Need help on a spoiler.

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Sep 4, 2011 | 02:10 PM

anthony_8606

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From: Waxahachie, TX

Need help on a spoiler.

Did the 1979 Monte Carlo come with a spoiler as a factory option? I like the look of the 80's Monte Carlo spoilers and I am trying to find out if there is one like that made for the 1979 model. Would the spoiler from the 4th generation fit on the 3rd generation trunk?

Sep 4, 2011 | 02:15 PM

red04montels

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just with a few quick searches i don't think there is any available but you can always do custom, maybe someone else will know more!

Sep 13, 2011 | 08:14 PM

anthony_8606

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I found this website that shows how to make a spoiler, but I think I am missing something. It is not clear to me on how the spoiler supports do not move around once fully assembled. Do the metal tube looking things screw on to the bolt used to adjust or do the jam nuts keep it from rattling around?

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Sep 13, 2011 | 08:43 PM

zjerry

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The tube is threaded with left-handed & right-handed threads

This was the difficult part: taking the pieces you see in the first photo, and making it into what you see in the second one. When we had our spoilers waterjetted, we also provided a design for a strut mounting bracket (the two triangles and rectangle with holes). We TIG-welded the three pieces together to form a U-shaped bracket that could retain one end of a small Heim joint. We made 10 aluminum brackets and 5 strut assemblies in all. The strut assemblies were made from 10-32 Heim joints (5 right-handed, 5 left-handed) that were screwed into 1/4-inch aluminum rod which we tapped with the appropriate dies. The tie-rod ends cost $5.50 each, and the jamb nuts were $15-all supplied by Ellis Racing in Phoenix (800-969-0450). View Related Article