Tall spoiler?

I bought an original spoiler at a swap recently. Afterwards, I noticed that the pedestals were bent so it seems that I will have to replace them.

I have been wondering what our car might look like with the taller 69/70 spoiler pedestals instead of the stock shorties.

Has anyone done or seen this?

Then I found this picture:



I don't know what it is but I like it.

It reminds me of a Lamborgini.

I think it looks pretty cool, too!

I think that's a SN95 bodied ('94-up) Cobra Mustang factory spoiler.

What is bent on the OE pedestals? They're kinda hard to bend I'd think. Are you sure the sockets in the spoiler itself aren't broken?

Probably would look OK, but all of the '71-73 guys will point at you and whisper amongst themselves.

And whatever you do, don't put it on backwards! ::tease::

I made some spacers out of aluminum stock and rounded them with grinder/sander to smooth them out. I needed them to clear the sides of the body on my coupe . They are not as tall as the 69-70 feet. My 70 fastback had a 71 wing (mounted backwards) on it and "they" bent the mounts to fit the 70 fastback deck lid.

I think it looks pretty cool, too!

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I got them on mine


Mine has a 1969-70 fin on it...You can see in the pics below where they drilled new holes for the wider fin mounts and pedestals from a eariler stang on mine...It was done before i owned it.

And whatever you do, don't put it on backwards! ::tease::

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I know my front to my back and prefer it the proper way.

Probably would look OK, but all of the '71-73 guys will point at you and whisper amongst themselves.

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Hilarious. I actually considered this contingency then admonished myself for caring what the Joneses think.

But I actually do care about the opinion of our collective body here. At least a little.

hyena429, Thanks for the pictures, they help. I think that I need some side by side comparisons to form a better opinion.

And whatever you do, don't put it on backwards! ::tease::

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I know my front to my back and prefer it the proper way.

Probably would look OK, but all of the '71-73 guys will point at you and whisper amongst themselves.

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Hilarious. I actually considered this contingency then admonished myself for caring what the Joneses think.

But I actually do care about the opinion of our collective body here. At least a little.

hyena429, Thanks for the pictures, they help. I think that I need some side by side comparisons to form a better opinion.

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GOOD for you!!!

I always say build it the way YOU want it. That is one of the primary intents of this Site; respect and support for ALL whether they are into "restorations", "modifications" or anything in between.

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I'll take a picture of my spoiler when I head over to where my car is stored. I have the taller 69/70 mounts on mine right now.

I like the tall ones on Hyena's ride.

Have a short repro '71-73 one on my '90 "collectible" (ahem - not) 7-Up car. It needs the taller ones, sits too close to the deck. Looks ok with the '79-82 hood scoop and custom "Cobra Jet" scoop decal.

The Fox purists cringe, but I don't care ::beer:: !

I like the tall ones on Hyena's ride.

Have a short repro '71-73 one on my '90 "collectible" (ahem - not) 7-Up car. It needs the taller ones, sits too close to the deck. Looks ok with the '79-82 hood scoop and custom "Cobra Jet" scoop decal.

The Fox purists cringe, but I don't care ::beer:: !

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I'll trade ya my tall ones for your shorter ones......man why does that sound so wrong? LOL

I would like to catch a couple of profiles but at this point I think I prefer the taller. I'll just have to deal with the anal retentive when it's pointed out. But there will be a few other things that will get them going anyway.

I'd also like to find out more about that race car that I posted.

with the taller 69/70, its going to be harder to look in your rearview mirror and see actually another car behind you. when you look back, all you will see is a spoiler.

I'd also like to find out more about that race car that I posted.

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http://www.darkhorseracing.net/aix_71_mustang.htm

As a guy without a spoiler on mine I have a question... why does the spoiler tilt in a direction to appear to want to initiate lift rather than downforce? I've never understood the angle, to me it should not be parallel to the body.

As a guy without a spoiler on mine I have a question... why does the spoiler tilt in a direction to appear to want to initiate lift rather than downforce? I've never understood the angle, to me it should not be parallel to the body.

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True...and i guess it counts how the air really comes over our cars i guess in a wind tunnel...But yes..mine needs to be adjusted a little..mine is pointing down a little too much....But that is why they are adjustable...incase you do not want so much downforce or need more...Be neat if some one installed a electric fin adjusters....So you could adjust the downforce while driving along..lol

I'd also like to find out more about that race car that I posted.

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http://www.darkhorseracing.net/aix_71_mustang.htm

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Most of the pictures that I find of the car, it sports a conventional spoiler.

I want to know what it is and see better pictures of it.

I love the look of the "track car" pic. IMO ... you would have to go with the total package as the track car. I dont see it working on a street version