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Drift_FX
04-28-2013, 11:49 AM
ok i have an s13 hatch track car, it is currently undergoing quite a bit of overhaul, and im looking for a solution on how to mount my wing...

it is a rotora dry(prepreg) carbon wing currently mounted on the hatch lid as pictured....

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p473/jfoxx88/P1020002.jpg (http://s347.photobucket.com/user/jfoxx88/media/P1020002.jpg.html)

My problem is with a carbon trunk lid i get tons of flex, and therfore rendering the wing useless... i am trying to figure out a way to chassis mount the wing to get use of the downforce....

idea 1: mount a plate on the trunk on the underside of wing mount. weld in a bar from the frame to the underside of the trunk so when the hatch is closed the to plates rest on top of each other....

idea 2: cut the hatch and do a 1 pc rised from the frame to the wing.... (i would use pins at the bottom part of riser to easily remove wing) like seen here....

http://ra64freddy.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/be2012_37.jpg

the only issue i for see with this method is the risers interfereing with my fuel cell directly below.... (unless i mount risers at 45* making a trapazoid like thing?)

what have you guys done to chasis mount your wings? (for those who dont have mounts wide enough to just mount between trunk and fenders)...

thanks in adavnce...

Drift_FX
04-28-2013, 05:55 PM
so no one has chassis mounted wings here?

CaptainVlad
04-28-2013, 06:24 PM
You have to give people time to respond. If you feel confident in being able to modify the wing, why not move the locations of the stands outwards. That way, you can have the stands be spaced further apart to give your fuel cell more room.

Drift_FX
04-30-2013, 10:20 PM
i guess the s chassis people dont use functional wings?... oh well... time to make my own $#!t up....

zeebrah
04-30-2013, 11:06 PM
I did you bar mounting type option. Basically ran the widest/longest piece of aluminum I could fit up in the truck cavity. (I have a metal trunk though) Helped the flex a good deal... Depending on quality of your carbon I would almost be afraid it'd crack it tho if it tried to flex hard Enough