Spoilers

[ibsorgn]

Okay I see the differences between the 73 and 74. Must of had a few guys swap hoods that caused my confusion.

 

[Bruzilla]

Yep. My 74 picked up a 73 hood at some point over the decades.

 

[ibsorgn]

The 73 hoods like yours have two sets of slots cut into the rear section of them, between the rear of the scoop and the back edge of the hood. They are there to allow better air flow into the vent area. Sadly, they not only let in air but pine needles, pieces of leafs, rain, and everything but love and money, so they were deleted on the 74 hoods.

As for downforce, I put an ABS spoiler on my 74, and thought it would just be for show, but it does generate downforce. I spent weeks adjusting my rearview when I would get in the car, then get out on the highway and see the mirror was off and adjust it again, then have to adjust it again the next time I got in the car. I thought it was loose and slipping, but it was tight as a drum. Then one day I was getting on the highway and was merging and looking in my mirror as I sped up and I got to see the angle of the mirror changing as the nose dropped down.

At what speed is it that could hold the nose of these cars down, surely you must be talking well over 200 pounds. I would be afraid that my spoiler would just break with that type of force,

 

[Bruzilla]

At what speed is it that could hold the nose of these cars down, surely you must be talking well over 200 pounds. I would be afraid that my spoiler would just break with that type of force,

I would see the nose dropping when I got onto I-295, which is 65MPH, and I usually don't take the car over 70 MPH, so I would say it starts at about 50-60 MPH. And I thought sure that ABS plastic spoiler would have fallen apart by now, but it's held up just fine.

 

[WaterBoy]

Been ask several times to post a few pics of the spoilers that I placed on my 72 Satellite. Rear is an aftermarket 69 Camaro and front is an aftermarker 68 Camaro. Rear is fiberglass and front is ABS. Front required no mods, rear required quite a bit of sanding. Results on a scale of 10 - front is a 9.5 and rear is an 8, as I would have liked it to fit closer. I believe more sanding on the mounting bosses would accomplish that - I'm just

That looks awesome! Any chance you have a couple pictures from the side where we can see both spoilers in the same shot?

 

[ibsorgn]

That looks awesome! Any chance you have a couple pictures from the side where we can see both spoilers in the same shot?