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aerohead · 08-24-2012, 07:31 PM

I finished the 'engineering' portion of the passenger side skirt last night.I added a small lead fairing to blend the air onto the outer surface of the skirt from ahead.Without the fairing,the air could get under the skirt,and at 65 mph I could hear it dancing around a bit.
This morning's commute demonstrated 'calm' with respect to the former 'dancing.'
I have 17.25-hours into this first unit.Tonight I'll Scotch-Brite it,do the self-etching primer,then topcoat it 2-hours after the primer goes on.
She's all aluminum with the exception of the roller unit itself, a bolt and nylock nut which arrests inward motion,and the tensioning spring.

08-24-2012, 07:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,267 Thanks: 24,392 Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts	project update I finished the 'engineering' portion of the passenger side skirt last night.I added a small lead fairing to blend the air onto the outer surface of the skirt from ahead.Without the fairing,the air could get under the skirt,and at 65 mph I could hear it dancing around a bit. This morning's commute demonstrated 'calm' with respect to the former 'dancing.' I have 17.25-hours into this first unit.Tonight I'll Scotch-Brite it,do the self-etching primer,then topcoat it 2-hours after the primer goes on. She's all aluminum with the exception of the roller unit itself, a bolt and nylock nut which arrests inward motion,and the tensioning spring.