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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jamesinger
So by your logic, I should putt a curly little tail on my car?

BTW, can anyone post a full on straight side profile pic?
I just looked through, and at least on my phone, I did not see one.
I am just curious.
Here is what I mean:

no duck

duck:
You can't go wrong either way but the no duck looks clean and smooth.




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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 03:47 PM
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Does anybody here know what happened to the member who fabbed his own ducktail out of fiberglass and an old decklid?

He had a build thread and it looked really good, but I can't remember his user name.

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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jamesinger
So by your logic, I should putt a curly little tail on my car?

BTW, can anyone post a full on straight side profile pic?
I just looked through, and at least on my phone, I did not see one.
I am just curious.
Here is what I mean:

no duck

duck:

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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 05:10 PM
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I am really starting to lean towards the ducktail thanks to this thread. Any recommendations on which ones fit the best or will they all require a reasonable amount of prep-work to get good fitment?
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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 05:42 PM
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Getty Design has two different styles to choose from that are both nice. Getty recommended to me that I pay their fee for them to do some of the pre work then I had to have the body shop finish up the prep work. I am definitely pleased with the outcome however remember you are going from what your deck lid feels like to some other light weight material. There is a definite difference in feel that I surly miss in my original deck lid.

Good luck with your decision there are definitely other brands to choose from out there. Mike & Mark from Getty sure seem to know what they are talking about.
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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by qikqbn
I still hold to my previous comment. I don't think the ducktail is wrong on this car. I like my car as is but I also like how the ducktail looks. Its definitely not a mistake.
BTW, I saw one at the Petersen during the Porsche Experience or whatever the museum show was. I liked how the sport classic looked.



https://www.motor1.com/photo/1746261...sport-classic/
very cool car.
I would rather a GT3 RS for that amount of cheddar...but still cool.

(side note: I would be super into that rear bumper and the front bumper)
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Old Oct 23, 2019 | 11:28 PM
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Anyone have pictures of a duck tail on a cabriolet?
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Old Oct 24, 2019 | 12:12 AM
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Definitely a duck tail! The 997 is one of the more modern 911 that still has a little bit of the air-cooled look.


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Originally Posted by jamesinger
I still hold to my previous comment. I don't think the ducktail is wrong on this car. I like my car as is but I also like how the ducktail looks. Its definitely not a mistake.
BTW, I saw one at the Petersen during the Porsche Experience or whatever the museum show was. I liked how the sport classic looked.



https://www.motor1.com/photo/1746261...sport-classic/
very cool car.
I would rather a GT3 RS for that amount of cheddar...but still cool.

(side note: I would be super into that rear bumper and the front bumper)
Now this is by far the nicest I've seen. Reason being that from the rear, it almost looks absent. Cause my problem with the ducktail look is straight rear. Sideways is looks nice or 3/4 front. But from straight rear, it looks like your wake board didn't fit back there so you forced your trunk closed... But this stripping method almost eliminates that look.
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Old Oct 24, 2019 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceter
Does anybody here know what happened to the member who fabbed his own ducktail out of fiberglass and an old decklid?

He had a build thread and it looked really good, but I can't remember his user name.

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...-ducktail.html
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Old Oct 24, 2019 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by D977

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Nice! Love the ducktail and the Carrera 4S script. What rear diffuser and side skirts are those? On dive planes on the front? More pics please.
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Old Oct 24, 2019 | 08:51 PM
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Cool, thanks for the link! I really liked his finished product.
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Old Oct 24, 2019 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by qikqbn
That looks awesome

Although I never really understand these type of questions/posts. If you like the duck, then do the duck; if u dont, then dont. Its your bloody car
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Old Oct 25, 2019 | 12:03 AM
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Old Oct 25, 2019 | 12:04 AM
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