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23 July 2002, 12:19 PM
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Heres some new pics of my car. Ive finaly finished the wing I have been working on, need to do some testing for a couple of weeks, then it will be available.
I have not slotted the brake light in yet, but it uses a clear LED strip light.
It is a one piece item made from GRP, very stiff and only weighs about the same as the OE low level spoiler.
Cheers, Rob.
[Edited by rob oneill - 7/23/2002 12:22:26 PM]
I have not slotted the brake light in yet, but it uses a clear LED strip light.
It is a one piece item made from GRP, very stiff and only weighs about the same as the OE low level spoiler.
Cheers, Rob.
[Edited by rob oneill - 7/23/2002 12:22:26 PM]
23 July 2002, 02:29 PM
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Just wondering - not slagging off i promise - how much actual development work goes into designing a rear wing like this? How much attention is paid to aerodynamics over aesthetics? Just wondering, as a badly designed rear wing can play havoc with a car's handling, and also make it slower, greater fuel consumption, etc.
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23 July 2002, 06:59 PM
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Not realy planning on making it adjustable mate.
Beef, I cant claim that it will be wind tunnel tested or anything like that, the cost would be massive. As far as I know, the only people who can afford to do this are the car manufacturers them selves. May be thats why genuine OE spoilers are so expensive. The main thing to worry about is the angle of the wing, and I have been experimenting with different angles, a little extra drag is to be expected, but not too much. Think Ive got it right now, but as I say, still some more testing to do.
Cheers, Rob.
Beef, I cant claim that it will be wind tunnel tested or anything like that, the cost would be massive. As far as I know, the only people who can afford to do this are the car manufacturers them selves. May be thats why genuine OE spoilers are so expensive. The main thing to worry about is the angle of the wing, and I have been experimenting with different angles, a little extra drag is to be expected, but not too much. Think Ive got it right now, but as I say, still some more testing to do.
Cheers, Rob.
24 July 2002, 05:21 PM
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Thats cool. Just wondering thats all. You know, you don't actually need a wind tunnel, any engineering firm with some nouse should have a CAD system with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software, which can work out the aerodynamics and lift coefficeints of a spoiler for you. As you may have guessed, this is my area of expertise. It shouldn't cost too much either, and you could then state that it actually does what it says on the tin. By the way, it looks wicked... How much?
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24 July 2002, 07:43 PM
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Thanks Beef.
I will certainly look in to it. Price is going to be about £325.00 primed with brake light inc. Vat. but still got some working out to do, theres alot of labour involved.
Thanks , Rob.
I will certainly look in to it. Price is going to be about £325.00 primed with brake light inc. Vat. but still got some working out to do, theres alot of labour involved.
Thanks , Rob.
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