I drove the 1992 project car out to see some friends at the autocross event today, hung out for a bit and then headed home. On my way home I wound up at a traffic light next to a new/current generation BMW M3. The Z isn't that fast, but it's a bit loud, sounds lumpy and sounds faster than it actually is. Anyway, I've got the windows down since there is no AC in the car and I hear someone yelling at me. I look over and the BMW driver has pulled up, rolled down his window and is yelling "Hey, where'd you buy that wing?" (yes, it's not a wing, but I didn't try to correct him over the noise of the Camaro). I yelled back "Blaine Fabrication.com". He says "Thanks, it's really cool." and gives me a big grin. I expected him to thumb his nose at the "mullet-mobile", instead, he seemed to think the lexan spoiler was really cool. I was surprised.

The funny thing is that I actually took the time to put Alan's sticker across the back window before I took the car out today. So, the information was there if he uses it. Alan's sticker actually beat the FRRAX.com sticker onto my car, how's that for getting the important stuff done first.

So, Alan, if you get a call from Columbus, OH for a lexan spoiler for an M3, tell him I said hello.

Is the spoiler done for street and track, or only track use?

EDIT: Blainefabrication.com doesn't work..

Odd, I'll have to check with Alan about that one. It's not working for me either.

The spoiler is really a track only piece. With that said, I drove my car on a 150 mile round trip tonight (and even got caught in a nasty thunderstorm). I just wanted to make sure it didn't over heat and was somewhat reliable. It passed the test, but driving with the windows up, no dome lights and no climate controls in a thunderstorm is pretty rough. So, much like the spoiler, the car is really "track only", but sees some street time.

Thanks Kevin, I'd be glad to build a Bimmer version someday.

The spoiler has no functionality at typically legal speeds, and tends to collect road grime on the backside rather quickly, so I would be surprised if any are installed on dedicated street cars. Drilling holes in exterior panels tends to differentiate street cars from race cars.

My website, argh.. It was free, but not maintained. I don't know what happened to it. I'll have to figure it out someday.

...not a problem for most BigMoneyWaste drivers.....

Actually, it does. It diffuses the rain spray across multiple lanes of traffic. I was amazed to see what the air was doing back there. With the stock stuff on these cars, the air coming down the rear glass causes two counter rotating vortexes (one behind each tire). With this spoiler, I was getting a diffuse spray behind the car. The flow was no longer staying on the glass and hatch surfaces. That leads me to believe that they should reduce rear end lift as they are intended to do (not that I doubted it, but the change in road spray was signifigant).

Other than that, you may have issues with the "latch plate" on the rear hatch. Meaning, one of the bolts goes through where the plate that latches the hatch is located. Since I removed mine, it's not an issue for me, but for street cars, it probably isn't the best situation and may make installation more difficult.

Imagine if Randy's first Chevy had been a lemon like his first BMW was...

Alan, I'd be glad to make a simple web page for blainefabrication.com if you have the access information to the site. I tell a lot of people that look at the Camaro about the work you've done on the car and they express interest. A page with an email link at least would be a good thing.

Jason

It is cool to know that thing has undergone some 'flow analysis'. I, too, am amazed at how much dirt collects under the spoiler on our 3rd Gen. I was using this as justification that it is doing at least a little bit of work even at autocross speeds. Can't see that far back from the truck on the two occasions we have gotten caught in the rain going home from an event.

I guess I am just having dream of making my only car and Dailydriver a CMC like car. I know it won't happen. I am new to the whole RR and AX and am just starting to learn about the different classes like ESP and SP and STU? (I really don't know the different classes well).

I guess to me I wouldn't mind (in the beginning) taking out all my interior, getting lexan, fiberglass hood, and of course a cage, just so the car could be as light as possible but still street legal.

I am just dreaming though, because I am a poor college student waiting for the days of big $$ to come...

Start hanging out with people who have the money to do it now, that way you'll be that much closer when the money comes around AND you'll learn some pit-falls to avoid and things not to do.

Everything in life is just a dream until you make it happen.

Don't give me any age BS either, I'm 23