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aerohead · 06-21-2012, 06:14 PM

You could use the 'Aerodynamic Streamlining Template Part-C' to help with the dimensions of the spoilers.
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As to the rear spoiler,the police,or vehicle registration officials may require a special permit.
In one of my books about Porsche cars,evidently,when the first whale-tail rear spoiler appeared on the 911 Carrera,a special permit was required,as the government considered the spoiler to be a safety hazard to pedestrians.
The next year,Porsche introduced the rubber-edged whale-tail which offered no additional risk to pedestrians.
Expensive,oven-baked rubber components would probably be beyond the scope of do-it-yourself streamlining,but there may be materials available to you which could be fabricated.
Also,a master male mold (plug) could produce a plaster 'splash' from which low-density polyurethane foam could be injected into and then covered with a weather-proof skin of epoxy or conventional polyester fiberglass resin.
If 'struck',the spoiler would shatter,perhaps with minor injury to an individual,but nothing 'serious.' Just thinking out loud.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,164 Thanks: 24,305 Thanked 7,327 Times in 4,734 Posts	spoiler/permit You could use the 'Aerodynamic Streamlining Template Part-C' to help with the dimensions of the spoilers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- As to the rear spoiler,the police,or vehicle registration officials may require a special permit. In one of my books about Porsche cars,evidently,when the first whale-tail rear spoiler appeared on the 911 Carrera,a special permit was required,as the government considered the spoiler to be a safety hazard to pedestrians. The next year,Porsche introduced the rubber-edged whale-tail which offered no additional risk to pedestrians. Expensive,oven-baked rubber components would probably be beyond the scope of do-it-yourself streamlining,but there may be materials available to you which could be fabricated. Also,a master male mold (plug) could produce a plaster 'splash' from which low-density polyurethane foam could be injected into and then covered with a weather-proof skin of epoxy or conventional polyester fiberglass resin. If 'struck',the spoiler would shatter,perhaps with minor injury to an individual,but nothing 'serious.' Just thinking out loud.