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specs for wing on FED

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Foot Feed:
I like the innovation of it. Can't wait to see the final product.

Ken

masracingtd1167:
Most of the handling problems with my car are the rear tend's to walk around on the top end . The 12 inch tires don't help either . I think if you don't have it too far back it should be ok. NHRA makes all gas dragsters and econo dragsters run a rear wing . It has helped those cars a lot . Before the wing rule a lot of those cars were crashing especially the B/ED cars very light and small tires

wideopen231:
Right now the setup is 29" from front edge of wing to back of cage and its 26" above cage. I can come foward I could not go higher if wanted to according to rules for wing on alky dragster and probably fuel.Although no ru;e for having oner on FED I figure if I build to spec I have better chance of getting to run it at event.If not allowe its 4   3/8 bolts to remove it. wing will be 40"x 12 to 14" the cord width is 2",I have a pattern thats 1.5" thick which I like but not sure how much down force it would have with shorter bottom.Since down force comes from the air seperating at front and the bottom has to move faster to rejoin the air on to suface at rear of wing.It would seem a shorter bottom surface would have less downforce,but also less drag.

  Struts seem to be little over 60" and 15 -3/8 spread since it was common on lot of aftermarket wings.Only need about 16' of airfoil and at prices Ive been getting that 400 bucks ,so I will set everything up but actual wing on car for run will be one of the last items done. Lots of things more pushing.Building everything except struts and will have mounts ready. So far coost will be the aluminum skin have rest of it here. Yea might seem stupid to be working on it,but have to get anything I can done and with little to no cost right now.The stuff that cost  gets moved down on list.

Tim Jones:
you work like I do on my car, the stuff I can't make my self is normally pricey so I figure I can get it later, and if I'm building stuff for the car,, I'm still makeing headway on it, Not having a bunch of money to toss at this car, has made me learn how to do alot of things to keep moving,   Tim Jones

wideopen231:
idea od what it will look like with body.Man if you could weld this poster board stuff.Cheap and lite weight.Might seem stupid but Im not Roo Man I have to make patterns from cardboard or in this case poster board then I have idea what it will take sheetmetal wise.

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