New trend in roadster (this one a Cobra) rear wings?

[FergO2k]

I think I know the answer: "No." but thought some might enjoy the laughs. Looks like it came from Monster Garage, Season 2.
pics from Cars 'n Coffee Las Vegas:
rear view of wing


front view:


front quarter view:

[SLOroadster]

I think I've seen a Datsun roadster race car with a duck tail on the trunk lid. It was a cool car, no windshield and a hard cover over the passenger and rear cargo shelf. Just an open space for the driver and cage. Pretty slick.

Your cobra looks like a factory five racing kit that some one put a big wing on.

Will

[spl310]

[spriso]

I think I've seen a Datsun roadster race car with a duck tail on the trunk lid. It was a cool car, no windshield and a hard cover over the passenger and rear cargo shelf. Just an open space for the driver and cage. Pretty slick.

Is this the car you were talking about Will? I have a bunch of other shots of it, and yes, it is pretty impressive!

Michael

[SLOroadster]

I think I've seen a Datsun roadster race car with a duck tail on the trunk lid. It was a cool car, no windshield and a hard cover over the passenger and rear cargo shelf. Just an open space for the driver and cage. Pretty slick.

Is this the car you were talking about Will? I have a bunch of other shots of it, and yes, it is pretty impressive!

Michael

It could have been that one, I think there is another as well. The one you have the pic of is pretty cool, I'd like to see more if you don't mind.

Will

[MBrannon]

mmmmm yummy...I really want those suspension, rims, and tires.

[GeoffM]

Well, if it's there for stability at 150mph, I'm ok with that. Look at the ol' Can-Am or the ALMS cars.

If it's for show, I'd say the guy didn't get enough oxygen when in the womb.

[spriso]

Will wrote:

The one you have the pic of is pretty cool, I'd like to see more if you don't mind.

Sadly I only have shots of it with some transportation wheels, the Watanabe race wheels are stacked behind the car in some of the shots-- still this is a pretty unique and interesting roadster race car in Japan:











Michael

[FergO2k]

wow, great pics Michael!

this screams Bonneville Salt Flats to me, although I wish the rear wing was a bit more "period" looking.

Cannot imagine how much I would like to be able to sit on the front tire while working under the hood.....

some interesting observations:
-flip handle next to driver to line-lock rear brake pressure, to save the weight of emergency brake?
-front bumpers (and fenders) faired into tilt front end, and the tilt-front hinge brackets
-never seen that airdam, although it is on 1-2 of the others in the other Japanese pics
-Mulholland decal on fender (alternate spring source?)
-quad motorcycle carbs, like Tom Prather (nismou20), and it looks like they are running a fuel rail and then the pressure gauge/valve is on the return line (isn't Tom running without a return?)

[nismou20]

Thanks Fergus,

Very interesting in that this guy must have been having the same issues I'm going thru now with mine. I'm now waiting on a low pressure electric fuel pump and will try the bypass regulator route and see how it works out.

[SLOroadster]

That is a cool car. It looks like it has a non roadster transmission based on the shifter. The flip up front end is pretty sweet. It would make working on everything so much easier.

Thanks for posting,
Will

[dbrick]

I like it alot. Flares are a bit modern, but the tilt nose is the best feature. Biggest thing I love about Spitfires.
I could see that being a very sellable part if someone could produce it, or a kit to do it with the steel parts, hinge it like a Saab 900 hood so the fenders come forward and then flip.

The upper control arms are huge, wonder what the lowers look like

Funny, either it's apart for repairs, or that distributor is not being used, plug wires go off to the side.

[fj20spl311]

The upper control arms are huge, wonder what the lowers look like

That was my first question

Funny, either it's apart for repairs, or that distributor is not being used, plug wires go off to the side.

Why would you use a distributor? Oh Yea that's what you sell. hehehe

[spl310]

Funny, either it's apart for repairs, or that distributor is not being used, plug wires go off to the side.

The plug wires appear to go to coil packs on the inner fender. If you look at the distributor cap that is barely visible, it appears to be a 6 cylinder cap.

[fj20spl311]

Very interesting in that this guy must have been having the same issues I'm going thru now with mine. I'm now waiting on a low pressure electric fuel pump and will try the bypass regulator route and see how it works out.

Tom,
If that does not work for you. I was thinking you could try a large volume fuel rail (gravity feed tank) with a return. Maybe a 1.5 inch tubing (volume ~ 1 oz per inch) with four outlets, 1 return, and one or two inlets.
Phil