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Old 01-21-2016, 05:58 PM   #1
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Simply amazing. You are an artist. With that said, the only change I would make is round the outer edges in like a duck tail. Boxster is curved (like a 911) so a bit more curve might look better. Though not sure it would look as good as yours does in the up position. Just my 2 cents. Anyways, congrats again, I am jealous of your talent.
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Old 01-21-2016, 06:24 AM   #2
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That looks great! but the color is distracting.

Can you roll the car outside for some better pics, and maybe take pics in black&white?

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Old 01-21-2016, 07:15 AM   #3
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Derfo, that is a thing of beauty my friend!! Sign me up for one, when you are ready to roll!!
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Old 01-21-2016, 03:02 PM   #4
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Oh I do like this a lot! count me in!
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Old 01-21-2016, 04:34 PM   #5
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Count me in too
Looks great!
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Old 01-21-2016, 05:29 PM   #6
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Looking good man! As I said before this the way to do a 986 spoiler!

It might be good to develop a bolted mounting arrangement in place of the rivets. I believe it should be straight forward to install captive nuts in the rivet hole locations. I am not sure what to do about fastening the rear edge.

Did you consider a slight blending or filleting of the side surfaces and to the trailing edge....this may not give a good overall appearance

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Old 01-22-2016, 05:57 AM   #7
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Old 01-22-2016, 06:40 AM   #8
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Agree with last two posters, you nailed the concept and front-to-back contour looks great, but the sides look unresolved. Could you round the side profile and pull it back into the trailing edge? If so, I might be up for one.
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Old 01-22-2016, 08:23 AM   #9
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This looks awesome! Put me down for one once complete!
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Old 01-22-2016, 08:29 AM   #10
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well, let me put this out for consideration - the flat sides on the ducktail allow for the mounting of uprights and install of a proper spoiler - it's how ruf did it - ducktail on the street, full spoiler at the track. the ruf unit is bigger however; uncertain if this would be robust enough for the application.

ps, excellent looking item - the 986 has been waiting for this for a long time.
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Old 01-22-2016, 08:38 AM   #11
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Are you planning to paint it the color of the car, I would love to see that
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Old 01-22-2016, 10:26 AM   #12
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Count me in too!! However, I agree with some of the other posters about if you could round out the sides to conform with the shape of the rear and taillights. That would look phenomenal but I understand it would require some more work.

Could you also post a full shot of the rear from a distance when done.
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Old 01-22-2016, 10:38 AM   #13
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I really like the shape and size of the new Spyder spoiler.
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Old 01-22-2016, 10:56 AM   #14
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Count me in too!! However, I agree with some of the other posters about if you could round out the sides to conform with the shape of the rear and taillights. That would look phenomenal but I understand it would require some more work.

Could you also post a full shot of the rear from a distance when done.
oh, ya! That pretty!
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Old 01-22-2016, 11:42 AM   #15
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I will try to make up a small section with the rounded over ends to see what you think. Before I do anything to my yellow pattern. On a personal note I like it as it is, I thought of rounding over the ends but thought it would not look right, as I wont be able to follow the thin edge round to the base. Anyway I will fix a small section on the car and see.
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Here's a few photos of a rounded over spoiler.





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Here's a few photos of a rounded over spoiler.





fantastic!!!!
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Very nice with the rounded edges !!!
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Old 01-23-2016, 03:02 PM   #19
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Why not put some end caps? Small, tasteful, and that would sit just above the paint?

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Old 01-24-2016, 05:53 AM   #20
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Excellent work! Looks great.
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