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Old 03-09-2010, 07:47 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by moonmonkey View Post
that rear window area "looks" like it is too steep and air would detach? do any of you know the angle? i know its an awsome cd car thats why im asking.
At 4-locations,moving back along the template,for 10,20,30,and 40% aft-body,I measured 9,20,19,and 15-degrees,respectively.
With the racing boat tail,the terminus angle is 11-degrees.
If you lay a straight-edge across the back of the boat tail and up over the backlight,it measures 16-degrees.
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