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Originally Posted by mcrews
ok.....go slower this time.... 
why did you need a viper windshield......?????  |
*All low-drag autos have a semicircular windshield when viewed in plan.
*The best are compound curvature.
*They allow for more uniform acceleration around and over the greenhouse.
*They minimize suction peaks at header and A-pillars
*They're apt to completely prevent A-pillar vortices altogether.
*They have the lowest drag when under yaw (crosswind) conditions.
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*I had procured the rear hatch glass from a 1995 Camaro,thinking at the time that this would be the equivalent of the Ford Probe-V windshield,except its safety glass,not laminated safety glass.So,legally,it can't go on the street,and USFRA forbids its use at Bonneville.( 2-strikes and I'm OUT)
*I was to buy an EV-1 windshield,and then we all know what happened there.Best glass ever on the N.American continent!
* Then,the plan was to latch hold of a Marauder,LOLA,GTP race car windshield.Very nice piece of glass.$3,000 price tag plus shipping.If they would sell me one at all." (^%)@!~*&$%X{}[]/?!"
*Then comes along this Viper windshield.It's not perfect,but it's pretty clean aerodynamically,and at $100 it's pretty good brain food to have laying around to contemplate.
*To fabricate a filleted surround,with wipers,to integrate onto the face of the greenhouse would allow removal of the existing glass.
* It would be a bit funky (just my style),but would get me into supercar/concept car windshield territory for basically,sweat-equity,very little cash.
*Ending up with a Porsche 956 roofline might show at the gas pump.
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