mcuozzo

Jack,

you can ask but I don't know. I got it through a fellow RL'er. I think a bunch of guys had a group buy\manufacturer. This might be the place that made them. I originally tried to contact them but never got a response:

quack quack!

fastbacker

As asked in the original post, I'm also curious as to whether the fg duck tail can support the weight of the condensor.

Thanks-
Craig Backer

panzer grey

I like the ducktail on just about any 911- but I do agree with the poster who said that the weight of the impact bumpers needs to be offset with something more substantial.

But then again, I've always thought that the tea tray sits too high...if it were juuuuust a bit lower.

The whalte tail? too long visually- it just sticks out of the back too far.

( this is sounding like Goldi Locks and the 3 tails! )

I like that modern version of the ducktail that was done for the 996's- it's lower and more compact- is it even possible to put that tail on the older cars?

Everyone is mixing and matching these days- I'm thinking of taking a 997 and making it into a 73' RS clone.....

....just kidding! But that is the direction these 'modern car into RS' conversions are going! ( one day there will be no 'normal' early 911's remaining as they will have all been converted to RS clones! ).

One of the mags out right now has a 993 turbo where they got rid of the wing altogether.

I want to do an ST type clone but with a ducktail. You don't often see a center fuel filler and a ducktail together.

I've yet to see anyone do a ducktail that is NOT the same color as the body- what would one look like in all black? As i posted in 'soft ducktail', i've also thought about doing a ducktail that has a soft rubber lip like the lip on the tea trays.

Continuing the styling observations- it's always kinda bugged me how the early 911 spoiler has that nice looking lower lip on the front spoiler but it has that gap in the middle- what was that for? purely styling? i've yet to see one that is continuous. And I understand the purpose of the oil cooler in the front of the RS, but that big blocky rectangle right in the middle of such a graceful spoiler was pretty ugly really- yet cool in that hardcore 'function over form' way. But it still looks like floor heater growing out of the front end.

stormmaster

Yes the FG tail can support the weight of the condensor...no problem

stormmaster

Panzer grey- I assume you are talking about the "S" bumper used on early cars....the opening was for a tow hook....kept from bending the lower lip....Famed Porsche racer Peter Gregg used to have his fabricator fill the opening in to continue the line of the lower lip (my brother used to go to the body shop that worked on the Brumos cars in Jacksonville FL and was telling me about this the other day when we were playing with my car and looking back at some photos of one of his early 912s having some "resto work" spelled rust removal done by the same body man that worked on the Bromos cars)...The nice part about all the tails available is that it gives everybody choices about how they want their cars to look....some people like diferent styles....not everybody will agree with the style you choose....but in the end...they arent the ones paying for the modification.

Bill Verburg

My 2cents
Inever used a duck on a bumper car, but way back when on my '72 I did, the issue was always fit, I bought 3 before I found one that fit ok(not even good, just ok), maybe f/g tech. has improved over the years but nothing will fit like the stock steel deck.

A whale on the steel deck fits great. It may not be to everyones visual taste, but the fit and aero efficinccy are great.

fixnprsh

I like ducktails on big bumper cars, some look better than others, depends on the color, wheels, stance, and if its a coupe or a targa

Luus

Jack, that car you posted the pic of is gorgeous Haxle do you have a side view of your Targa? I have always liked the ducktail but haven't seen any on a Targa.

JBO

I HATE ducktails on any 911, but to each his own. Most folks seem to like them.

ulrichd

Well this car settles it for me, just beautiful.

Ulrich

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...QQcmdZViewItem

Mark Wilson

The glass tail will indeed hold the condensor.

JackOlsen

Just to be clear, the car I posted at the start of the thread isn't mine. It's from the Pelican BBS, and I grabbed it because I thought it was a gorgeous example of a ducktail on an impact-bumper car.

Here's my duck, on my 'lighter, more streamlined' early car.

My87Targa

i heart that car LOL

ked

I find that the aesthetic problem w/ the ducktail on post '73 cars has to do with the appearance of the rear bumper. the ducktail is unbalanced by the large, heavy (& IMHO) & ugly over-riders. In fact, I don't like them regardless of the wing (though the larger the wing, the less offensive they appear). So, I removed mine. The finishing touches aren't complete, but here is what it looks like now...

Edward

I've never met an RSR that I didn't love! ...and yours is a stunner Jack, no doubt!


Edward