Can someone explain to me like I'm 5 the rear wing and rear clam install?

[Eric McClellan]

***This is for the race tail version***

Mostly because I'm an idiot and need some hand holding.

1. I've got the little round hinges for the inner part of the rear clam that attaches near the tail lights. I assume I have to fab up a bar that runs along the bottom sides of the clam under the lights to support it, but unsure how to make it strong enough.

2. I know how the rear wing plates go onto the diffuser, that's pretty clear to me, but not sure how it attaches to the wing itself. Is the wing strong enough to drill and tap into with a plate or will I need to have a nutsert or something similar?

Just having a hard time visualizing it... this pic is helpful, but would like to see the inside part, how it is fastened to the body.

Thanks everyone. My brain hurts.

 

[Alex]

the spoiler has threaded inserts bonded into it

 

[Eric McClellan]

I'll check on that when I get home. I'm not sure mine has those inserts.

Still curious about the underside of the rear clam and how that mounts to the diffuser.

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Your wing, not being carbon has aluminum plates on the ends, inside the wing itself(not visible) and you can drill and tap to your hearts content...the carbon are similar but are predrilled

The tail hinge just bolts to the body through the two holes in the billet....simple as can be.

 

[Eric McClellan]

Your wing, not being carbon has aluminum plates on the ends, inside the wing itself(not visible) and you can drill and tap to your hearts content...the carbon are similar but are predrilled

The tail hinge just bolts to the body through the two holes in the billet....simple as can be.

Well dang! That's great news!

Final question... You talked about the end plates having plates in them... how about the wing mount itself? Do those holes (to the upright supports) have plates in them as well?

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

Yep certainly does

 

[Howard Jones]

Here's an idea. I sandwiched the fiberglass between two strips of aluminum. Nice and strong!

 

[Eric McClellan]

Here's an idea. I sandwiched the fiberglass between two strips of aluminum. Nice and strong!

I was envisioning something similar! Great (well, yours) minds think a like!

 

[Craig Sinasac]

Can someone attach a pic of the bracket that attaches the wing to the uprights (race tail)? I didn't run across anything that looks like it would do the trick and I am nearly ready for it.

cheers,

Craig

 

[Aaron H.]

Eric.. Take some photos and document the process for Fran and Will so the tail/wing sub-assembly can be added to the build manual. :idea:

 

[Eric McClellan]

Howard, did you make those stand offs from the diffuser?

 

[Howard Jones]

Everything you see on my car that isn't what came from Fran I made. I'm the only labor I can afford.

 

[Eric McClellan]

Everything you see on my car that isn't what came from Fran I made. I'm the only labor I can afford.

No worries, didn't know if those came with the kit or not.

 

[Howard Jones]

Craig, the black car in the above pictures is a race tail car. Those are the OEM wing mounts I believe.

 

[Michael Fling]

Any idea how far out the aluminum plate extends from the center? Also, what is the dimension of the plate. My wing uprights are much farther apart than the factory uprights.

 

[Howard Jones]

Here's what I think you are asking. The mounts on the wing it self are farther apart than the two center vertical plates on the OEM diffuser. I wanted to run the mounts for the wing vertically without a wider flare at the top so I made my own wing mount.

As an added bonus it can be removed from the car without removing the diffuser or the rear body section. I did need to find wider chassis mount points so you can see what I did. The whole thing is .065 CM so it's pretty light.