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JRawz300: (2013-05-25 00:51:51)
Anybody know of any for our cars? I was thinking about cutting up the housing for the third brake light and making a fiberglass one but thought I'd see if there are any I could buy instead.
reddzx: (2013-05-25 03:30:06)
No one makes them because there's no market for them in the Z31 community.
Raven: (2013-05-25 03:47:41)
^ What reddzx said. You'd have to come up with one yourself (design wise). I've kicked around the idea before but didn't think it would look right because of the bodylines on the roof. That's not to say it wouldn't if it was done right, I would love to see one done.
Dave-D: (2013-05-25 04:07:39)
Like the Supra's had back in the 80's? I'm not sure how that would flow with the lines of the back of the car....says the guy with louvers front and rear… HA! Might look ok with a Pantara style of hatch though.
zxracer: (2013-05-25 04:35:46)
If I was good in fabricating a roof spoiler I would love to have one. I think one done up similar to the supra would be tits…
Ven: (2013-05-25 05:22:05)
As someone said, an angular roof spoiler would look fine on a Z31. That white one is from a Z32.
Imagine this (this took me 1 minute to mock up in MS Paint.)
You are looking at this as if you were standing at the car's right side mirror. One spoiler could be made universal for all hatches no matter if you had a 87+ 3rd brake light or a washer nozzle.
The black edges show wear the roof spoiler would match up with the side edges of the hatch. The blue dotted line represents the flat piece underneath that would mate to the hatch trim piece near the top. That way, some type of 3M adhesive could be used in large flat strips to make sure this thing wouldn't fly off at speed.
The blue line can be more forward and the side edges of the spoiler can extend backwards if need be. That means the spoiler doesn't have to stop ending down the hatch at the trim piece
There is a gap in the middle to permit 3rd brake light or washer nozzle.
michaelp: (2013-05-25 05:54:48)
http://elmira.craigslist.org/ctd/3775744252.html
This ones gay though.
I've always wanted to make a little one…never did though. meh. lol
Ven: (2013-05-25 07:22:11)
That's just disgraceful.
Raven: (2013-05-25 08:35:56)
It looks like they thought the old supra roof spoiler didn't have enough gap…I know fabricating one can be done it just comes down to how much time and money you want to throw at it.
Ven: (2013-05-25 14:57:27)
The S13 or Z32 one probably could be modified to fit the Z31 hatch. Especially with the Z32's roof spoiler having angular edging to being with.
Ven: (2013-05-25 21:02:58)
Messed around a little more in MS paint. Had to find a good side profile picture for the Z31 (thanks Kouki thread). I painted the stock rear spoiler white in both pictures to make it stand out more. Yes, I know I didn't photoshop out the antenna.
This first one shows what a slightly angled up spoiler would look like. It looks fine but would look even better with other slanted spoilers (Avante, TBO, Whale Tail, Wangan, etc).
This second picture is if the roof spoiler ran parallel with a stock spoiler.
Kutakino: (2013-05-25 21:31:12)
Second one is much better imo
reddzx: (2013-05-25 21:36:23)
Neither do anything for me, that car was perfect the way it was and I wish I still had it.
MADMIKE: (2013-05-25 22:01:26)
I would almost angle it down more
Ven: (2013-05-25 22:40:20)
If the spoiler was angled downwards, it'd look almost as silly as the black on that Mike posted. It's probably the angle of the picture itself but that indeed is a straight line.
The more I look at it. I think the 2nd one could go with any spoiler (stock or slanted).
Flat roof spoiler with wangan tail.
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JRawz300: (2013-05-25 23:05:23)
I like how it is in the second pic of the Z, subtle nothing wild. I'm gonna start with the brake light housing and cut it to make it into a sort of a base to work off of that.
So basically I'm thinking cut where the yellow line is and move the 2 pieces to the edges and fiberglass a piece for the middle and then use that as a mold to start with.
DeleriousZ: (2013-05-26 00:38:17)
I like this idea a lot. I was looking at the purple Z today and it definitely needs one.
Someone make this happen.
Ven: (2013-05-26 16:16:15)
I too like this idea.
stufferton: (2013-05-26 17:24:06)
My buddy has an 87na shell that I can prolly convince him to let me hack into. I like this idea as well, I just wish I had some gaddam experience with fiberglass.
Tomakze: (2013-05-26 17:56:56)
Someone make a mold and then sell them! I'd be interested. I love the look of the one that is even with the stock spoiler. It's subtle, but adds a lot to the lines of the car. Maybe I'll make one… I've been interested in learning fiberglass for a while.
Dave-D: (2013-05-26 18:00:21)
You tube it, and get creative.......
JRawz300: (2013-05-26 19:01:16)
I'm gonna start on it today, hopefully have it done in a few days. I'll keep everyone posted on progress.
Tomakze: (2013-05-26 22:29:28)
Do you think you would make a mold and do more?
JRawz300: (2013-05-26 22:33:27)
This is what I have done so far. Got it all cut up to how I want it and put a piece of cardboard in the gap to get an idea of how it will look. Tomorrow will come all the bondo and fiberglass to get a decent mold.
JRawz300: (2013-05-26 22:34:39)
Depending on how it comes out I might do a few more. I want to get this one perfect first.
Tomakze: (2013-05-26 22:38:51)
Humm, I had imagined something larger. I'm not sure how noticeable this would even be. I think this does prove it would look cool on a Z31 though! I like it.
JRawz300: (2013-05-26 22:52:26)
This one is to just get an idea and to see how it would look, I want to try out different versions…bigger, different angle, no space underneath and I might try to take a mold of part of the rear spoiler and use that so it would have the same angle.
Ven: (2013-05-27 02:16:29)
Looks nice. Definitely will look nice when painted to match the body. There are plenty of subtle spoilers roof spoilers out there too.
Tomakze: (2013-05-27 02:53:10)
I like the size of the one on the RX-7.
zxracer: (2013-05-27 04:01:29)
Sweet man.. Looking forward to see the finish product..
Greasedmonkey: (2013-05-27 04:48:03)
I toyed with the idea of this for a while. I was even going to use my set of louvers as a base for one. Never made it any further than the idea phase. I would really love one though.
JRawz300: (2013-05-29 23:53:52)
Almost done with the first one just have a lot of sanding and filling to do. I'll post pics when I'm done with it.
PulseCode: (2013-05-30 02:32:29)
Take your time with the mock-ups until it's right. Cardboard works fine. I would think the roof spoiler would not be any more difficult than the rear wing.
lookingoodzxt: (2013-09-02 04:49:40)
Look up molding clay or wax,I like the idea… Got to keep in mind when opening the hatch it don`t rub on the paint…
THEBEAST: (2013-09-03 03:18:57)
got my hands on a s14 roof spoiler today, laid it across the top of the hatch. it definitely will not work. something from s13 looks like it would be the best bet to modify for z31
Switchback Motions: (2013-09-03 12:53:39)
My only issue is, that on the Z31, around the hatch has a dip in the roof line where the S chassis are smooth from roof
to glass. For the roof spoiler to look good it would have to hide the dip IMO.