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How would this be different than the duck tail from design911? A small variation?
DNS keeps all the original slats for air intake and only adds a flick at the end. I'm gunning to replicate the smooth gradual shape and twin intake ports of the GT3 RSR decklid. Misha Design had this right many years ago, but still had the upper wing and risers which I don't want (and seems like there are others who'd like the same aesthetic).
Why would a GT3 Touring have a wing at all? The beauty of my 991.2 Touring is it doesn't. What am I missing here?
no such model 996. Can’t find pic of my car with my brothers old 991.2 Touring. Traded it on a Ferrari 🥱
anyhoo, I believe my car is as close to a GtTouring as you could get in ‘03.😉
X51
PSE
Euro Gt3 buckets
Aero Kit
Targa like a touring should be! More storage, Access to back of Euro buckets, holds golf clubs etc..
Personally I’m more of a ‘wingless’ deck lid for a street car. A little /adjustable duck would be a good thing.😎
Ok, Rhino was being a pain today, but I've done about as much as I can from photos/imagination alone. Pretty good IMO.
If I change the camera angle to replicate the view in other images posted in this thread, I think we got pretty close:
The overall view with the car looks really good. The air intake needs to be moved forward (I referenced the game model for the location, that was clearly wrong) but the overall aesthetic is balanced and understated, less "look at me" vs the Sport Classic ducktail.
Since going through this exercise, I've got my "processes" down now so upon scanning my car, I can quickly crank out the real design. It looks like (so far) we can actually vacuum-form the final pieces of out ABS plastic. That'll be about as light as it can get without going to carbon fiber and its associated costs.
Last edited by circuit.heart; 11-30-2023 at 01:56 AM.
Ok, Rhino was being a pain today, but I've done about as much as I can from photos/imagination alone. Pretty good IMO.
If I change the camera angle to replicate the view in other images posted in this thread, I think we got pretty close:
The overall view with the car looks really good. The air intake needs to be moved forward (I referenced the game model for the location, that was clearly wrong) but the overall aesthetic is balanced and understated, less "look at me" vs the Sport Classic ducktail.
Since going through this exercise, I've got my "processes" down now so upon scanning my car, I can quickly crank out the real design. It looks like (so far) we can actually vacuum-form the final pieces of out ABS plastic. That'll be about as light as it can get without going to carbon fiber and its associated costs.
That looks fantastic! Better than the 996 Classic Club
Slowly and steadily. Got the scan of the spoiler insert done.
After collecting feedback from around the 'net, I'm actually planning to change the aesthetic a bit - still "GT3 Touring" as a concept, but more modern. Some realities of productization also make me not want to play tricks with the spoiler insert width and deploy height, so next post I will have something more creative to share than a 996 GT3 extract.
Originally Posted by HoustonCgrBkr
This would work on a cab too?
The original concept I posted, no, so I'm back on the drawing board cooking up something that all C2/C4/C4S owners can use.
Last edited by circuit.heart; 12-08-2023 at 03:11 AM.
It looks great. I showed it to my wife and she liked it too. Said tell the kids to buy it for you for Christmas..lol I told her it is still in the design phase.
Alright, hands hurt after doing all the linework for this. As people have pointed out, there are many classically designed ducktails available for 996/997, but how about going the opposite way? The 991 R and GT3 Touring have awesome mesh decklid motifs. With some original design input, I think we can replace the 996 louvres with mesh and modernize the rear end.
Is this not a night and day difference?
Since the 996 spoiler insert is proportionally much larger (esp in height) than the 991's mesh insert, we have a little extra canvas to paint on. I don't want the mesh too large, and for functional reasons we have to frame off the mesh anyways in order to hide the mounting hardware/tabs that hold the top cover to the actual retractable spoiler. So there's still a ducktail finishing this piece off, in order to keep the mesh wide and flat and try for the illusion of width.
I sunk the mesh into a pocket to highlight it a little more strongly than on the 991; the draft angle of that pocket conveniently lines up with the ducktail profile. The ducktail shape is still kind of like the 996 GT3, but simplified to just one cross-section and slimmed down to fit on a spoiler insert. No need to limit the spoiler deploy height anymore, at full up this will only add a little downforce so we can balance it out with normal 996 Aerokit/Cup stuff. In that sense, this is the "real" 996 GT3 Touring spoiler haha.
Mocked back up on the game model. The frame around the mesh could be body-colored as well - I think the black frame is more of the 991 vibe, whereas the body-colored frame feels more air-cooled. Either way I love it though, so it's up to you guys now to tell me what sucks!
11-29-2023, 09:35 AM
