I'd like to see some pictures of cars with the wing stands redrilled to be farther back on the decklid. I'm about to do this and I want to see it again to double check.

Mine was moved back by one bolt opening.

I'm not sure if this is moved back but it looks good, hehehehe.

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Revin has his back there too...

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Those all look nice! I'd like to see stock wing heights, so if Revin's is stock, I'm eager to see his!

BTW Curl, your car just needs one more exhaust tip! Then it'd be perfect!

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Christian Thomas
87 Pontiac Fiero GT Burgandy/Silver 5.7L ZZ4 5spd

Latest Mod: Poly Rear and Coilovers (HMS 350#)

quote Originally posted by CTFieroGT87: Those all look nice! I'd like to see stock wing heights, so if Revin's is stock, I'm eager to see his! BTW Curl, your car just needs one more exhaust tip! Then it'd be perfect!

Ahhhh...look again I reposted one more stock pic. It's CA KID's GT. Exhaust tips? Long story.

Well Here are a few pics of it. I think I moved it 1.5" back. Any more and the trunk starts to slope down and a wedge will need to be made for the stands then.


Hope that will work.

p.s. The orange GT is NOT a stock height. sorry curly. he had the stands made.

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Here are a few of Jamie's old car. That fool never should have sold it.

Hope that helps in your decision. I don't know exactly how far back Jamie moved his wing, but he made it even with the rear bumper.

Eric

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Used is such a harsh term. . . I perfer "Previously obsessed over" ;)

88 4 cyl 5 speed: All show and no go
86 SE V-6 Turbo 4 speed: All go and no show for sale

Wait. . . Did I just say I can't wait to do more work on my Fiero?. . .what, am I retarded?

To make your choice very easy, just un-bolt the wing. Place the front threads over the second holes towards the rear. And thats it!. Start drilling. The end result will be a C-shape from the bumper to the bottom side of wing. Heres a before pic.

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Wow, I think I'm definitely gonna do it now!

Thanks all for the pics, very helping!

Oh yeah, Curl, I agree with a previous comment that you should have 2 exhaust setups, one for inspection and one for the rest of the year!! CA laws suck and MA isn't getting much better.

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Christian Thomas
87 Pontiac Fiero GT Burgandy/Silver 5.7L ZZ4 5spd

Latest Mod: Poly Rear and Coilovers (HMS 350#)

[This message has been edited by CTFieroGT87 (edited 08-15-2004).]

Oh use a rubber gromett to fill the opening. Otherwise it will look silly w/o it. And you I do have two exhaust pipes and its going back one, hehehehe.

Hey, look what I found! hehe... I'm about to do this as well... I'd like to get some MEASUREMENTS on your guys' wing-moving... What's the norm? I think I'm going to move mine back 2.5", but then Curley's over there saying he moved it back one full hole! how's that possible without it slanting backwards like this / ? I'd better go look again.....................

quote Originally posted by ryan.hess: ah HA! that's what I thought... unless mine was mounted wrong... moving it back 1 hole would put the rear hole off the decklid... Now my stantion does have this weird unused center hole that could be used as a mounting point too... hmm

Ummm....well mine was originally a stock wing. I don't know if other stcok mounted wings stands varied from car to car? Also mine is a FT fastback so it's different on a Notchback I guess? But like I said, I just moved the wing back (1) bolt hole. The hole that is farest from the back is within the stock deck and not on the edge or going downward. I don't have any pics of the gromett hole but, someone else who had written down these instructions...I guess his cam out of okay? I'll try and find the pic.

here's one but it a notchback: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/042589.html

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quote Originally posted by madcurl: Ummm....well mine was originally a stock wing. I don't know if other stcok mounted wings stands varied from car to car? Also mine is a FT fastback so it's different on a Notchback I guess? But like I said, I just moved the wing back (1) bolt hole. The hole that is farest from the back is within the stock deck and not on the edge or going downward. I don't have any pics of the gromett hole but, someone else who had written down these instructions...I guess his cam out of okay? I'll try and find the pic. here's one but it a notchback: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/042589.html

Mine's a 87GT as well... How far apart are your bolt holes? Mine are approximately 6" apart... but like I said, there's a provision in the center of the stand, which could be used for a mounting point... which would make it ~3".

I've been looking at mine and I also see what ryan is talking about. I think if I move it fully back one hole, I'll be off the decklid!

