Kind of hard to see without a closer picture, but the Purple Pavement Eater has a little lip spoiler built into the roof panel above the rear window. I like it.
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FieroReinke Member
Posts: 1065 From: St James, MO Registered: Feb 2003
I have always thought that it would be good to have a roof spoiler to bring airflow down to the wing. It would have to look good and not ricey though. I would buy one if it was functional and somebody was to produce it.
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Philphine Member
Posts: 6136 From: louisville,ky. usa Registered: Feb 2000
haven't seen one in a long while, but there were some celicas and/or supras (can't remeber now if that was when they were the same car) that had a wing that sat sort of just behind the roof. i always thought some version or copy of it might look good on a fastback gt.
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Posts: 2327 From: Overland Park, KS U.S.A. Registered: Mar 2009
haven't seen one in a long while, but there were some celicas and/or supras (can't remeber now if that was when they were the same car) that had a wing that sat sort of just behind the roof. i always thought some version or copy of it might look good on a fastback gt.
The early '80s Supras had such a roof spoiler but it has 2 major problems. First they are very wide (the dimension looking at the spoiler from the side of the car, from front to rear) about 6"-8". They would interfere with the opening of the rear deck lid. Second they have a support stud right in the middle of the wing/spoiler the goes down to and through the rear hatchback glass. To me modifying this spoiler would be way too much work.
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Australian Member
Posts: 4701 From: Sydney Australia Registered: Sep 2004
The early '80s Supras had such a roof spoiler but it has 2 major problems. First they are very wide (the dimension looking at the spoiler from the side of the car, from front to rear) about 6"-8". They would interfere with the opening of the rear deck lid. Second they have a support stud right in the middle of the wing/spoiler the goes down to and through the rear hatchback glass. To me modifying this spoiler would be way too much work.
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Yes i do remember these and do remember how they opened and a valid point that i had overlooked about how the deck lid opens.
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Kind of hard to see without a closer picture, but the Purple Pavement Eater has a little lip spoiler built into the roof panel above the rear window
I never noticed that before... and I've thought about adding the same to my 85gt when I (eventually) start playing with the body and it isn't a daily driver any more. Here I was thinking I had an original idea
Kind of hard to see without a closer picture, but the Purple Pavement Eater has a little lip spoiler built into the roof panel above the rear window. I like it.
Here ya go...
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reborngt Member
Posts: 190 From: Universal City,TX Registered: Feb 2009
Although, my modifed roofline is a "spoiler" but rather created for reducing sun baking my neck and for looks. The modified roofline involved using a busted fastback clip and added it to the existing fastback clip.
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shawnk Member
Posts: 968 From: San Francisco, California, USA Registered: Mar 2008
While you copy that, you should do the roof seam delete. Can't believe they didn't do that to the PPE when they put that lip there.
Well I like the delete idea but my black roof and a pillars contrasting with the red body use the seam as a break. It really doesn't bother me that much
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Posts: 2345 From: South Jersey 08077 Registered: Oct 2006
haven't seen one in a long while, but there were some celicas and/or supras (can't remeber now if that was when they were the same car) that had a wing that sat sort of just behind the roof. i always thought some version or copy of it might look good on a fastback gt.
You're actually right twice. It was at the time known as a Celica Supra. I had a few, fun cars
BUMP i wanna see some too.
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