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Hello,
It's been a while since I have been able to work on my TR6. I Finally took the time to clear out and insulate my garage. It is so nice to actually have feeling in my hands this winter. In any case, Santa brought me a used spoiler. My question is can anyone give me specific measurements on where I should drill the holes to attach it? Thanks for your time.
Kevin
 
Kevin
Here are do photo's. I hope they help.
The spoiler on my car, mounts with 5 fasteners. I think the center three would be the ones to locate it with. They are an 1.5 inches up from the bottom of the front valance. The center on is located between the two holes in the valance.
I would think if you drilled the center one and fastened it up loosely you could tape it in position and mark out the other holes.
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oops hit the wrong button.
last photo.
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and link to all
https://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd50/Norton47/spoiler/
Hope this helps, sorry for the blurriness, hard to hold everything at once.
The other 2 fasteners are located under the frame horns that mount the bumper to the frame. They are the same distance from the lower edge as the center one.
FWIW.
 
I am just now getting a chance to get back to my spoiler. Thanks for the pictures, Norton. You said that all the holes are the same distance from the bottom of the front valence. Are you sure they are 1.5 inches? From your picture of the center hole with the tape measure, it looks as if they are about 1 5/8". Maybe I am being too picky. I am already nervous about drilling holes, and I do not want to do it twice. I know that if the center hole is accurate, the rest of the spoiler should be easy. Can you or anyone else verify the center hole distance from the bottom of the front valence? I am especially interested in a factory intalled measurement of the center hole.
Thanks, Kevin
 
Kevin: Ole Norton's pictures and tape placement is
beyond good, in my view. They are excellant.

Yeah, looks more like 1 5/8 on center.

To further assuage your conerns, I have attached
two photos, one looking down into where I/we
shot our photos, for orientation purposes, from the
passenger side of the car and looking down into the
engine bay;

then another confirming Norton's tape placement for
the center hole to be drilled.

Lastly, his fender hole placement at each fender
would be the same from me if I were to shoot it.
He is on.

Lighting and space for me was problematic, not to
mention my photo skills can leave something to be
desired, in general. I hope these will help.

If you still have any trepidation, tell us. We'll stay with you till you drill with confidence.

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Norton, I hope you have fixing that rust where the spoiler attaches to the fender before it holes through.
 
I might suggest you using stainless steel screws and stainless Nyloc nuts to hold them on. Never have to worry about them rusting, especially in this area that scoops up so much rain.

Incidentally, TRF is supposedly now selling replicas of the original plastic air dams. I think they are having them made. I personally bought a fiberglass replacement some years ago from a company that makes hard tops for the TR6. Not sure if they still make the things anymore, Streamline or something like that. Has held up very, very well.
 
ichthos
I rechecked tonight and it is 1 5/8's. I dunno why I wrote 1.5. Must of been a brain freeze or something.
Sorry about that.

I will get right on the rust. I had been just squirting it with LPS until now.
But now's a good time to catch it.
Rust never sleeps and neither does this forum. LOL
 
"I might suggest you using stainless steel screws and stainless Nyloc nuts to hold them on. Never have to worry about them rusting, especially in this area that scoops up so much rain."

Bill, that's what I've done. Probably got the idea
from you way back when....but this makes a lot of sense;
stainless steel and lock nuts. Excellant way to go,
for this application, in my view.

And Norton, really, I don't understand why you would
have to remeasure; your pics are great and I have no
trouble reading the tape therein. If you go to the
edge of the nut, it's 1.5 inches just as you read it;
but if you measure on center, goes 1/8 inch further
to 1 5/8. Anyway, I understood you and I thought your
measurement was right on.

Cheers,
 
I used SS also. One of only two places on the car that I did.

When I removed my spoiler it had about a cup of water in it. I had never driven in the rain so it was either from washing the car or condensation. Whatever reason, I drilled a 1/8" hole in the lowest point so any water that gets in there again will have a place to get out. The water makes no difference because the spoiler is plastic, it just bothered me that it could collect there.
 
Thanks for all the help everyone. The pictures were especially helpful. I like the idea of the stainless screws, but are you sure they are strong enough to hold the spoiler? I made a post about a year ago that received quite a large discusssion about the lesser strength of the stainless steel hardware. I live in Washington state and keep my car garaged. Moisture is still a huge problem though. I do use stainless where ever strength is not critical. I read another post that mentioned painting the holes after they are drilled, too. I have run into problems before by not doing that. By the way Bill, I had checked out your source for the fiberglass spoiler, and the company said they no longer make them.
Kevin
 
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