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| URY914 |
 May 21 2003, 01:12 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind.  Group: Members Posts: 126,350 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None  |
I ran an autox this past Sunday so I work on getting the body to the point that I could prime it. The body panels fit pretty well but I have some minor work to do.
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| maf914 |
May 21 2003, 01:37 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None 
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Paul,
The area behind the spoiler at the wheel opening is a low pressure area that allows air to exit. You may want to leave it open. In fact for increased airflow you may want to pull the rear edge of the spoilerout ward to increase. Or add a small gurney lip like the ALMS sportscars sometimes have. Note how the European sedan racers go to a lot of trouble to provide relief louvers at this location. Also note that NASCAR stockers use this area for downforce tuning. The rules restrict the amount they can pull out the lower panel. In previous years the trailing edge of the front spoiler stuck out noticably. Less so now that rules govern the configuration. What this really means on a short circuit sportscar, I don't know. You might want to check with some SCCA racers, since they probably know a lot of aero tricks. Mike |
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URY914 My lightweight project May 21 2003, 01:12 PM
URY914 Here's another.
Paul May 21 2003, 01:13 PM URY914 I'm thinking of adding some material to front ... May 21 2003, 01:17 PM URY914 Here is one big one... May 21 2003, 01:18 PM seanery Hey!!
It looks like a car again!
Nic... May 21 2003, 01:37 PM nine14cats Hi Paul,
The project looks great...I'm intere... May 21 2003, 01:58 PM Qarl Looks pretty cool. Without the paint, it looks li... May 21 2003, 02:08 PM URY914 The front spoiler started life as a "Deep Limited ... May 21 2003, 02:09 PM URY914 Karl,
It ran pretty well-but several times I neede... May 21 2003, 02:13 PM cha914 Its strange how much longer the car looks (to me) ... May 21 2003, 03:30 PM
watsonrx13 Paul, the car really looks great, sorry I haven... May 21 2003, 05:07 PM |
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