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Originally Posted by Otto
I was thinking a semicircular air dam hinged at the back corners near the tires would work pretty good, and fair the tires, too, a kind of Coroplast bandana under the chin of the car.
Speaking of Coroplast, since it's hollow, you could use thin strips of wood, dowel rods, or carbon fiber fishing pole segments and slip them into the hollow flutes as stiffeners.
My bro has a Volvo wagon, great highway mileage even loaded with heavy stuff, but looks like an animal cracker box with wheels. Some sculpted foam at the nose could easily fix that, maybe a Coroplast undertray too.
What was Volvo thinking when they made so many boxy cars? If they just took one out on a windless, snowy day, and turned it nose-up vertical, the snow would accumulate in a shape much more aerodynamic.
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Back corners is basically my plan too.I'll do glass,I enjoy working with it and complex shapes are easy.
Neil Blanchard helped somebody,maybe today,recommending a certain dimension of wire inserted within the' plast as a stiffener also.
As to Volvo's styling,perhaps they are also waiting on consumer acceptance,not daring to venture too far with design.