Tonneau/half tonneau.....spoiler/half template

[KamperBob]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Can it be fitted front to back? The front lid plus the divider is approx. equal to the rear lid.



With a wedge under the back lid, it could appoximate this.

Mine will be tapered a bit wider front narrower rear so 180 rotation probably wouldn’t work. But with front section - roughly 2 of 5’ bed - simply removed that would seem mostly consistent with study Phil cited. Quick easy test of open vs closed could be interesting…

[freebeard]

A triptych removable panel, with two triangular hinged on a rectangle; would preserve the air-tight box.

The size of the open bed is probably dependent on the cab's shape and any add-ons.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by KamperBob

Long streamer in wind tunnel video is very intriguing............

If you are commenting on the five year old Youtube video I reposted, I just re-watched it and have a new appreciation.

The author's website appears to be down, but I Googled his name and found this.

https://www.mulsannescorner.com/nissanp35story.html

As a child, Yoshi Suzuka, father of the dominant International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Nissan GTPs, daydreamed about airplanes, rockets and trains. These daydreams of “things that moved” turned into serious ponderings, eventually manifesting into the form of a racecar. Suzuka would eventually become responsible for the aerodynamic design of the Nissan GTP ZX-Ts that ruled the IMSA series from 1988-1990.

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https://www.mulsannescorner.com/niss...ryphoto-2.html

Suzuka's 1/7 scale Porsche 962 model. The Porsche 962 was the most advanced GTP in 1984 and sent many rival designers into the wind tunnel with models of it to try and figure out how to beat it on the track.

In short.............from the video

1. Chin spoiler that returns on the underside to form a partial belly pan.

2. Bonneville not Gurney flap style rear spoiler.

3. Mysterious lack of tonneau bed cover in this "Part-2" video.

4. Aft cab extension works great, just look at that long string/ribbon.



EDIT:

https://amb-aero.com/staff/

Yoshi Suzuka
Head of Wind Tunnel projects

[aerohead]

I got to see one in Lubbock, Texas of all places.
Pat Nixon, the graduate adviser at Texas Tech's Aero Lab, dragged me over to the shop of a fella that he knew that raced.