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Originally Posted by capnbass91
I finally had some time and found some good material to do a partial grill block. I used the clear plastic cover that is found on 3-ring binders. I found them lying around my house from a while ago, so didn't cost me anything  I stapled them together and held the plastic to my car with zip-ties. Behind the front bumper I found loops to tie the ties around (almost as if that was there purpose haha). It took probably about a total of almost an hour, the hardest part was covering the fog lights, there's a deep recession where they go, so I did the best I could with them. When I was done attaching everything to my car i duct taped where the plastic overlapped to make the surface smoother. It was somewhat difficult, it is all held to my car with zip-ties, so there's no tape touching my car, which is nice cuz it would destroy my paint haha.
Here's a picture what the car looks like (not my actual car) I'll try to get a picture of it tomorrow to post here. I just covered the bottom opening.
My parents... ugh my parents  they don't like me doing these kind of things to my car, not even talk about it! so I have to take it down soon, especially cuz my sister has to take her driving test in my car cuz the van my parents use isn't up to par. This was still good experience for me though, I plan on buying coroplast, probably from home depot, and make a more permanent block.
I just got my Ultragauge yesterday, but I noticed about a 3-5 mpg gain after the mod, which makes me very |
I know you're excited about your new venture and boy is it great to enlighten your parents with new information. After all, they've always been the ones teaching US stuff, so it's nice to be able to teach them a thing or two.
Unfortunately, I think you would've had better success in keeping this from them until you could support it with proper mpg data that illustrates the benefits.
Like most "nay-sayers", your parents will respond positively to evidence. If you can prove to your parents, among others, that your efforts are supported by research, they're more likely to understand and possibly even be happy about your modifications.
Ecomodder.com is an EXCELLENT source of aerodynamic research. Use it!!!
good luck!