Well, look what thread popped up again

I can't really get an exact measurement, since I sold it today... but its around 1.5". Really adds something to the car IMO. Go for 2" or so, you'll be happy with it.

Brad

Wow. This car looks alot like mine with that paint. I agree. The wing Looks WAY better moved back. WAY BETTER!

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Custom Gun Metal 86 GT 4.9 V8 5spd

Build up tread or MODS w/ Pics

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This was one of my favorite cars at the 20th last year. The owner is on the Forum last I knew, but doesn't post much.

Enjoy

quote Originally posted by vlatus: This was one of my favorite cars at the 20th last year. The owner is on the Forum last I knew, but doesn't post much. Enjoy

i'm liking that power antenna install.. but skitimes hidden antenna is probably my favorite

quote Originally posted by vlatus: This was one of my favorite cars at the 20th last year. The owner is on the Forum last I knew, but doesn't post much. Enjoy

Must_have_measurements!

I did a little search and found some of the info. The car belongs to RedGT. Maybe if you PM him, he can give you the stats.

Vin

Sent him an email... registered in 2002, and has 1 post, so I kinda doubt he's here much

He told me it wasn't his car

Man I have passed right by this thread until now and almost missed my car, thanks for all the complements. I moved my wing back three inches so it would line up with the rear bumper cover edge, once the car was lowered I felt it needed to look longer accross the top if that makes sence. The gormmet is 300 ZX and the antenna will fit in a 9 3/4 space so it made it in that tight spot of the rear fender. Just remember once you move your wing back you will need to adjust the rear deck lid tension bars to keep it up during your shows.

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quote Originally posted by red GT: Man I have passed right by this thread until now and almost missed my car, thanks for all the complements. I moved my wing back three inches so it would line up with the rear bumper cover edge, once the car was lowered I felt it needed to look longer accross the top if that makes sence. The gormmet is 300 ZX and the antenna will fit in a 9 3/4 space so it made it in that tight spot of the rear fender. Just remember once you move your wing back you will need to adjust the rear deck lid tension bars to keep it up during your shows.

hahaha... it's red _SPACE_ Gt.... Tell me more about this grommet that you're talking about... Cause I have no idea why you'd need one.

That has to do with antenna install not the wing...

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quote Originally posted by red GT: That has to do with antenna install not the wing...

Fweew. 3" though, huh? And your spoiler wasn't angled wierd?

Could someone please post the measurements for the stock spoiler locations and then for those who moved them back (yeah i know some guys already have listed, talking about those who have not) how much they moved them back.

Thanks a bunch !

There are some threads showing good side profiles of mine - moved it back about 3 to 3 1/2 inches from stock (still stock height). The limiting factor on how far back you can go is the rear radius or curve of the decklid. If you go to far to the rear, the stanchions, which are nearly flat on the bottom, will not follow the curve of the decklid as it drops away. I suppose you could fill in the gap if you wanted to go further.

Jim

I really like the wing moved back, now if I could just find some 4" stanchions. Hmmm, will have to look around. Nice job guys. Recently I was given a rear wing off of something, don't know what it is from, but the width is right, but the stanchions are just too darn short. Hmmm, the wheels have started turning again. This is getting to be an expensive addiction.

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Before:

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No paint yet, but three inches back and three inch rise:

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Here is a wing that is not pushed back as far. I moved it back 2 inches. The wing and stands are stock.

Still looking for the stock location measurements. Need those in order to begin.

quote Originally posted by exoticse: Still looking for the stock location measurements. Need those in order to begin.

I'll go and take a pic right now of the stock location. If there is enough light outside for pic?

Wow Rickady, your car looks SOOOOOOOO good.

Okay, not enough light in garage. However, I did measure the stock location of holes. The hole towards the rear is located in a opening similar to that of the other ones but with a opening for wing bolt. The opening towards the front from undeneath is 2" from where the arch begins.

Thanks.

I just set the wing back as far as I could without drilling holes in the front puport member under the decklid.

Here you can see the bolts that hold the wing. They are moved back as far as they can without cutting into the suport.
The wing is now 3" from the rear edg of the deck lid.

[This message has been edited by Rickady88GT (edited 11-28-2004).]

You could have gone about an inch further back by cutting into that support. I did that easily by getting a hole saw and just drilling a 1" hole in the side of the support and then you can thread the nut on the bolt for the spoiler. A 1" hole in the support is not going to weaken it, all it does is provide a mating surface for the weather seal.