Re: Front Wheel Spats For 2012 Boss with WC Splitter

[VoodooBoss]

Looking good. I talked to the plastics place where I purchased my materials and they said gluing the pieces together should hold just fine. And thanks for the tip on heating and bending the ABS. When is the CorteX watts link going on?

 

[Swiss Boss]

Yep it's an acrylic glue made for plastic only not regular superglue found at a hardware store. That stuff is strong. It basically melt the plastic first then bond it together. Like welding.

Watts link going on this weekend. It's been a long and cold winter here in Indy and I don't have an heated garage. Hopefully the car should be ready for my first track of the year beginning of April

 

[cp85gt]

I've been thinking about making an abs splitter for my Boss and had a question regarding the end spats. I know its been discussed that a smaller splitter like the WC piece can be more effective than the larger LS piece if it is lower, but what about the size of the end spats. If you're making you're own, how much advantage, if any, would there be to widen the custom splitter at the ends and then make the spats wider to match the splitter. I don't know how much wider you can go, maybe an inch or more, before the spat has to angle in toward the car. It looks like with the standard WC splitter the spats angle away a bit, so with a wider splitter at the ends the spat would be more vertical.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Sure. I think it would be better being wider so it covers more of the front wheel.

 

[cp85gt]

I guess the spat would also act as another support, provided a solid connection, so the wider splitter won't flex as much. On a related note, how thick are the Ford Racing ABS splitter's? It's difficult to tell from the pictures alone but they appear to be thicker than the 1/4" DIY ABS splitter material others have used. A local place, Professional Plastics, has a general grade ABS 1/4" x 4' x 8' sheet for $137 and a 3/8" x 4' x 8' for $237. I don't know how much stiffer the 3/8" sheet would be for reduced flex to offset the weight and cost disadvantage. Is everyone that did a DIY 1/4" ABS splitter happy with it or would you have gone thicker?

 

[VoodooBoss]

I measured my FR WC splitter at 10MM so that's approximately 3/8".

 

[cp85gt]

We'll I guess I should probably use the 3/8" ABS sheet then. A 50% increase in thickness should reduce flex and add to durability.

 

[Swiss Boss]

Have you considered plywood?

 

[cp85gt]

I have seen plywood splitters before and they seem to work well. Obviously for the cost alone its a good way to go. I guess I just want to replicate the Ford racing offerings on the cheap and alter the design a bit while having it look like a factory part.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Here's how Kenny Brown setup his GT4-RS.

 

[ls110]

Great photos Rick. That make sense how high he went as I would guess he was running tires wider than 315s. Also interesting that one of them has them attached to the splitter and other does not.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Are those 285s in the photo?

 

[VoodooBoss]

My eyes read 295 in the top photo and 285 in the bottom.

 

[ls110]

While the street tires are 295 I am guessing Kenny was using much wider 315s or 325s while on the track.

 

[Jabooh]

So are the spats or winglets available for purchase? How did you guys attach your winglets?

 

[VoodooBoss]

I have not had much time to mess with this but I should have more time starting this weekend. Stay tuned.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

If someone is making these to the width of the WC splitter or even slightly wider, I am interested in purchasing a set. Need installed pics first. What's already in the thread from Swiss Boss looks pretty good. Clean install and near OEM-look.

 

[VoodooBoss]

See post #49. I have the WC splitter.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

See post #49. I have the WC splitter.

make me a set and send me an invoice

 

[VoodooBoss]

Spats in action.