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Originally Posted by BamZipPow
While magnets seem like a good idea, mechanical fasteners are a better bet to keep things in place. How many external panels do you find vehicles (airplanes, trucks, cars, buses, trains, boats, or helicopters) that are magnetic?
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Almost all cars have magnetic panels on the outside unless they are made of a non-ferrous material
. I know what you mean though.
For the attachment though I am not willing to drill into the body. I have thought about having a little U groove attached near the top back and then creating a clamp to hold it on.
If I go the clamp rout it would probably be built like this:
1. Bolt
2. Metal washer
3. rubber washer
4. Cut washer (for use as a spacer that will be even with body)
5. rubber washer
6. Wheel skirt
7. Metal washer
8. nut
The nut and bolt might be replaced with something like a hood pin.
I could also mount it from the inside so the air pressure will push it tighter to the car.