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Originally Posted by freebeard
I took liberties with your mockup. The two changes I made were to align a groove with the step in the body panel, and drop the lip to align with the reverse step lower down. The curve at the front and rear would move up and out, for tire clearance.
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Like I said, I'm an amateur at Photoshop.
The original image was a jpg, which I imported as a layer, modified, and exported as png.
I had considered trying to follow that line down the body on the Sonoma, but not sure how it would work since it rises with the wheel arch. We're planning on creating contours only when they are necessary to match the vehicle. A perfect example of this is my SC. Flat skirts would look like junk.
In reality, using plastics for near-flat skirts may require some type of inset or ribbing in the design to add rigidity. Either that, or we'll have to step up from .080 to .125. We're aiming for that sweet spot of being flexible enough to take a hit from a shopping buggy, yet stiff enough not to flex at 70mph.