Almost.
That’s all it took to join the gang. Now it’s time to experiment with my wang. Now that I have a nice one, it’s going to be tempting to play with it a lot. But you want some method to your madness. If you just play with it all the time you’ll go blind from trying.
Nine Lives Racing recommends starting with a wing angle of anywhere from 0-7 degrees of attack. If you have a smartphone, find an angle app (I used “Bubble Level” on Android) that allows you to calibrate. Otherwise get some kind of level measuring device (those circular ones work pretty good) at the hardware store. Park your car on a reasonably level surface, and calibrate your phone (or other tool) against the ground for zero.
Then, rest your phone along the top of the endplate so that you can measure the angle of the wing. Adjust which of the multi mounting holes you use until you find the desired angle. Be sure that you use the same mounting hole on each side of the wing. If you don’t pay attention it’s easy to end up with a crooked wang. And a crooked one generally doesn’t work as well.
This likely is not a precise measurement in respect to the real world, but if you do it this way every time it will be reasonably accurate enough to know how to make changes going forward. Drive the car, and see how it feels. This part is unfortunately trial and error. The goal is balanced handling — not too much push or oversteer. Having a data logger like my Autosport Labs RaceCapture/Pro will sure help — once I get back out on track!
Just gotta make some vehicle safety system updates, and then 2020 here we come!
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@cmj re-read page two:
“But there’s an end to this means, I assure you. And it’s not another innuendo. I don’t think. If you look back to the photo of Rob, he’s taking a photo. In fact, he’s taking dozens of photos. You see, when you take dozens of photos from different angles of the speckled car, you can then use some really fancy computering to stitch all of the photos together to build a really accurate 3D model of the vehicle.”
https://motoiq.com/project-sc300-road-racer-part-27-joining-a-wang-gang/2/
Rob is using a regular digital camera and then stitching 2D photos together using software to build the 3D model.
@cmj re-read page two:
“But there’s an end to this means, I assure you. And it’s not another innuendo. I don’t think. If you look back to the photo of Rob, he’s taking a photo. In fact, he’s taking dozens of photos. You see, when you take dozens of photos from different angles of the speckled car, you can then use some really fancy computering to stitch all of the photos together to build a really accurate 3D model of the vehicle.”
https://motoiq.com/project-sc300-road-racer-part-27-joining-a-wang-gang/2/
Rob is using a regular digital camera and then stitching 2D photos together using software to build the 3D model.
@cmj re-read page two:
“But there’s an end to this means, I assure you. And it’s not another innuendo. I don’t think. If you look back to the photo of Rob, he’s taking a photo. In fact, he’s taking dozens of photos. You see, when you take dozens of photos from different angles of the speckled car, you can then use some really fancy computering to stitch all of the photos together to build a really accurate 3D model of the vehicle.”
https://motoiq.com/project-sc300-road-racer-part-27-joining-a-wang-gang/2/
Rob is using a regular digital camera and then stitching 2D photos together using software to build the 3D model.
@cmj re-read page two:
“But there’s an end to this means, I assure you. And it’s not another innuendo. I don’t think. If you look back to the photo of Rob, he’s taking a photo. In fact, he’s taking dozens of photos. You see, when you take dozens of photos from different angles of the speckled car, you can then use some really fancy computering to stitch all of the photos together to build a really accurate 3D model of the vehicle.”
https://motoiq.com/project-sc300-road-racer-part-27-joining-a-wang-gang/2/
Rob is using a regular digital camera and then stitching 2D photos together using software to build the 3D model.
@cmj re-read page two:
“But there’s an end to this means, I assure you. And it’s not another innuendo. I don’t think. If you look back to the photo of Rob, he’s taking a photo. In fact, he’s taking dozens of photos. You see, when you take dozens of photos from different angles of the speckled car, you can then use some really fancy computering to stitch all of the photos together to build a really accurate 3D model of the vehicle.”
https://motoiq.com/project-sc300-road-racer-part-27-joining-a-wang-gang/2/
Rob is using a regular digital camera and then stitching 2D photos together using software to build the 3D model.