Drake Wicker Spoiler. California Special

[Bryantbjb12]

Has anyone installed on a 550 California Special? CJ does not say anything, but LMR says not to as holes are potentially exposed. Thoughts? Are the CS holes that different?

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[Bryantbjb12]

Has anyone installed on a 550 California Special? CJ does not say anything, but LMR says not to as holes are potentially exposed. Thoughts? Are the CS holes that different?

Box arrives tomorrow. More to follow.

 

[HeartIsBlack]

Looking forward to the results. I would guess it installs fine.

 

[Drake Muscle Cars]

Hopefully you were able to install the spoiler without issues. If you're concerned about the mounting holes lining up, you can download a template here:

https://www.cjponyparts.com/media/images/install-pdf/install_rs467.pdf

 

[Bryantbjb12]

Has anyone installed on a 550 California Special? CJ does not say anything, but LMR says not to as holes are potentially exposed. Thoughts? Are the CS holes that different?

The answers are;

Yes I it will work
You will have to drill holes
You cannot print the template easily, you basically need a plotter
Every video I saw with factory spoilers showed four screws. The CS has 6 ugh!
Dropping the nut into the trunk frame sucks! Thankfully my wife has small hands
I’d recommend putting sealer around the holes not used by the spoiler, the 3m tape looks a bit thin
It does look pretty cool. Pics attached.

 

[Bryantbjb12]

Holes

 

[Bryantbjb12]

New holes

 

[Bryantbjb12]

Finished

 

[Drake Muscle Cars]

Wow this is great info, thank you for sharing! So glad to hear you're happy with the end result.

 

[Bryantbjb12]

Wow this is great info, thank you for sharing! So glad to hear you're happy with the end result.

Yea. Worked out pretty cool.

 

[Mustangpursuit]

Looks real nice, I have a GT/CS too. so when you said you had to drill holes, was it just the two holes by the center area to match those found on more common spoiler mustang trims? I know we get 1 extra hole on each side of the trunk, but does one of those line up for spoilers like other mustangs? or you had to drill extra on the sides to get the drake spoiler on?

 

[Bryantbjb12]

Looks real nice, I have a GT/CS too. so when you said you had to drill holes, was it just the two holes by the center area to match those found on more common spoiler mustang trims? I know we get 1 extra hole on each side of the trunk, but does one of those line up for spoilers like other mustangs? or you had to drill extra on the sides to get the drake spoiler on?

Hi. Just have to drill 2 in the center. The outer holes match the Drake spoiler. You will have a total of 4 holes that are just holes. Two in the center and 1 on each side.

 

[Mustangpursuit]

Yeah I saw on some spoilers that say not recommended for GT/CS is the top two side bolts that sometimes seem slightly exposed on some spoilers. It is very close to the end of the flat area of the deck, so I guess this spoiler did mold to the limits of it so it covers fine. I am looking at the Drake Shelby GT spoiler version angles seem to show it going to the limits as well of the flat area, but I guess another gamble to try

 

[Bryantbjb12]

Yeah I saw on some spoilers that say not recommended for GT/CS is the top two side bolts that sometimes seem slightly exposed on some spoilers. It is very close to the end of the flat area of the deck, so I guess this spoiler did mold to the limits of it so it covers fine. I am looking at the Drake Shelby GT spoiler version angles seem to show it going to the limits as well of the flat area, but I guess another gamble to try

Yup. This spoiler covers just fine. I added automotive adhesive around all the holes just to keep the water out.

 

[Safari]

New holes

Hey man, so what is the measurement for the two new holes you had to drill? Like from the stock center holes and the width of each hole. Thanks!

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