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May 10, 2010 8:19 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

The details about this car are on the Grassroots Motorsports site, but I figured you guys would enjoy it, too. Soon we'll be adding 10 years to our Porsche: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/1984-porsche-911-carrera/duck-tail/
May 10, 2010 10:12 p.m. KaptKaos Reader

Long hood?
May 11, 2010 4:58 a.m. Luke SuperDork

Cool . Old 911's and newer 911's look more or less the same, so you can get away with that .

Also, I remember one of the British classic car mags de-spoilered their Carrera completely, and noted a slight increase in engine temps. (Apparently the whale-tail has some kind of cooling effect.)

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May 11, 2010 10:14 a.m. WilD Reader

There was a 911 "backdated" with silver painted fuchs and the '70s era Porsche stripe decal along the rocker panel somewhere around here locally. It was completely tail free and looked awesome.

I can see why you want to ditch the whale tail. They look out of place without the wide flairs and I'm not a fan of them on non-turbos either. I prefer the clean lines of a 911 absent any tail spoiler, but the duck tail is pretty cool and will be an improvement I think.
May 11, 2010 10:38 a.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

No spoiler is my first choice. However, the aero numbers show that you want something back there.

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May 18, 2010 9:31 a.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

And a small update: The wing is getting fitted today. It should be painted and installed soon.

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May 19, 2010 6:24 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

Another update: Paint goes on soon.

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May 25, 2010 9:59 a.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

PS on the update: No, really, paint goes on soon. The fiberglass needed a bit of tweaking.

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May 25, 2010 7:28 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

Update!

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/1984-porsche-911-carrera/replacing-w...

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May 27, 2010 6:24 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

Fin: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/1984-porsche-911-carrera/quack/

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May 28, 2010 9:03 a.m. Steve Chryssos Associate Publisher

Okay well, I was fond of the whale tail. But I must say, the ducktail looks excellent--far better in person than in pix. There are a few reasons: -It looks understated -You don't see them very often -It makes you think twice about the car instead of accepting it at face value. -It can easily be converted back.

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May 28, 2010 4:00 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

Thanks. Four bolts and the whale is back. I think the duck will be around for a while, though.

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June 7, 2011 8:04 a.m. masterjohnson New Reader

David S. Wallens wrote: No spoiler is my first choice. However, the aero numbers show that you want something back there.

it will be nice if it is with a spoiler. but that is just my opinion.
June 9, 2011 4:20 a.m. masterjohnson New Reader

well if that is how you see it i guess i cannot do anything more about it. for me it really looks good if it is with a spoiler maybe we just have different taste. not only it improves your car look but also your handling at high speed