I fiberglassed my wing onto the car a few years ago and the fiberglass and bondo cracked from heavy ice laying on it last winter. Under the left and right forward facing parts lies very compromised (pre ice incident) and cracked fiberglass. So I had the thought to shorten them and make it more of a duck bill style spoiler. Looking for thoughts on how far back to go and how to mold/ blend them to the body (design wise). Or any other suggestions? I do have a tired but repairable whale tail wing I've never used because I always thought without a wide body kit it kinda hangs too far out for the factory body. But looking for advice!

 

Apples to oranges, but the 240z has a nice duckbill to look at. This one is a smoothed out one with a wide body.

https://www.evasivemotorsports.com/s...RoCInAQAvD_BwE

The stock one is a bit bulkier and less integrated.

There’s also this look on a 944 that wraps the edges even farther up the sail panels to the line up with the rear windows.




Neither are my cars or images. Just one I’ve been sent. Can edit *to give credit if it’s known.

Got this link from my buddy who has one, the passenger side has a little cutout for the antenna.

http://retrospec-mazda.blogspot.com/...oiler.html?m=1

 

Do the opposite of blending them with the body, make some sheet metal guards like the Group B car's.

 

I've been looking at the 240s duck bills cause I like the look. And that Porsche! 🤤 wonder if it would look better not molded on with that style now..... lots to think about.

 

dude..... you have no idea how crazy it is you brought up group B. I was just showing my dad and my son (7 years old) some group B videos and I can't get enough of them.... I really wanna build a group B inspired car! I love that wing to boot. Lol and also looks like I might need to do whatever shortened bumper mod they did there. I like it! And I just remembered that I have some universal fender flares from fleabay from years ago. hmmmmm.

 

Years back when the unused group b car was sold at auction; I pulled all those photos from the auction site. Can send them over if you want some more angles.

 

absolutely, that would be great! And weren't there 20 of those made but one was totaled making 19 at most still in the wild?

 

That took a while to find. Only have low res images unfortunately.

 

and here's the homologation paperwork.

 

I made my own...but to your point you could just shorten the front if you can do a little fiberglass work i.e. sharper angle downward in the front part of the side so it is shorter.....I don't know if that tail is hollow or not..

here's how i had my front part of the tail blend in.

 

Did you bolt the wing onto the body first then molded it? I would be curious what the metal underneath the spoiler is like since water can now travel and sit underneath the wing. If it was me I would remove the spoiler, clean up the edges where it was molded, and reinstall it without molding it on. If you want the clean molded look just use some silicone sealant instead. RWB uses it all around his flares during his builds.

 

awesome man! Thanks and great pics!

 

I only fiberglassed it on with the molding technique and it was previously bolted on. When just bolted on it only had long 10mm bolts and nuts that would loosen over time and rubbed into the paint from vibration and water would get thru the mounting bolt holes into the hatch. My thinking was if it was fully fiberglassed on where would the water get a chance to get under the wing?

 

Here's a thread on the C7 rear wing, which is my favorite --> https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generati...poiler-987812/

 

I'm referring to water getting in now due to the separation/crack as well as from moisture/condensation. Usually there's a gasket you use at the bolt hole which is suppose to seal out the water.