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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Hi -
70% @ 55 mph and 30% outer suburbia sounds pretty ideal as far as MPG friendly territory goes (depending on traffic). I predict good results 
As for those rear wheel skirts, show this to your wife and see what she thinks:
from: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...irts-3816.html
60 is going to be a stretch with an automatic, but it's good to stretch.
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Ok so I've been thinking about this... And I think I could pull it off with fiberglass, cardboard, and a couple attempts. Since the fiberglass and resin come in fairly large quantity at Home Depot anyway, I might just give this a shot... I won't paint until I'm happy with the shape and effect, so one can of Honda touchup and a can of good high-impact clear-coat should do it. I'll probably need a can of black krylon for the mooncaps, but I haven't entirely decided on a paint scheme there.
I was playing in pixlr, and here's my ideal target car. Blue is lexan, red is cardboard/fiberglass, peach (mooncaps) is up in the air, but probably cardboard/fiberglass. I mostly did a different color there so you could tell it was a cover under the skirt in the rear.
I have some experience with plexiglass resin/sheet over cardboard, but I will definitely need to find some 4mm mylar for that smooth finish trick.
I have some concerns about the kamm - I'll need to be able to use the trunk. I might do a partial in cardboard with trunk clearance and try a tuft test.
edit: And I did show my wife those pics, and she okay'd them. Thanks metro!