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Old 08-16-2010, 02:21 PM   #26 (permalink)
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I like the idea of a cattle guard. Many people have them.

I have been considering one made from carbon fiber, bridging it slightly in front of car. Designed by stretching dacron over the front of the car and using it as a mold. Having the main air intakes over the headlights. It could be layered for any desired level of stiffness. Maybe with a layer of two of kevlar for toughness.

I got the idea a number of years ago watching TV there was group installing one of those obnoxious speaker systems and built the speaker enclosures with nearly the same technique. I rebuilt my Varna speedbike using a that technique and it added about 11 mph. I could do a thread on that.
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