View Single Post
Old 08-08-2013, 01:59 PM   #24 (permalink)
Sven7
Master EcoModder
 
Sven7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Warren, MI
Posts: 2,456

Boo Radley - '65 Ford F100
90 day: 13.28 mpg (US)
Thanks: 782
Thanked 669 Times in 411 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
pics
That actually is very similar in concept to the air dam I put on my F-100 for the road trip. Instead of metal, though, I cut a 2x6 board to match the plan view contour. If the lawn edging would not have been so thick, it would have wrapped very nicely. I ended up cutting off the edges and leaving a sort of duckbill. It was bolted to existing holes in the frame. In conjunction with a tonneau it seems to have helped, with the truck netting 17mpg on the freeway.

Each person will build their own version; I am just putting this out there for anyone considering such a project!

click for photo
__________________
He gave me a dollar. A blood-soaked dollar.
I cannot get the spot out but it's okay; It still works in the store
  Reply With Quote