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irondragon013
12-13-2007, 10:51 AM
Well I found a spoiler on the back of a 92 sentra while at the junk yard. I pulled it and compared it to a 3gee that was a few feet away and thought it was just right. The person that installed it had damaged it. It is mainly metal with plastic side pieces. It had some sort of black cloth glued to it. So I have sanded it and started using bondo to fill the dents that it had.
Here are some pics:

Before sanding
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo19/c2/da/8b288a993f62.jpg?_rh=7ndl9wu8q7qeu1vrt7hc1dvfj

Some of that damn cloth:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo20/10/62/257a1bd12856.jpg?_rh=7x20lmdx6upwl9t7a0yj9gk5f

After sanding and preping for body filler:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo29/89/2d/a59dd330c4ef.jpg?_rh=17vuhjgbc7c0fwnq8p1zr98uv

One of a ding on the back:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo19/fc/26/9c62d426390f.jpg?_rh=2hh82ezoynunyz8eyf1osxdty

Bondo pic:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo21/75/e9/22dbda692240.jpg?_rh=debctzwbeldq1uoonw6mxasxw

Smoothing in the side pieces:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo25/91/67/27e6090b5488.jpg?_rh=4tyr5yq4tduyeqbm66m24m9rh

irondragon013
12-13-2007, 10:57 AM
I figure this would be good practice before I start fixing the damage on my car from my two accidents. Once I finish it I have to decide to sell it or put it on my own car.

2oodoor
12-13-2007, 11:25 AM
good project !!

labeledsk8r
12-13-2007, 12:01 PM
how tall does that sit when on the car? and is there a led tail on it? i only ask becuse it look realy familar to me

irondragon013
12-13-2007, 01:46 PM
sorry no LED. I wish it had one. The legs (for lack of another term) have a bolt that goes through and the head of the bolt can slide anywhere along the length of the spoiler. I think I may have found a part number under some of the paint. It was had etched. I'll see if google can tell me anything.

Some more pics:

With my favorite hat (got a little dirty):
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo28/db/ae/896ac47c06a7.jpg?_rh=4frndltbg1wp3x8fyqovf8gvp

Sat it on my car (It gets the bondo next):
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo22/e0/03/fd1039e4511c.jpg?_rh=e79exw8kyr1nmgvrgn549vabq

http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo22/34/e1/ab996d4e5e58.jpg?_rh=f37rlr6gnzsg6nzmef5uevqru

One end top:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo18/00/62/12affd16bfba.jpg?_rh=eky95057hfjf7kz9n84yqulkl

And the bottom:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo30/02/96/e5f2ce287d73.jpg?_rh=33bq44n6ogf3hybyzq5h6no45

The end pieces had a little door that slid in that I molded in with the bondo.

2oodoor
12-13-2007, 06:26 PM
purdy good there bud...


labeledsk8r I thought it may have been Camry but not after seeing it on the car, I dunno now. olds??
what did it come off of there irondragon13

irondragon013
12-13-2007, 06:49 PM
I found it poorly installed on a 92 nissan sentra. I believe that it is aftermarket due to the fact that it has the adjustable mounting points. The hardware consisted of an oversized bolt, lock washer and the correct bolt to hold that all on. The number on the bottom did not show any results when I searched.

irondragon013
12-13-2007, 08:34 PM
I was thinking of cutting the mounts so that it sits lower and maybe hangs off the back slightly. Or I could have it at a steeper angle. Opinions appreciated.

BDaccordguy
12-13-2007, 10:46 PM
i think you should definitely cut the mounts a tad so it sits lower. I think it would look pretty good about half the height that it currently is. Good work though.

labeledsk8r
12-13-2007, 11:08 PM
reason i was asking is it looks just like the one my buddy has on his se-i... he didnt know what it came off of so i thought mayby this could be it... his has a led brake light under it and is shorter though.. other then that looks exactly the same

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/labeledsk8r/andrewsspoiler.jpg

AccordB20A
12-14-2007, 04:02 AM
Your car has a dent where mine has a dent also. Drift Damage y0

Bones
12-14-2007, 05:49 AM
That looks like the one I just took off my trunk lid, and by the description sounds like the same one too!

