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Posted by: plymouth37 Sep 25 2007, 05:58 PM

I am converting my teener into a street/open track day car. I have already done away with the side windows, rear glass, targa bar, and top. I am now thinking about a mini windscreen. if I was driving down the highway how crazy would the wind be? I still want to be able to drive the car around town, will a shorty windscreen just get annoying? is there any kind of "tall" gintheresque windscreen out there? if you had to drive a 914 roadster and rain or race class rules were not a concern, what would you put on it? thanks for your help!
Dana.

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 25 2007, 06:32 PM

check to make sure that would even be street legal?

Zach

Posted by: plymouth37 Sep 25 2007, 06:35 PM

I live in wyoming, street legality is not really a priority. I already have 11 potential violations that have gone un-noticed might as well make it an even dozen.

Posted by: Brando Sep 25 2007, 07:05 PM

Lack of windscreen is something quite more noticeable though. Be sure before you're pulling your car out of impound...

Posted by: plymouth37 Sep 25 2007, 11:34 PM

just checked with my brother in law who is a wyoming highway patrol officer, according to him as long as the vehicle has a "windshield" no matter how big it is fine, or you can wear goggles instead, no s#it.
so, enough legal crap, how windy is a ginther 914 at say 80 mph?
any racers out there?

Posted by: Rand Sep 25 2007, 11:38 PM

Dang Dana, I'm beginning to miss your car, what's left of it.

I still want to see a profile pic of it in "speedster" form.

Posted by: plymouth37 Sep 25 2007, 11:48 PM

In due time
Once the "cleansing" is done I will start a build thread.
Still trying to figure out if I want to rake back the stock windshield or go ginther.

Posted by: Rand Sep 25 2007, 11:51 PM

Hmmm.... Shortened, raked windshield might be cool. Continuing the speedster theme.... Start there, and if you don't like it you can always cut it off and go ginther style!

Posted by: alpha434 Sep 26 2007, 12:23 AM

I've raced speedsters with nothing but a little tiny piece of plastic right in front of your face.

Wind isn't too bad. Wear goggles.

What I have noticed, though, is both your lap times and the wind inside the car goes up hysterically without a tonneu (sp?) cover

Posted by: Kirmizi Sep 26 2007, 12:51 AM

You live in Wyoming now, 80 mph is nothing more than a slight breeze.

Posted by: Bass Fisher Sep 26 2007, 01:39 AM

So wear a helmet.

Posted by: pfierb Sep 26 2007, 04:26 AM

I envy you... living in Wyoming..In Connecticut they would give you a ticket have your car towed away and then propose a new tax on cars with short windshields.

Posted by: davep Sep 26 2007, 08:25 AM

You could do what a friend did. Remove the windshield frame in such a way as to reinstall it like a 356 Speedster (pinned), and also use a Ginther screen. He claimed that there was little difference in lap times between them.

Posted by: geniusanthony Oct 30 2007, 01:31 PM

Dana, I am contemplating a speedster as well. Could you post what you have done with your targa area so that I (we) can get an idea of how things look in bare metal or what-not?

Posted by: plymouth37 Oct 30 2007, 02:34 PM

Once I figure out what I am going to do with that area I will start a build thread. I am more of an impulsive builder, cut somthing then figure out how to make it look good!

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Oct 30 2007, 04:18 PM

Didn't Rich Bontempi's racer have Little or No Windshield?

You could try calling/PM/Emailing Rich at High Performance House in Redwood City, CA

Posted by: flesburg Oct 30 2007, 05:22 PM

One big june bug in the teeth at 80 mph, and you will think a windshield is a marvelous thing. You will need more that goggles.

I have thought about a ginther screen on the DE car, but honestly with the requirements for a roll cage I think they actually look better with a top in place.

I also know that without a rear glass, the engine noise cancels any conversation without shouting at each other.

Guess you can tell that I do DE events with a windshield and rear window and the top in place.

A car with a ginther screen and no roll cage, and the roll bar removed would be good looking for "cruse ins" but not for high speed driving.

Just my 2c worth.

Posted by: Aaron Cox Oct 30 2007, 05:22 PM

mike zois had a 356 with a mini windshield....

i only got it up to about 55mph, and it felt like riding a motorcycle.