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Old Oct 19, 2023 | 07:39 PM
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VSE spoiler

Figured I'd post this up. Got a VSE spoiler from Matt Adams. Cars getting painted in spring so not a finished product yet.




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Old Oct 19, 2023 | 07:43 PM
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Re: VSE spoiler

Very nice. Can't wait to see it all in fresh paint.
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Old Oct 19, 2023 | 07:50 PM
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Yeah, black primer and dust make it look so awesome! In 5 months it will be all black!
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 05:10 AM
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Re: VSE spoiler

How does that spoiler mount to the deck lid? Is it just glued??
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 05:51 AM
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Bolts to the stock 82 firebird spoiler bolt holes. There's 4 holes in the deck lid, this uses the 2 rear ones. The front ones will be welded when the car is painted. It went on on 10 min. It will get a little tweaking at some point. It could move forward 1/8-1/4 inches. Other than that it's pretty perfect.
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 06:07 AM
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Re: VSE spoiler

Sorry.....to each, his own, but IMO it looks ridiculous. It doesn't follow the body lines, especially at the ends, where it doesn't meet or blend with the rear quarters.
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 07:02 AM
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Looks good
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 09:08 AM
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Re: VSE spoiler

Originally Posted by Roorancher
Sorry.....to each, his own, but IMO it looks ridiculous. It doesn't follow the body lines, especially at the ends, where it doesn't meet or blend with the rear quarters.
It's more for a track car than a bling car. They are racers.
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 10:01 AM
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Re: VSE spoiler

Is this spoiler still in production? or was it a one off made a long time ago? just curios because I like the look of it. Thanks!
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Old Oct 20, 2023 | 10:14 AM
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Yeah, not a bling car at all. And personally I think it follows the lines well enough. There's a ton of ugly stuff out there but to each their own.

matt just made it for me. He used the same tooling his dad used I think. It took a few months to get but that's because Matt felt the ones in his first run were not up to par. He was really straightforward with the process and made every effort to get a quality product. The final product is great. It took a few months to get but that's because he wasn't gonna send out something he wasn't happy with. He was really cool to deal with. I'm pretty psyched w it

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Old Oct 24, 2023 | 09:17 PM
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Re: VSE spoiler

Originally Posted by TheNight
Is this spoiler still in production? or was it a one off made a long time ago? just curios because I like the look of it. Thanks!
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...ml#post6504063
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