dbang003

i luckily have a friend who has access to a water jet and i use autocad on a daily basis. i drew up some mounts and he cut them for me.

used a cheap ebay lip as an air dam. splitter blade height isn't optimal, but can be fixed with an new airdam because the blade mounts are height adjustable. I didn’t really know what my final ride height would be until now. I got around to rolling my fenders and the 225 tires will most likely rub if I go any lower on the coilovers.

Hoping to test it out on Sunday at NJMP’s Lightning course.

PuroMotor

Very nice! Make me one!

ReDemoN

I wouldnt mind a set of mounts if the price is right

dbang003

thanks for the compliments guys. the idea has been kicking around in my head for a while.

i took some better pics with a camera and not my cell phone. sorry for the selfy with me (~175 lbs.) standing on it...didn't have anyone around to take a pic! haha

dbang003

and some more pics.

Driven

nice!

now pad your cage.

miamirice

Also in for a set if price is right.

dirty19

iTrader: (1)

imitation is the highest form of flattery.... good job!

dbang003

hahaha...can't get anything past you guys. my pads are now in a friends drag car. i'll get some new padding b4 i hit the track.

true. props to kiwi for his setup. i was trying to not completely copy his. originally i wanted to have clevis pins for quick disconnect, but i couldn't get the mounting hole tolerances tight enough to have zero blade flutter.

speedjunkie_g35

Looks good!

F22Master

That's wood, correct? 5/8" or 3/4"?

solis153

Nice!

Put a nut on that passenger side torque mount

dbang003

yes. actually 1/2" 4-ply birch plywood that is more for furniture building. the regular grade plywood was junk and warped. 1/2" has a little deflection if i stand on it right in the middle of the mounts, so i'll go with 3/4" next time. that's also a 175 lb. point load in the middle. an even load across the surface probably wont deflect at all.

thanks. haha...i did notice the missing nut and it will be addressed. i have aftermarket motor mounts so there isn't much movement, nonetheless, i will put a nut on it.

Lo-Buck EF

i hope its not too strong. ive learned how to bend my tow hook points/ splitter bracket attachment points back because my first blade was too strong (and i hit it real effin hard)

looks god tho. it will definitely work as intended. may as well add a wing also.

dbang003

thanks for the info Spence. but by blade being too strong you mean the plywood you used was too thick? or your mounting brackets?

i've read thru a bunch of the other threads and that the design should be that it breaks away to avoid being black flagged, etc. not really my concern as i'll be tooling around at hpde, but i would rather it break away and not hang out to cause more damage. planned for the aluminum angle to be the weak point if i do some track lawn maintenance. if i go off i'm pulling in/over regardless.

lwnslw

He means if you go off and bury the splitter that you don't bend tow hook cups or frame . You want it strong enough but not so it damages the car . Been there done that .
I went off and drive straight and the left side of the splitter dug in , spun me around and lifted the right side if the car to almost tipping point. Had to change left side frame rail .

known

iTrader: (1)

Nice setup; go get yourself some elevator bolts at lowes or home depot so they sit flush on the underside.



These guys are right, you have too much hardware strength on there. I did the same on my setup I was making.

dbang003

Thanks for the critiques guys.

The blade bolts are flush on bottom. I used 10mm tee nuts that have prongs that embed into the wood.

Natural Aspirations

In for a set of brackets!!!!
PM me if you decide to sell these.

gringotegra

Dig it man!

Reminds me when i made mine! haha

dbang003

Thanks buddy. Yours reminded me to get started on mine.

Dorilife

This is pretty cool, good job

dbang003

Thanks. Held up fine at the track. Ran 2 events with it at NJMP.

GTRTBMW

Pretty cool splitter! I've made a few out of plywood and those have held up pretty well!

-Ryan

Robin6

Very nice!!!

I must agree with the concerns above about what happens when things go very wrong, off track excursions. Kiwi's setup has been there when I need it with regards to aero grip and even more so with those "oops" moments when Ive gone off track. so far Ive cracked a splitter, bent 2 splitter brackets, bent one frame bracket [thank goodness the frame did not bend]. Everything that cracked or broke did so without damaging the car.

oops moment