Building the Front Wing & Mounts Posted by jjludemann on March 24, 2016 Finished front wing on the car (endplates to be added after setting ride height) Airfoil profile laser printed on sticker paper, stuck to aluminum sheet Airfoil profiles cut from aluminum sheet Homemade hot-wire foam cutter cutting airfoil section from styrofoam block Laminating outer skin of epoxy resin and fiberglass Cutting aluminum jacking points to be laminated into the wing Bending wing mounting brackets to be bolted to the nose Test fitting brackets on nose Test fitting, bottom view Trimming front wing airfoil on the bandsaw Gluing 3 sections of front wing to brackets Reinforcing fiberglass skin across joints Laminating end plates with honeycomb core End plates cure under vacuum Sanding with pneumatic double-action sander Laying up endplate mounting points Epoxy & microballoon filler to smooth out the spar Top coat of 2-part epoxy paint Car lifted by front wing