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[mbes2]

Hi FLD, Good work, has this been fitted yet ? wanna check out the new look thanks

[FLD]

Fitted it today. Just got it bolted on top as its damn frosty and my hands stopped working Anyway, looks like this....




Internal bracing is made, just needs fitting.

[GeorgeBC]

Any photos of the internal bracing?

[FLD]

Not at the mo. Its a spreader plate under clam top going on top of a carbon tube which, in turn, sits on a spreader plate on the boot floor. The rear bolt of the pylon bolts straight into the fitting in the top of the carbon tube.

[GeorgeBC]

Ive got a spreader plate but need to muster up some sort of struts to the boot floor still but dont want to loose boot space. Are you going to loose much boot space? Will you still be able to stuff bits past the carbon tubes behind the lights?

[FLD]

Ive got a spreader plate but need to muster up some sort of struts to the boot floor still but dont want to loose boot space. Are you going to loose much boot space? Will you still be able to stuff bits past the carbon tubes behind the lights?

Yeah, it'll just be a bit awkward. Imagine a 1.5in dia tube virtically upward that starts from about 6 in back from the bolt through the floor. I'll take some internal pics when I get it done (probably sat)

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Forgive my ignorance but is that the GT type exige spoiler...? Looks good whatever it is

[FLD]

Forgive my ignorance but is that the GT type exige spoiler...? Looks good whatever it is

Similar but its about a foot wider and its carbon rather than plastic.

[ChrisS1]

Looking great!!

[chris_uk]

What did you use for the end plates?

[FLD]

What did you use for the end plates?

Bit of a cheat really. I laid some flat plate up on vacuum release film then put another layer of film on the top, then a piece of wood.....then an engine block. Its carbon/glass/glass/carbon in polyester so nothing special. The carbon skins are just there to make it loow pretty.

[GiGo]

Good work

[drpau]

Saddo mode on/ No way!! My first n/a (Calypso) was Y283 HPG!!! /Saddo mode off

[FLD]

Any photos of the internal bracing?

Here you go. Rear bolt on spoiler pylon bolts through pylon base - clam - spreader plate into the top of the carbon tube. The tube has aluminium plugs top and bottom with a steel thread insert in. The clam has a rubber pad under the spoiler and above the spreader. The tube is bolted to the bottom spreader which is tagged onto the clam boot floor bolt.

Pic hopefully showing all the alignment


Top spreader (and manky mildew, eaugh)


Bottom spreader


There is some minor movement when I hang on it (I'm 65kg). I guess thats because of the small contact area (tube is 1.5") and compression of the rubber pad. Its small bit its there. I might revise these at a later date.

Any comments on an improved version would be welcome.

[RYN]

quite like this spoiler where did you get this from?

[JohnTurbo]

quite like this spoiler where did you get this from?

Srsly?

[FLD]

[GiGo]

quite like this spoiler where did you get this from?

Ryan, you've been missing for a while haven't you? Where have you been?


Oh and FLD made it him self *cough* read the thread *cough*