A couple more pictures of the way it is now.
Closer look at the suspension area.
There's not much to be seen on the front bumper area because that piece is off right now.
Otto: 4'x8' sheets of coro would be great! However they would be cut into 50"x 48" pieces because the RAV is 50" wide underneath.... As it is, I have to use one side lengthwise, and the other widthwise.
The idea of the mesh is a good one! I might incorporate that into the design.
Baldlobo: The cross member by the muffler is about 2 mm from the tail pipe... I'm trying to keep from "lowering" the belly area as much as possible. Plus the lowest part is the tail pipe going under the diff mount. I figured that part of the pipe could extend down past the pan, but trying to find a place to add a mounting point for the pan back there was VERY difficult. If it wasn't one thing, it was another.
With as soft a metal as the aluminum is, I'm not surprised that it can melt with the heat of the tail pipe. I will have to keep a close eye on it. Unless anybody has a better idea for mounting the coro back there!
I've been trying to keep the coro 0.5"-1" away from the exhaust.
As far as the suspension goes, the one set of bars extend pretty low. I figured going down around them would cause more wind drag then letting only one bar catch the wind. ??? But I'm still new to this whole aerodynamic realm.
Speaking of which! I did have an aero question regarding this. The belly pan is higher between the front suspension and the rear suspension. Would it be better to "lower" the middle part of the pan to make it level between both suspensions?