Precut foam sources for rear wing diy?

So I've sent Flying foam a couple emails over the last month+ with no reply,my personal mantra is if a company has a website and email contact info but chooses to not reply to sales inquires than I move on.I won't chase a company to give my money too.

So has any of you guys have any other sources?,I'd love to hit the easy button and just order up an APR gt-250 but that's not even close to in the budget and I'm a hands on guy with a little bit of composite experience so enlighten me please.

you could have just made your own foam core in the last month and not needed to worry about giving anyone other than the local hobby store your money..

Poptronics/house of foam on Harford rd baltimore maryland

In reply to novaderrik:

Have lots of projects on the go,getting covered in itty bitty foam balls isn't high on the list.Besides I'd like a known profile instead of just "winging" it myself.

i'm trying to get ahold of a blade from a Big Ass Fan to make a rear wing(or 4) out of, but they don't seem to list them on their site. but if i can't procure one and actually decide to try it, i'll figure out how to make my own. can't be that hard: it's just the shape of an airplane wing..

In reply to novaderrik:

Haha,you know planes all use different shaped wings depending on goals right?.Kinda like saying I'll grab a tire off whatever I find first and use that it'll be fine.

kevlarcorolla wrote: Haha,you know planes all use different shaped wings depending on goals right?.Kinda like saying I'll grab a tire off whatever I find first and use that it'll be fine.

I think that is how most rallycrossers choose what size tires they run.

Have you googled "race car wing profile" and looked at images?

In reply to dean1484:

Yes tons plus have all the Mcbeath areo articles et etc,I know just enough to be dangerous.

This isn't a what profile do I use but a where to source a core to save me time and the mess without costing buckets of cash kinda question.

kevlarcorolla wrote: In reply to novaderrik: Haha,you know planes all use different shaped wings depending on goals right?.Kinda like saying I'll grab a tire off whatever I find first and use that it'll be fine.

yeah, and i'm not building a car to compete in the upper levels of professional racing so it doesn't need to be ideal... it's a Neon that i paid $200 for that might hopefully someday be entered in a Chumpcar or 24 Hours of LeMons race..

In reply to novaderrik:

Sounds perfect then,good luck with the project.

kevlarcorolla wrote: In reply to novaderrik: Haha,you know planes all use different shaped wings depending on goals right?.Kinda like saying I'll grab a tire off whatever I find first and use that it'll be fine.

I use express composites in Minneapolis mm, YMMV.

Your best bet would be to build a wire foam cutter. They are cheap to build, and you can cut any airfoil section you need.

Knurled wrote:

kevlarcorolla wrote: Haha,you know planes all use different shaped wings depending on goals right?.Kinda like saying I'll grab a tire off whatever I find first and use that it'll be fine.

I think that is how most rallycrossers choose what size tires they run.

I think it's more like "hey stage rally team, what size tires did you just use on that last event that have 50% tread left...I'll make them fit my car"

Well, if its a LeMons wing you're looking for, there are easier ways of doing it like we did, lol

mr2peak wrote: Your best bet would be to build a wire foam cutter. They are cheap to build, and you can cut any airfoil section you need.

Exactly what I'm thinking. Big chunk of blue foam insulation, a wire cutter and a printout of a selected airfoil selection. Quick, easy and cheap.

There's many businesses which do CNC hot-wire foam cutting for the RC plane people. You send a file of the airfoil and dimensions, they blank a block of .9 pound EPS large enough to contain the wing, and zip the profile out. It ships nested in a nice big rectangle.

Flying Foam, for example.

In reply to motomoron:

See 1st post.

Keith I have lots of other projects and a single car garage space so I don't want to take up time and space to do hot wire deal.Find me a COT wing and I'll snag it off you.

Find local hardware store ask if they can cut it for you. Ask them for local area Radio Controlled Aircraft forums. Post there to find guy with core cutting experience and tools. Begin negotiations with said person for your desired product.

kevlarcorolla wrote: In reply to motomoron: See 1st post. Keith I have lots of other projects and a single car garage space so I don't want to take up time and space to do hot wire deal.Find me a COT wing and I'll snag it off you.

Want a COT show car wing? I suspect you could stick in a spar, fill it with foam and it would be a decent option for $600 less than the usual street price on a COT. I have one.

I'm about to set up my hot wire cutter to do some wings. If I'm getting good results I would be willing to cut you one.

Find someone in the area building a Rutan VariEze.

Keith I've sent you an email regarding the wing.With regards to mounting do you have a drawing/measurements etc for the flying Miata mounts?.

I live in rural Ontario Canada,popping out to the local flying club/hobby store for help isn't an option.A large portion of my race car stuff comes from home depot.

Dave I'm interested in what your cutting out as well,let me see what Keith needs for the show car wing and then we can talk if needed.

I don't see a wing benefiting a chump car, the speeds are not high enough.

I think it would be smarter to spend the money and effort on something that will actually make the car faster, turn better or stop better.

Never said chump car,track only miata with the other mods already covered thanks.