The curve on mine didn't match up very well to the back edge of the trunk.

Mine also has some rubber strips that fit into the tracks on the underside of the spoiler between the legs and from the legs to the outer tips.

2oodoor
12-14-2007, 06:03 AM
I think you have it back far enough but it would look better IMO if it were not sailing so high.

irondragon013
12-14-2007, 07:33 AM
I think I will cut about an inch off the mounts and see how that looks. The nice damage on my car was caused when an F-150 clipped. The honda drove home while the truck had to be towed.

irondragon013
12-14-2007, 11:00 AM
Well I decided not to cut the mounts as I am going to sell it. I started to spray it with duplicolor all purpose primer. I'm hoping for 50 plus shipping. Will post a thread in for sale later after it is in primer.

gp02a0083
12-14-2007, 11:42 PM
purdy good there bud...
I dunno now. olds??


i know what spoiler you are talking about

very simmilar to the one's that were/are on G-body Hurst olds

lauren engineering has a few pictys http://www.laureneng.com/1253223.html

after finding that pict i forgot about the concept Fe3-x concept car had a adjustable rear spoiler that i think would work with some extensive mods on hatchies
http://www.fe3xolds.com/Picture16.jpg

irondragon013
12-15-2007, 12:17 PM
Not an olds spoiler. Has only the single bolt on each mount. The diagram on that site showed two. Still need to do more sanding and finish the primer.

2oodoor
12-15-2007, 01:02 PM
wow gp02a003 the ones in that link are REALLY close!
Irondragon13 when you get done with it bring it to work with you or something and I will swing by an look at it, I may want it for the 'new' DX. I think those look good when they are low almost touching the decklid like on those Cutlass's in the link.


(btw gp02a003 how in the heck do you remember your screen name, lol ):)

irondragon013
12-15-2007, 02:10 PM
Roodoo you have first dibs on it. I'm working about 40 hours this week at work and hope to have a chance to work and maybe finish it on mon.

gp02a0083
12-16-2007, 08:48 AM
wow gp02a0083 the ones in that link are REALLY close!
(btw gp02a003 how in the heck do you remember your screen name, lol ):)

yah i thought it looked close b/c us g-body olds members usually have a hard time with the end parts b/c the original spoilers are 3 parts, the main and two ends. Thought it looked familiar b/c olds spoilers for the 80's are typically low to the deck.

i remember my s/n quite easily, gundam- gp02a year 0083 that simple :) i get alot of people tho thinking its a spammer's s/n or something

Civic Accord Honda
12-16-2007, 10:11 AM
looks good

irondragon013
01-14-2008, 05:53 PM
Taken me a while but I am done with this spoiler. I have some better pics since I got a digital cam for x-mas. My dad somehow lost the bolts when he cleaned up our garage. they were some generic bolts that you could get from a hardware or auto store.

See Dark Accord's post on the second page for pics. He fixed the sizing.

irondragon013
01-14-2008, 05:55 PM
Sorry about the pic size. I need to learn how to resize them.

2oodoor
01-15-2008, 05:40 AM
wholly crap I can see the thread count in the throw, and I think i saw a flea or maybe it was a booger..:lol:
Could the legs be moved out further on each side on that thing, I see they come off.. ? interesting

irondragon013
01-15-2008, 03:07 PM
The legs can be positioned anywhere along the channel on the bottom of the main part. I just used the gap between the rear lights to line it up in the photo. You can see the channel in the first pic I posted.

Civic Accord Honda
01-16-2008, 02:32 AM
images fixed for the ppl that dont have 34" monitors lol
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/Dark_Accord/misc/3geez/9d2bbd93.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/Dark_Accord/misc/3geez/42520051.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/Dark_Accord/misc/3geez/225dac98.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/Dark_Accord/misc/3geez/a023c063.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff103/Dark_Accord/misc/3geez/5b526cef.jpg

irondragon013
01-16-2008, 03:40 AM
Thank you.