Now THIS is a Wide Body! (pics)
no.... this is wide body
08-30-03, 08:27 AM
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Originally posted by 7addict
LOL, I think you just dated yourself my friend. I don't think there are many of us on here that know Hardcastle and McCormick. I did like the show and the Porsche myself.
LOL, I think you just dated yourself my friend. I don't think there are many of us on here that know Hardcastle and McCormick. I did like the show and the Porsche myself.
08-30-03, 09:20 AM
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What no WING?!
The reason that rear deck is so long is to reach more into the wind stream. Also note the lower side of the rear deck again there to help in producing downforce.
Just wanted to put my $.02 in on the dynamics of the whole thing...
08-30-03, 11:02 AM
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The kit is actually a replica or possibly an origional from the late 70's IMSA cup. Check out the Moby Dick Porsche's
To me this looks like it's being resotored to early IMSA specs possible for vintage racing? IMO that's pretty cool.
To me this looks like it's being resotored to early IMSA specs possible for vintage racing? IMO that's pretty cool.
08-30-03, 12:26 PM
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Originally posted by toxic_d
The reason there is no wing is due to the size or the rear deck... notice the raised lip on either edge of the car in the back. That rear deck is designed to act as a wing. The lip is there to prevent the air pushing down on the back of the car from spilling off the sides.
The reason that rear deck is so long is to reach more into the wind stream. Also note the lower side of the rear deck again there to help in producing downforce.
Just wanted to put my $.02 in on the dynamics of the whole thing...
The reason there is no wing is due to the size or the rear deck... notice the raised lip on either edge of the car in the back. That rear deck is designed to act as a wing. The lip is there to prevent the air pushing down on the back of the car from spilling off the sides.
The reason that rear deck is so long is to reach more into the wind stream. Also note the lower side of the rear deck again there to help in producing downforce.
Just wanted to put my $.02 in on the dynamics of the whole thing...
08-30-03, 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by '85 GSL 302
Reminds me of the Moby Dick Porsche from the 70's. Looks pretty cool IMO. Minus the whole "I wish my RX-7 was a pickup truck" rear hatch look. I never liked that, even with the Mode-One kits.
Reminds me of the Moby Dick Porsche from the 70's. Looks pretty cool IMO. Minus the whole "I wish my RX-7 was a pickup truck" rear hatch look. I never liked that, even with the Mode-One kits.
08-30-03, 03:53 PM
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85 gsl 302 I think you are vary close. I dont have the pic but may be directfreak does early 80s to late 80s lemans campain car. it looks like a lot of you need to take mazda history lessons. if thats what it is spost to look like it will get a monster wing. I would have to bet that it has some power or is in place to get some.
08-31-03, 09:09 AM
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Originally posted by kuhlrx7
85 gsl 302 I think you are vary close. I dont have the pic but may be directfreak does early 80s to late 80s lemans campain car. it looks like a lot of you need to take mazda history lessons. if thats what it is spost to look like it will get a monster wing. I would have to bet that it has some power or is in place to get some.
85 gsl 302 I think you are vary close. I dont have the pic but may be directfreak does early 80s to late 80s lemans campain car. it looks like a lot of you need to take mazda history lessons. if thats what it is spost to look like it will get a monster wing. I would have to bet that it has some power or is in place to get some.
The car was not just a piece of showgoing crap.
Mazda campagned in LM with RX7's that were indeed very much looking like this one. As far as I know, the front of the LM ones (called 252 and 253, several evolutions) wasn't exactly the same. But I did see pics of this front end before (as being build by Mazda's racing department, before Mazdaspeed)
The rear is very much the same as the LM RX7's.
I'm not sure if this is a "real" one, build by/for Mazda, or a replica. But it does look very close to the real ones, so it might be a version of it.
Normally the car had a large wing, at least the 252i and the 254 had. The picture I have from the 253 shows a long-tail, but no wing (1981 Le Mans).
The pictures I have are in a book, so I cannot post them.
Nevertheless, one huge difference between the race cars and the one pictured here is the fact that those racers (also the windtunneltest ones) had two large sets of lights in the airdam.
Also, the airdam of the real racers looked different, the 254 being a completely different design. The car might be a replica, but that bodystyle was a Mazda one.
So stop laughing at it, and behold a piece of history guys!
08-31-03, 07:40 PM
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Originally posted by timmya2
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