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Originally Posted by Sven7
You could partner with "bondo" on here and offer the aero cap and skirts as a package.
If you could do a sort of partial body kit for the rear of a 5th gen Civic hatch I'd be all in...
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The trouble with larger items is going to be not only the size but the complexity of the mould. The vacuum forming table that we currently have is about 2'x4', so that limits the items that we can currently produce. And they ain't cheap. We picked this one up at auction for a steal at $4k. But it has precise temperature-controlled dual-zone quartz heat and can do pre-stretch (bubbles up before you mold for a MUCH better result on deep moulds) with a real vacuum pump and reservoir. This isn't a home-brew shop-vac and plywood special by any means.
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Originally Posted by Sven7
I would definitely be down to lend my Transportation Design BFA and aero experience to the cause. If you need some nice sketches, renderings, design stuff or anything let me know- I'd be glad to consult and it would be good on the resume. 
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Might just take you up on that! We're still at least a month away from really kicking into gear. Without a detailed plan, we'll never get off the ground.
The 3rd-gen S-10/Sonoma will probably be the first out the door since we both own them, and we can refine our process model from that. I'd much rather learn the hard way on my own vehicle than someone else's. The market may be small for them, but they'll be our guinea pigs.