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> Scored a new accessory yesterday - a wing!, just what you need when you need everything!
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post Mar 10 2012, 06:12 PM
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So 'she who must be obeyed' asked me today while I was trying to start the string trimmer if i really thought that was the most important thing to do next?

I told her that I felt I had already demonstrated my lack of ability in knowing what the most important thing to do was then I brought home the WING for the car that NEEDS EVERYTHING ELSE FIRST.

But, it was just too cool to pass up - and I got if for a bottle of wine (trade) so I just had to have it!

Now - the question is - a) how to mount it and b) where to mount it.

found a great thread on the bird sight by a guy who had his grad students study the aerodynamics of the teener!

anyone else have a wing they care to show?

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post Mar 10 2012, 06:19 PM
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A picture would help a great deal.
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post Mar 10 2012, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Mar 10 2012, 04:19 PM) *

A picture would help a great deal.


ratz - I thought I'd grabbed it back before it got out there.....pix are there now!
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post Mar 10 2012, 06:26 PM
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post Mar 10 2012, 06:57 PM
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You may be asking the wrong crowd, but if you like it and it makes you happy then go for it and ignore the derision.
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post Mar 10 2012, 07:07 PM
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LOL - oh I know what I'm in for - if you can't laugh at yourself along with everyone else, it is a hard life!

I'll go talk to the racer-chasers, at least they will appreciate my wing. harumph!

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post Mar 10 2012, 07:35 PM
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It looks good but to be really useful it has to be a bit higher. Kinda like this one.


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post Mar 10 2012, 07:37 PM
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Based on what I have read of the usefulness of mounting a wing on the rear deck.

The best way to mount it might be though bolted in the center of the Targa. You might have trouble getting it stored in the truck, so maybe some Hood Pins would be a more appropriate mounting method. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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post Mar 10 2012, 08:09 PM
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post Mar 10 2012, 08:17 PM
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its gonna slow you down (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) but then again stock 914s are slow anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) ....maybe you can mount it on the targa top ....then you can take it off when you wanna drive fast and then put it back on when ya wanna be a ricer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) ...options are good

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post Mar 11 2012, 08:39 AM
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The absolute perfect place to mount that is on the big receptacle can you roll out to the curb weekly for emptying as a heavy can needs all the lift it can get. Seriously. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Mar 11 2012, 09:12 AM
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Look at the "look" on that guys' face as he tries to figure out what the hell that racer is!!!! Too funny...
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Now - the question is - a) how to mount it and b) where to mount it.


a) Use 4" "Timberlock" screws and rubber washers, or galvanized lag screws.

b) At peak of roof, oriented in the direction that gives best TV reception. Be sure to screw into a solid joist.
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post Mar 11 2012, 10:37 AM
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Mount on Ebay for a 7 day auction. Take proceeds into PayPal.

When sold, buy something useful for a 914. Use previous PayPal amount to buy and ship.

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post Mar 11 2012, 12:00 PM
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Wow - tough crowd!

great comments - LOL

ok, having said all that, is it useful for more downforce on the backend
when cornering in AX or DE events?

AND - just to make you all more jealous of my wing - it has CARBON FIBER on the ends holding the wings - which are adjustable!!

Now who's laughing? huh? Carbon Fiber.....ahhhhhh. :-)

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post Mar 11 2012, 12:10 PM
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For DE the wing is worthless unless you put downforce in the front as well to balance the car (like a splitter) And with a stock 4 cylinder it would just cause more drag and slow you down more. But if you like it, it is your car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 11 2012, 12:31 PM
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Unless you are going FAST, like 100mph, that is useless. Also, think of it this way, how much can you push down on that flimsy lid before it buckles? The wing will likely dent your lid pretty good. You will notice in the race car that is pictured, the wing is mounted THROUGH the lid not ON it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Mar 11 2012, 03:22 PM
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I've seen the same wing on 4-door Accords and Camrys. Did a fart can come with it?

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post Mar 12 2012, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE(tadink @ Mar 10 2012, 07:12 PM) *


Now - the question is - a) how to mount it and b) where to mount it.



a) With whatever fasteners you can find
b) on the back of a 1993 Honda Civic Coupe.
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post Mar 12 2012, 08:06 PM
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"But, it was just too cool to pass up - and I got if for a bottle of wine (trade) so I just had to have it! "


I hope it was't a good bottle of wine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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