BerlinaBayRidah

I just picked a wing and was wondering if the mounts on a wing can be removed from the wing, and reattached wider apart so that the mounts sit at the outside edge of the trunk?

I am doing this so no reinforcing will have to been done on the trunk. Anybody out there done this or know if it can be done? Thanks.

gotswap

Just a tad bit more info would need to be given to properly answer the question. What brand? Pictures might help.....

mikegarrison

How are we supposed to know about YOUR wing, YOUR mounts, and YOUR trunk? Well, OK, we probably do know about your trunk, assuming it's just like ours. But otherwise...?

BerlinaBayRidah

okay sorry guys, here is some more info on the wing.

http://www.rotora.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.e....html?E+scstore

Yes I know it's a ricer wing, but I got a good deal on it. If you click on the picture of the wing, a window will pop up and give you the dimensions of the wing. Some pictures of the wing are below:














From looking at the mounts and how it is attached to this wing I cannot really tell if it is rivetted to the wing or some kind of screw that uses an allen wrench. There are no other mounting holes on the wing to move the wing mounts around so I am thinking I would have to create some new holes.

Wow now thinking this over, reinforcing the trunk would be much easier. Would spray in polyurethane foam be enough to prevent buckling of the trunk?

I found this product of foam and was thinking of using the 16LB density foam. Do you guys think this would be enough or would extra bracing be needed?

The wing mounts are about 24" apart. I am not quite sure if this puts the mounts over one of the bracing on the underside of the trunk.

Well hopefully that is enough info for you guys to give me some advice. Thanks.

Wildncrazy

Keep in mind that if you mount the wing on either side of the trunk you might not be able to open the trunk again.

mikegarrison

Very likely. The spray-in foam would probably help. A doubler plate would also help.

Since you don't know the construction of the wing, you can't know for sure whether the mounts could be safely moved or not. Sorry.

krazik

does the wing help keep the washer stable in the spin cycle?

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maxrev

The foam didn't really do much for my applications. If your going ot weld some plates, I would try to integrate it to the OEM trunk back bone structure.

My old trunk is still being used by Stinkytofu.

iam7head

Most spray in foam is HIGHLY flameable, using it in car just too dangerious