!"
Michael D. Miles, PE Consulting Design Engineer
(503) 292-1234, FAX: (503) 292-1105, email: mdmiles@teleport.com
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