NA Miata Splitter - Done Dirt Cheap!
Hey guys I made this video after a lot of people requested it who follow Origins Garage on social media. Thought it may help some of you who want a good head start on making your own splitter for an NA.
YouTube/Insta/Facebook/Twitter: @originsgarage I'm not an engineer, just looking to help those looking for a push in the right direction. |
Is that connected to the bumper skin....
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1398596)
Is that connected to the bumper skin....
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:eek:
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1398600)
:eek:
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Originally Posted by OGWar
(Post 1398602)
It's a Miata, not a ferrari. This will be a good stress test and i can move the upper mounting points in about 3 minutes if I so choose.
It looks nice, but it'll rip the mounts out of the bumper. |
Originally Posted by kevinspann
(Post 1398614)
Probably a good idea, or they'll remove themselves in the same amount of time.
It looks nice, but it'll rip the mounts out of the bumper. Or I'll move them to the bumper beam. Again, I'm experimenting and it's easily switchable. This bumper passes the 10ft test but it's no beauty queen. |
Steel cable is usually the preferred support since it can collapse upward if you scrape something. It's not as pretty as turnbuckles, but it's really cheap and durable. Turnbuckles can mess stuff up if you try to compress them into plastic.
Having a video with a template/measurements is a nice idea though. Maybe I'll finally get around to starting mine. edit - Not trying to beat a dead horse on the bash train. Just think it's worth noting some design issues for people's future builds |
Originally Posted by soot
(Post 1398619)
The first steep driveway is gonna punch the turnbuckles through the bumper skin. Steel cable is usually the preferred support since it can collapse upward if you scrape something. It's not as pretty as turnbuckles, but it's really cheap and durable.
Having a video with a template/measurements is a nice idea though. Maybe I'll finally get around to starting mine. |
I doubt you'll make it to the test site like this.....Have you driven it? Litmus test for for the front aero is to be able to stand on the splitter
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FYI for those doubting I'd make it down the road, car has seen 120+ mph on dozens of pulls and beating the piss out of the car. Splitter is still rock solid.
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Stand on it?
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Originally Posted by psyber_0ptix
(Post 1403138)
Stand on it?
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Wow, the bumper skin didn't move at all? That's great, we probably no longer need updates about this.
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Originally Posted by psyber_0ptix
(Post 1403140)
Wow, the bumper skin didn't move at all? That's great, we probably no longer need updates about this.
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