Here is a shot of the car while we were shopping.
I added the wheel deflectors yesterday. They are made from rubber baseboard. I attached them with 3M "automotive acrylic plus attachment tape" 1/2" x .045" And hey, It's NASCAR licenced. Woo hoo. For ultimate ecomod attachment, If ductape is somehow
tragically, not available, this is
the stuff. It's what is used to attach emblems and plastic body panels. I paid $44 <Ouch!> for 20 yards. You can buy smaller quantities from auto parts stores and body shop/paint suppliers. I got 10 feet of base"board" from the roll ends bin for $5. It's meant to be a consumable.
I calculated the area of the space between the wheels to be about 268 sq. in. and the space under the air dam to be 252 sq. in. I figure that way there is a balance there so less air will be forced to go through the wheel wells. I don't know if it's a sound theory but it's all I have for now. Since the rule of thumb is to have the air dam no lower than the lowest part of the underbody, I'm just including the wheels into that rule. Makes sense to me.
It seems to work. It's certainly not worse. The butt-o-meter is reporting better. Hmmm. Is 10 fans at the end of a carport a wind tunnel?
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Originally Posted by aerohead: If the law were changed to allow it,these wheel fairings could be made real ground-huggers and move to clear obstacles.
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Speaking of the law... here the minimum ride height is determined by the wheel rim. No part of the car can extend be below the lowest part of the rim with the exception of flexible mud flaps. So I'm good.
Below is a view of the back of the air dam. I plan to close in the underside so it's flush with the hard airdam and run another rubber baseboard on the inside to create a full fairing for the front wheel.
Below is a shot of my coroplast bending technique. Crease the inside then bend inward.
