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Istas · 06-22-2009, 02:19 PM

I'd thought of the splitter, QuickLTD, but there's a few reasons I wouldn't want to do that. The primary one is that it would be very vulnerable to bending/damage, and it would need support to help prevent this. Second, it would further reduce ground clearance in the front when starting up an incline or into a driveway or whatnot. Third, it would shove more air into the radiator and now that the partial undertray is on I think that's worse than letting it go under. And I didn't even know about the proper length thing. It would definitely look cool though, and be fun/relatively easy to make.

evo-move: I'd thought of that too, actually. I was thinking of cutting off the bottom lip of another bumper from a junkyard, then shortening the airdam by its height and attaching it to the airdam, then trimming the edge of the undertray to fit the piece of bumper and attaching it to that. That way it wouldn't be putting anything further down into the airflow. But that's a lot more work than the foam option, and right now I don't feel like tearing apart something I just built, with only 5 days until going home and my MPGuino not yet hooked up, let alone calibrated. (and I don't know where a junkyard is around here, let alone one that would have a first-gen Legacy. There's one maybe 45 minutes from home back east though, with several to choose from)

I've also pondered just doing bends in the airdam itself, but that's also a lot of work. As cheap, quick, and easy as the foam half-cylinder is, I think I'm going to go with that for now.

Anyone have any recommendations for the type of glue to use for that? I don't want it falling off, either.

Wonderboy: Ahhh, heh, that's a weird name for an album. Of course, I like weird names for albums. But no, I didn't do it in reference to that, at least, not consciously. I was on a road trip/vacation with my father, and we had three of those wax-wood "starter log" bricks left over. I wanted the entertainment of burning them instead of just leaving them somewhere, and that was the most creative shape I could come up with. Cool coincidence though.

06-22-2009, 02:19 PM	#84 (permalink)
Istas is not covered in bees. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seeley Lake, Montana, USA Posts: 207 Honda - '05 Honda Accord EX 90 day: 27.16 mpg (US) Insight - '00 Honda Insight w A/C 90 day: 66.55 mpg (US) Thanks: 53 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts	I'd thought of the splitter, QuickLTD, but there's a few reasons I wouldn't want to do that. The primary one is that it would be very vulnerable to bending/damage, and it would need support to help prevent this. Second, it would further reduce ground clearance in the front when starting up an incline or into a driveway or whatnot. Third, it would shove more air into the radiator and now that the partial undertray is on I think that's worse than letting it go under. And I didn't even know about the proper length thing. It would definitely look cool though, and be fun/relatively easy to make. evo-move: I'd thought of that too, actually. I was thinking of cutting off the bottom lip of another bumper from a junkyard, then shortening the airdam by its height and attaching it to the airdam, then trimming the edge of the undertray to fit the piece of bumper and attaching it to that. That way it wouldn't be putting anything further down into the airflow. But that's a lot more work than the foam option, and right now I don't feel like tearing apart something I just built, with only 5 days until going home and my MPGuino not yet hooked up, let alone calibrated. (and I don't know where a junkyard is around here, let alone one that would have a first-gen Legacy. There's one maybe 45 minutes from home back east though, with several to choose from) I've also pondered just doing bends in the airdam itself, but that's also a lot of work. As cheap, quick, and easy as the foam half-cylinder is, I think I'm going to go with that for now. Anyone have any recommendations for the type of glue to use for that? I don't want it falling off, either. Wonderboy: Ahhh, heh, that's a weird name for an album. Of course, I like weird names for albums. But no, I didn't do it in reference to that, at least, not consciously. I was on a road trip/vacation with my father, and we had three of those wax-wood "starter log" bricks left over. I wanted the entertainment of burning them instead of just leaving them somewhere, and that was the most creative shape I could come up with. Cool coincidence though.