Big Wang Gang

[Noodles]

Hey all, I've been back at it again beating up whoever will listen for parts for our platform. This time I have a company interested in bringing the FiST into the big wang gang with a chassis mount rear wing. The company is Street Alliance, they mostly make wings and crash bars. Here is a pic of their wing on a Versa ( I know, I know )

As of right now, they have only said they are interested in the wing, but that also means they will do a rear crash bar. I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem doing a bar for the front as well. Also Thierry bars can come with Jack points, so no more doing a corner at a time.

Here is their site so you can see everything else they have as well other wing pics.

http://streetfaction.myshopify.com

So who's interested in just the bars and who is interested in the wing.

Wing
1)Noodles
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3)
4)
5)
6)

Bars
1)Noodles
2)Jeffreylyon
3)
4)
5)


If we get 5 interested parties for the bars they will be produced, then the wing can be mocked up to get real pics.


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[frankiefiesta]

You really want to put something like that on your car??? I know everyone has their own taste, but Jesus Christ.... Haha

 

[Noodles]

Some people like the rally innovations wing, same difference except this is chassis mount.

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[Manta Ray]

Is... this functional?

 

[Racer83L]

based on what I read on their site its functional. almost looks like it could cause enough down force in the rear to lift the front of the fiesta off the ground.

 

[Noodles]

based on what I read on their site its functional. almost looks like it could cause enough down force in the rear to lift the front of the fiesta off the ground.

That's what a front splitter and diffuser would mitigate.

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[jeffreylyon]

I'd be in for a rear crash bar with a jack point and nut for a tow eye, but count me out on the wing.

 

[M-Sport fan]

The front splitter would have to be un-streetable (scraping the pavement, and a foot out from the bottom of the bumper cover, and solidly mounted to the k member/subframe) in order to counteract/balance that thing.

Functional or not, that thing looks too ricey for STREET use, track use, of course, is another story.

 

[Noodles]

You believe what you want, you're not out here trying to find manufacturers for parts on this car. I like it, I'll use it, I'm just trying to see if anybody else wants one too. Even if it comes off for the street and sits in the garage until track days, I'm still getting one. But since it is designed to pivot out of the way of the hatch, I'm likely going to rock it every day.

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[M-Sport fan]

OK, and I DO appreciate you beating the bushes for manufacturers willing to make stuff for our cars!

The 'ricey' thing was just an IMO comment which yes, I should not have made.

 

[Noodles]

I'm going to keep talking to them. I've already volunteered to prototype the part, so maybe I can drop in for a mock up of what it will look like. It's going to be aggressive without a doubt, but I just can picture it using that Versa as a model. Do we have any photochop pros that can work something up?

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[Elwood125]

Dear lord that looks terrible

 

[BronxBomber]

Ok guys. Enough with the bashing of the rear wing. If you're not too keen on the looks, just don't comment. I'd love a functional rear wing that looks good, albeit, looks are a relative term whereas downforce can be quantified. Props to noodles if he gets this made. I'd love to see that thing tested in a wind tunnel.

 

[jeffreylyon]

Ok guys. Enough with the bashing of the rear wing. If you're not too keen on the looks, just don't comment. I'd love a functional rear wing that looks good, albeit, looks are a relative term whereas downforce can be quantified. Props to noodles if he gets this made. I'd love to see that thing tested in a wind tunnel.

Agreed - it's not my thing but the more aftermarket support the better!

 

[skidro87]

If I ever turned the fiesta into a time attack car that would be perfect haha

 

[M-Sport fan]

If I ever turned the fiesta into a time attack car that would be perfect haha

It would become absolutely necessary at that point.

 

[Noodles]

Couple more pics of the Versa

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[M-Sport fan]

Couple more pics of the Versa

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Truthfully though, I could see the cops in my area giving someone much grief over that citing possible injury to pedestrians and cyclists, due to the amount of overhang past the sides of the car's body.

 

[Noodles]

Yeah, that's one of the things I might be bringing up. The Fiesta is smaller than this car, so it would REALLY hang over. Maybe they can cut it down or just use a smaller center section.

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[FistSt215]

Wtf is that lol