Another successful Ducktail conversion

[drl911]

Just a few pictures of the new FG Ducktail installed. The overall fit could have been better, but I am generally pleased. BTW - It is close to 25lbs lighter than the stock Carrera whale tail. I even made my own latch assembly from aluminum stock by reverse engineering the original pieces.

Dan

[911SCfanatic]

Dumb question: does the ducktail use the stock engine grill?

[thrown_hammer]

We must see the lightweight latch you made! Oh and nice car. (Love the exhaust)

[niner11]

Nice looking car with or without the duck. Do you know who made the tail and what color was it before the tail was prepped and painted.

There has been some discussion as to who makes most of the tails out there and sells them wholesale. Some fit a lot better than others. Thanks, Chuck

[jbrinkley]

can I ask which, and who's bumpers and tail you bought? I'm going for the same look
thanks

[FrayAdjacent911]

I gotta say, the tail looks good. I like it on pretty much any 911. I saw a RUF 996 that had a ducktail type decklid on it, and I liked it.

[drl911]

Originally posted by 911SCfanatic
Dumb question: does the ducktail use the stock engine grill?

It uses the "stock" grill from a "no frills" engine lid, but not the grill from original Carrera whale tail.

Dan

[Argeo]

Looks great. Wish mine lined up as well.

David

[drl911]

Originally posted by jbrinkley
can I ask which, and who's bumpers and tail you bought? I'm going for the same look
thanks

The Ducktail was an ebay purchase and I have reason to believe it is a MASHAW (cannot confirm). The rear bumper is a f/g IROC from the PO. The front bumper is stock steel without the rubber bellows (I made the front bellow replacements myself) or front rubber strip across the front face. The rubber smile is still installed.

Dan

[drl911]

Originally posted by thrown_hammer
We must see the lightweight latch you made! Oh and nice car. (Love the exhaust)

The exhaust is aftermarket headers (brand unknown by me) with "tuneable" SuperTrapp mufflers. I really like the SuperTrapps because if I am going on a long trip I can remove the plates for a nice quite ride or when playing at the local drag strip, etc... I can gut the system in 2 minutes and let her breathe!!!

Dan

[fastpat]

I recently saw an original Carrera with a duck tail, and I was surprised by the fit and finish, plainly stated, it was rough. I asked the owner about it, he said the factory knew what the purpose of the car was, and when they made the duck out of a standard engine lid, the fiberglass guy they used was, shall we say, less than perfect in his layups.

I suspect that most ducks made today are superior in looks to the original by some level, more by some than others; but since most of us want a fit similar to or exactly like the stock lid, we're demanding more than Porsche did 30 years ago.

That's, over all, not a bad thing.

[vash]

drl, is your AC gone?

your car looks fantastic, and made me scramble for alf's duck.

[bigchillcar]

dan,
i'm curious about your exhaust..forgive my ignorance, but is it what they refer to as a 'restricted exhaust'? is it for sound? if it gives the car a deeper sound, can this mod be performed to a '74 with the stock (very nice) exhaust? i love the throaty sound..but with a cis car do you our anyone else know of simple mods that can be done to increase this?
ryan

[fastpat]

Those appear to be SuperTrapp™ mufflers. If so, they have removable plates or discs that can vary the sound emitted. They've pretty much always been very controversial at to whether they work as advertised. That is to say, you remove (if memory serves) plates to reduce sound, but removing plates reduces flow. The controversy came in when you have removed enough plates to not annoy the cops, does your engine produce the same power it would if you had a well engineered, but more conventional exhaust system.
Personally, I can't say. I've never installed them, and have never run tests on a car with them installed.