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Old 08-25-2012, 09:54 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MGB=MPG View Post
it is well established that an airfoil shaped strut will have less drag than a round one .. one could fabricate trailing edges for those upper bars.. effect would minimal except for visual .. a little thought on the fabrication could shoot the air flow up towards the top of the windscreen ..idk if that is good thought for aero FE but keeping the bugs off the glass is worth it.
I was thinking more along the lines of making it a huge grill block, adding some clear poly in front of the lights and solid in front of the grill and bumper, continuing into a bellypan.

For the e fans I am thinking of finding a large ff gm or ford sedan maybe a caddy, early 90's or so.

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