Rear wing ID ???

[Steve O'Hara]

Anyone here that can ID this rear wing assembly? I don't intend to use it on my restoration project and would like to sell it off once I know what it is and where it came from. It looks like a FF2000 rear wing to me but I haven't seen anything other than pictures.
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards,
Steve O'Hara

[RobLav]

It does not look F2000 familiar to me. I'd say it is too much wing for an FC car and more appropriate for an Atlantic.

[Stan Clayton]

Steve,

That looks like one of the aftermarket wings which came out for FA in about 1993. AFAIK, it is not the original Ralt nor the popular Lynx aftermarket wing, but I don't know exactly which one it is...could even be for a Reynard.

Stan

[Charles Warner]

It has a main plane mounting system very similar to the Reynard 89/90h and 92/93h but the end plates seem different. Easy to change those. The vertical wing mounts look home made and are definitely not Reynard. What chassis is the wing mounted on?

[Stan Clayton]

From the photos, I'd guess it's a Swift DB-4 with Staffs gearbox.

[Charles Warner]

My failing memory doesn't remember the brace from the bottom of the box to the vertical wing mounts on DB4s (I've followed Bernie Sunier enough . . . . )

[Stan Clayton]

Nice piece, that, eh?

And OBTW, I wouldn't admit to having to follow Bernie if I were you...

Gotcha Bernie!

[Paul LeCain]

How wide is it? That will settle the FC/FA question, I think.

[Steve O'Hara]

The wing came on a DB4 I'm restoring. Width is 34.75" Lower wing chord is approximately 11.5" Upper wing fixed element chord approx. 8" and upper wing adjustable element chord is approx. 7" End plates appear to be made of aluminum plate.

The mounting plates that attach the lower element to the gearbox are cheesy pieces made of 1/8th inch aluminum plate and look like they were cut out with a band saw or saber saw... definately not Atlantic calibre construction! In the spares package with the car there is a NOS, all billet, black anodized set of bi-plane wing mounting brakets that look just like the parts that were on my RT40 in 1993. I plan to sell them as well. I haven't studied the parts to determine if the nice mounting plate setup could be used with the wing setup in the pictures.

Thanks to all for the help... maybe someone will be able to be more definite with the dimensions I provided.
Regards,
Steve O'Hara

[Charles Warner]

Steve,

Wing is not atlantic. They can use a 43" wing. Guessing its an adapted FC/F3 wing.

[jebracing]

The lower element and the pieces attaching it to the gearbox mounting plates are identical to my original wing for my Ralt F3 car (RT33). The lower element has a cord of 11.5 inches and is 34.75 wide.The top elements look similar to factory parts as well.

I would be interested in these parts. Let me know when you sell them.

JB

[Stan Clayton]

Is this a cool web site, or what!?

Steve gets all kinds of help restoring his DB4 and JB finds a source of original parts for his ultra-rare car...all in one thread!

Stan

[Steve O'Hara]

Stan,

I couln't agree more! After nearly 15 years away from the Atlantic scene this site and all the good folks here have been a great resource for getting back up to speed on a wide range of subjects. My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the print size is a little small for my aging eyes and if I spend too much time reading all the useful posts here I'll be too blind to drive the car when the restoration is done
Regards,
Steve O'Hara

[Charles Warner]

Cheater glasses!

[Dave Duemer]

Steve,

With a few eye drops and the lighted magnifiers (if you still have them) you could bring the small print into view.

Dave

[Steve O'Hara]

Dave,

Are you a former Californian by any chance?
Steve O'Hara

[Scott B]

Hi Steve,

You only had to ask me. The wing came from England and was built for a Ralt F2/3 car...in the states would have been sold as a RT 41.

Scott B

[Stan Clayton]

Hi Steve,

You only had to ask me. The wing came from England and was built for a Ralt F2/3 car...in the states would have been sold as a RT 41.

Scott B

Scott, the wing is very similar to the RT-41 wing, but is not quite the same. I still have the original Ralt rear wing for my RT-41, and it has a 43" span (chord and construction appear to be the same, though). My guess is that JB is correct and the wing is an F3 piece. Stan

[Steve O'Hara]

Hi Guys,

Another party has verified that the wing is an F3 setup based on the dimensions and pictures. Included in the spares I got from Scott is a Ralt RT40/41 mount assembly for attachement to the Staffs gearbox that is much more stout than the mount plates on the wing now. It looks like it would be possible to adapt the Ralt mount to the lower element without too much machine work.
In any event, I am interested in selling the package and encourage anyone with an interest to present an offer.
Thanks again to all for the input.
Steve O'Hara

[Dave Duemer]

Dave,

Are you a former Californian by any chance?
Steve O'Hara

There is a good chance the former was somewhere near the 5 and 405 freeways.........
Hi Steve,
I'm Glad to hear your on the comeback trail !!
I'll contact you soon.

Dave

[Steve O'Hara]

Dave,

Small world! Look forward to hearing from you. Do you still have the number?
Regards,
Steve