Wonderboy: Thank you! It's a theme I started with when patching rust holes and didn't feel like buying seventeen different cans of spray paint trying to find a matching color.
Actually, it's hot-dipped galvanized sheet steel, not aluminum. I don't recall the exact difference, but I believe the sheet aluminum was more expensive, and I'm not even sure I saw it in sheets wide enough for my needs.
Yup, my plan is one contiguous gap, not separate ones. It made logical sense to me from the start. The "PA doesn't require a front license plate" is sort of a double-edged sword though, I figure, because I imagine that, when driving through states that do require it, I draw more attention from cops by default, which is never desirable.
I will be testing on how much more of it I can block once I get a radiator fan LED set up. If/when I do block more of it, I'm going to offset it to the driver's side, as I believe that Subaru has their thermostat in the lower driver's side of the engine, which would indicate the outflow to the radiator is there as well.
Yes, I was very surprised when reading other people's posts at how little space is needed, verses what is designed by most manufacturers.
Hehe, the plexiglass is a good idea, but I'm going to be blocking the upper and middle vents with the same piece of material (sheet steel of course, gotta stick with the theme!). I'll be roughly imitating the mock-up I did in cardboard before.
I figure I might as well get some angle out of that while I'm at it, instead of leaving it blunt like Subaru did. It'll encourage using a single piece for the upper and middle blocks, too. That block you did on your Honda looks very slick though, nice job! (PaleMelanesian's too)
I am, however, considering moving the Subaru badge onto the sheet metal, buahahahaha. Haha. Ahem.