building my own spoiler- what do u think??

[JJVeld]

so i am trying to save money for a car/pickup so im trying to not spend any money on my merv until then. i just broke my spoiler today and i had some plastic laying around so ive started cutting it up and am making a spoiler out of it.









what do u think i should add to it? im adding the back lip so it wears down less doing wheelies . sides? another layer at the rear? what about something around the screws to prevent tearing them up when its sliding upside down on cement? any ideas?

[devildog88]

Maybe cut out some small design in it...? I like different and custom so its a win in my book. Saving/being broke helps come up with good ways to rig and custom "fab" stuff

[50togo]

Maybe make a bracket and angle it a bit

[JJVeld]

i was kinda thinking the same 50. what do u mean by a bracket?

[50togo]

Bend a small piece of metal so the wing angles a bit for downforce

[JJVeld]

what if i heated it and then bent it into a curve shape, then glued sides on to that to hold it there better

[devmas]

Another function of a wing is to provide lateral stability via fins. You could put fins on the side to assist at high speeds.

[50togo]

Problem with heating it up ,I think the heat will harden it and make it more brittle.
adding anything to it will just break first crash

[JJVeld]

well when heating the stock spoiler it softens it up. i dont mean with a flame, i mean boiling/hot water

[JJVeld]

this is how i have it so far

[Mossie]

custom made parts always +10 and my respect

gonna follow this threath

[JJVeld]

i think im going to leave it this way unless i add something sloped to increase some down force

[ArmySSG]

Looks great!!! If u need more ideas google "spoiler" and look at some images.. It would be pretty cool to see some real car style spoilers custom built for the merv.. Might build up a customer base lol!

[JJVeld]

actually i did that last night for ideas


edit: but theres almost too many ricers i get sick of looking haha

[ArmySSG]

Lol try a triple stacker for some real downforce!!


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[JJVeld]

should i make that out of plywood too?

[Jhsmith1987]

Plywood heck no! Can u say heavy haha

[Markus_TM]

I made a few out of aluminum and they hold up great and can be polished. Easy to work with also.

[50togo]

well when heating the stock spoiler it softens it up. i dont mean with a flame, i mean boiling/hot water

i meant flame ,when you boil it you do it to soften it up not to bend it

[Jhsmith1987]

yea why would you boil the spoiler what effect does it have?

[Mossie]

boiling the wing make it more flexible

[JJVeld]

i dont think im going to boil it as i used tire glue to put it together