Finally getting around to documenting the rest of the wing project here. After getting the brackets and rods all setup, the next issue I ran into on this project is that after I attached the wing strut brackets to the rear bumper, I had too much movement going on - not up and down, but in and out. The bumper was flexing too much, so first I added two more dzus fasteners to support the top of the bumper.  That certainly helped as… Read More

Chris and I have been hard at it and have been making some progress on the ol' gal over the last couple months. I haven't had much time to post on the blog due to work, but thought I'd grab a few minutes and start posting this wing project - which took a lot longer than I expected. I started out by using a piece of masonite to make a template for the wing, then transferred the pattern over to aluminum. Learned a few things real… Read More

This weekend I finally got the mounts done for the deck lid. Of course I couldn't do it the "easy" way and use the store bought dzus mounts, I had to make my own when turned in to a longer than expected project. One of the main reasons I used dzus rails instead of the store bought brackets was because the typical brackets you can buy would have placed the dzus fasteners on top of lip on the deck lid making them sit at an angle. I wanted… Read More