Black_Cat_DSM
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- Aug 29, 2022
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Royal Oak,
Michigan
This is the Build Thread for 1996 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD. Reply below.
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I am on the East side in Royal Oak. Not too many of us DSM guys left but we are hanging aroundYeah winter really kills the motivation. Seems like every fall I have big plans for the winter off season and then about spring (after not doing any of it) I think I wish I had time to do x, y, & z.Where in MI are you located? West MI here...Muskegon area specifically.
I was notWere you a member on xceedspeed?
Just so you know, Nine Lives makes brackets for the 2G. I sent them a trunk lid in 2020, so they have the file to cut the mounts.Quick update today.
I managed to grab a wing from 9 Lives Racing in their most recent auction.
It’s a 70in wide wing with 30in upright spacing, originally for an E36 BMW but will fit perfectly on the Talon.
I’ve already drawn up some uprights and will have these later cut out of 5mm aluminum plate. Need to also design the mounts to the trunk but that should be simple also.
Engine is getting rebuilt now so will update once it’s back in my hands.View attachment 691895
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Right, we had talked about that a bit. I conversed doing that, but I got my wing from them in their most recent auction. When it came in, the mounts on the wing were drilled differently than their standard, so I designed my own.Just so you know, Nine Lives makes brackets for the 2G. I sent them a trunk lid in 2020, so they have the file to cut the mounts. View attachment 693335
keep an eye on it when cornering. see what it does as the tailgate might be the flex point.Update 7/5
Wing is just about final installed. I need to get two longer fasteners for the last trunk mount, but after that it will be good to go.
I am honestly a bit worried about the trunk metal flexing at high load. If that does happen I’ll add some reinforcement plates.
The lateral flex of the mounts is quite minimal which I am happy with. @EC17PSE mentioned to use 0.25in material and it was certainly the right choice!
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I was about to say that I'm wondering if installing such a big wing to tailgate won't make the the surface of it a flex point since it's not super stiff from factory.keep an eye on it when cornering. see what it does as the tailgate might be the flex point.