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Technical Board => Modification Help => Topic started by: Johns on April 24, 2009, 02:36:18 PM

Title: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: Johns on April 24, 2009, 02:36:18 PM
Hi all.

Has anybody test fitted a set of FC fins on a wagon? Clearly they don't fit or I'd have seen one with them. I'm wondering how different the mounting profile is or are they too long? (If I had a set I'd try myself :P)

Cheers
John
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: CraigA on April 24, 2009, 05:31:47 PM
I've got a set you can try - for what reason I don't know.  :-\ :-\

Are the drugs wearing off again?
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: mcl1959 on April 24, 2009, 08:07:17 PM
They don't fit by a long way John.
Tried them to see if they could fit a number of times.

Ken
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: Johns on April 24, 2009, 08:36:06 PM
Thanks Ken, I thought as much.

Craig, with the extreme speeds Thelma is soon to be capable of my thought was that the fins should assist high speed stability. I did look at grafting a retractable Porsche spoiler into the roof, but that would have meant cutting the original hoodlining.......

Cheers
John
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: RET on April 25, 2009, 02:36:33 PM
Quote from: Johns on April 24, 2009, 08:36:06 PMI did look at grafting a retractable Porsche spoiler into the roof, but that would have meant cutting the original hoodlining.......

Have you considered the poor man's option of just hooning around with the top tailgate open? ;D
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: NosFEratu on April 25, 2009, 02:41:48 PM
definitely the more cost effective option and all he'd need is a cheap face mask for all the fumes that get sucked back in  :D 
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: FE_STD_WAGON on April 25, 2009, 07:57:09 PM
No need for a face mask just take out the front screen more aerodynamic and variable a/c [faster you go]  ;D

Mick
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: RET on April 26, 2009, 04:04:13 PM
Quote from: FE_STD_WAGON on April 25, 2009, 07:57:09 PMjust take out the front screen

Again though, not real good for the headlining ;D
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: Spinner on May 02, 2009, 01:48:40 AM
They will fit, with a bit of grinding, as the profile of the upper quarter panel is different between a wagon/van/ute and a sedan.

One thing to be wary of, one of the mounting bolts sits right over a panel seam.


Cheers

brett
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on May 02, 2009, 09:12:21 AM
Paul Roberts FC Station Sedan (Yellow, SA Club) has the sedan fins installed.
(http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu293/fefcforum/2008-03-21FE-FCNationalsMtGambier21.jpg)
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: FC229 on May 02, 2009, 03:30:26 PM
I always liked the idea of putting FB rear guards on an FC, not too sure how it would go though!
Anyone ever seen it done, or anyone good enough with photo shop to throw one together?
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: jezz on May 02, 2009, 07:45:33 PM
one of the WA Club from Mandurah has a pale green delivery van with EK fins, may be some pics on the site here somewhere... if that helps.
Jezz
Title: Re: FC fins on a wagon
Post by: jezz on May 02, 2009, 07:50:19 PM
try this
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v162/58feute/Mandurah%202005/?action=view&current=DCP_1400.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v162/58feute/Mandurah%202005/?action=view&current=DCP_1400.jpg)
FC panel van with FB/EK fins
Jezz
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