View Single Post
Old 05-08-2009, 01:47 PM   #11 (permalink)
DonR
Master EcoModder
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Northeast Ohio
Posts: 269

The Wife's Hot Rod - '09 Pontiac G8 GT
Last 3: 23.22 mpg (US)

Big Outback - '13 Subaru Outback 2.5i

Little Outback - '02 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport
Thanks: 0
Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts
I think you would need to start as a cross between a sheetmetal & a body shop. The things you can do with an english wheel & a bead roller would astound you. Do one off custom work until you get templets & tooling for different models & years of cars. Once you have tooling you can make items for the shelves. Requests will tell you which vehicles are the most popular.

I would guess cars people buy for fuel economy in the first place & trucks/SUV's would be popular.

Whatever you sell will not only have to works & fits well, as well as look decent. People may make something that looks like they made it themselves, but they won't buy it. Body color matching would make them go over better.

Grille blocks
Wheel skirts
Modular Undertrays
Aero truck caps that open
Soft aero tonneau covers
Short Kammbacks (for flow seperation really) for SUVs

Don

  Reply With Quote