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Old 05-28-2008, 08:13 PM   #11 (permalink)
Xringer
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A chin scoop would be danged cool, but the plate holder is only 8" from the radiator.

So, I'm going to plan for using the bottom half for the intake.

I don't know if it would be worth it to roll off the edge of the plate, but I wonder if I could tilt the whole plate backwards on the bottom 15 or 20 degrees.?.
That might direct some of the air hitting the plate down into the intake.?. And maybe reduce the plate's drag a tad?
License plate Scoop??

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Those two tie-down brackets near each end of the skid-plate are pretty solid. They both have 2 holes in them that would seem to allow bolting on a couple of brackets that could extend forward to hold a cross brace.
An air dam could be bolted on that cross brace..
I was thinking perhaps 3/16" aluminum, and wondered how close it should be to the ground.?.

Has anyone ever make an air dam that would fold under if they hit something in the road? Like mount it on a hinge with a compressible support behind it?

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