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UltArc · 10-06-2013, 02:10 PM

I'd be worried about chloroplast decomposing. The heat may make it catch on fire if it gets too hot and too dry.

Every vehicle is different. I first started by making a simple design that would easily come off if something went wrong, it was weakly attached, and easy to get to from the dirt on the side of the road. I also started in stages, first the front, then middle, then rear.

I would not advise starting at the rear, since if it is sealed, it may act like a parachute when air moves above the belly pan. Sealing it upwards seems like a lot of extra work compared to just starting from the front.

I would advise using polycarbonate (election sign material, basically thin plastic in the same design as cardboard).

These threads may help you develop a plan more so, often as we who have done it forget lots of things from when we make threads, and go into great detail- you may learn things there that we forget to bring up now.

belly pan - Google Search

or

underbody - Google Search

Look forward to following your build.

10-06-2013, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
UltArc Hydrogen > EV Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NW Ohio, United States Posts: 2,025 Silver Flea - '05 Honda Insight 90 day: 58.96 mpg (US) Thanks: 994 Thanked 402 Times in 285 Posts	I'd be worried about chloroplast decomposing. The heat may make it catch on fire if it gets too hot and too dry. Every vehicle is different. I first started by making a simple design that would easily come off if something went wrong, it was weakly attached, and easy to get to from the dirt on the side of the road. I also started in stages, first the front, then middle, then rear. I would not advise starting at the rear, since if it is sealed, it may act like a parachute when air moves above the belly pan. Sealing it upwards seems like a lot of extra work compared to just starting from the front. I would advise using polycarbonate (election sign material, basically thin plastic in the same design as cardboard). These threads may help you develop a plan more so, often as we who have done it forget lots of things from when we make threads, and go into great detail- you may learn things there that we forget to bring up now. belly pan - Google Search or underbody - Google Search Look forward to following your build. __________________ Best Tanks: Mustang - 54.83 mpg (US) at the Green Grand Prix Insight - 82.91966 mpg (US) over 818.5 miles.