WHY CANT WE HAVE A HOLLOW WING ?

[daytonalo]

WHY IS IT IN THIS DAY AND AGE WE CANT HAVE A ORIGANAL STYLE ALUM WING MADE . I KNOW THERE WOULD BE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MOLDS TO HAVE MADE . SOMEONE ON THIS BOARD MUST KNOW SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMEONE  IN THE FOUNDRY BUSINESS . LARRY

[daytonalo]

I THINK WINGCARFAB IS JUST TESTING THE WATERS TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY HE CAN MAKE !. AGAIN SOMEONE MUST KNOW A PERSON IN THE FOUNDRY BUSINESS THAT WILL TAKE THIS ON , COME ON GUYS  THINK !

[hotrod98]

Wing car fab.com builds metal wings. Haven't spoke with them myself personally but maybe they are hollow.
Just wated to add them to your check them out list.
Mark

I think Jack's wings are steel skin over a tubular frame like the bird wings that Don Currie is building, but I could be wrong.  Don's planning to start on the daytona wings as soon as he gets caught up. I'll ask him to weigh my bird wing before he ships it. I don't expect it to be very heavy. The daytona version would be even lighter of course. Right now he's working on a system to build the horizontal blade where it can be welded without twisting or warping. Not as easy as it looks. He needs to borrow an original set of daytona wings to use for his measurements. I offered my wing that Dane built, but told him that it is a little smaller than an original. Anyone have an original  set that they would be willing to loan out?  I'll bet Don would make it right for someone.

[daytonalo]

LARRY, YOU ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING ME !   WHY WHY WHY MUST WE HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A SHEETMETAL WING , AGAIN WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ON THIS BOARD WHY CANT WE FIND SOMEDODY TO UNDERTAKE THIS ? THEY DID IT IN 69 . WITH ALL THE CHINA KNOCK OFFS OUT THERE THERE HAS TO BE A LIMITED MARKET, BUT THEY COULD EASILY SELL THEM FOR 3500 A  POP

[hotrod98]

LARRY, YOU ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING ME ! WHY WHY WHY MUST WE HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A SHEETMETAL WING , AGAIN WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE ON THIS BOARD WHY CANT WE FIND SOMEDODY TO UNDERTAKE THIS ? THEY DID IT IN 69 . WITH ALL THE CHINA KNOCK OFFS OUT THERE THERE HAS TO BE A LIMITED MARKET, BUT THEY COULD EASILY SELL THEM FOR 3500 A POP

They won't be selling me one for that price...that would cut into my dragracing fund severely.
I have so many projects going on at one time that I have to be somewhat conservative.
I do agree with you though. I would bet money that there's a guy out there with the ability to build them like the originals and I bet they wouldn't be over 2k.

[daytonalo]

JUST A THOUGHT , I THINK IN THIS DAY AND AGE  WITH COMPLEX COMPUTER PROGRAMS  IT WOULD BE A PIECE OF CAKE FOR THE RIGHT GUY

[daytonalo]

I THINK WE ALL WORK ON IT FIND A GUY TAKE ORDERS , AND THE GUY WHO SETS IT ALL UP RETAINS THE MOLDS . HOW ABOUT LOST FOAM CASTING THAT IS MADE WITH A CNC THEN CAST WITH ALUM

[69_500]

What was the origional casting mold made of? I am pretty sure the origional mold for the nose cone was wood, but what about the wing mold?

[triple_green]

Daytonalo,

Are you wanting a solid cast like the ones Dane ran last year?

3X

[daytonalo]

I WILL TAKE IT FROM THE TOP !   I WILL GO REAL SLOW , WHY CANT WE IN THIS DAY AND AGE GET A WING MADE AS ORIG !  WHICH MEANS HOLLOW , NOT SOILID, NOT FILLED WITH DOG SHIT , NOT MADE OF CEMENT , NOT MADE WITH WOOD , NOT MADE WITH STEEL, NO , FUCKING HOLLOW ALUM JUST LIKE ORIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hemi68charger]

I WILL TAKE IT FROM THE TOP !   I WILL GO REAL SLOW , WHY CANT WE IN THIS DAY AND AGE GET A WING MADE AS ORIG !  WHICH MEANS HOLLOW , NOT SOILID, NOT FILLED WITH DOG SHIT , NOT MADE OF CEMENT , NOT MADE WITH WOOD , NOT MADE WITH STEEL, NO , FUCKING HOLLOW ALUM JUST LIKE ORIG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whooooo !!!  Easy there cowboy....       It'll be ok........

[hotrod98]

Larry, These are the guys that built the original wings. Maybe they would have an idea as to whether it would be feasable for them or someone else to build these wings at a reasonable cost. You would think that people in the business would know of some way or someone that could pull it off. 

Hackett Brass Foundry
1200 Lillibridge Street, Detroit, MI 48214
(313) 822-1214
castingshackettbrass.com

[1fine69]

PROBABLY CAUSE IT TAKE A BUNCH OF MONEY TO MAKE THEM AND IT IS A GAMBLE TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE A DEMAND TO HAVE BUYERS THAT WILL BE PAYING TO HAVE THEM. ARE YOU WILL ING TO SHELL OUT SOMETHING LIKE 3-6K  FOR ONE? I USED TO HAD A BUDDY THAT WORKED AT A FOUNDRY AND THE STUFF THEY BUILT WASN'T CHEAP  . ( mostly non automotive ) DON'T GET ME WRONG IT IS SOMETHING REAL COOL THAT SHOULD BE RE POPPED BUT NOTHINGS CHEAP! BUT IF YOU DO FID ANYONE TO DO SO BE SURE TO LET US KNOW!!! 

[Shakey]

PUT UP YOUR HAND IF YOU NEED A HOLLOW DAYTONA WING!   

[1fine69]

    do these count!!!!!!!

[daytonalo]

I'M CURIOUS HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE INTRESTED IN AN ORIGANAL STYLE DAYTONA WING FOR AROUND 2500.00 ? . IF I CAN GET 15 ORDERS @ 2500.00 I  CAN DELIVER A HOLLOW DAYTONA WING THAT WILL LOOK, FEEL AND SMELL LIKE AN ORIGANAL WING .