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Old 07-10-2008, 05:41 PM   #45 (permalink)
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The start of the underbody tray.

Ok so I had some time today to work on the Jeep. I decided to start working on the under body, hopefully to smooth the ruff under belly of the Jeeps. I'm following the input of many of you and starting at the front and working my way back. So far all I got done today was make the brackets to hold the panel on. But It's progress anyway. The panel is going to be about 12X38in and should push most of the air down under the front axle.

Any suggestions on what to make it out of? I have a good size sheet of steel but its hard to cut and weighs a lot. I was thinking about using a sheet of galvanized steel used for air ducts in houses. I know it's a little light weight but it's easy to work with and I think if I would roll the edges it would probably hold up pretty well.

Another question is should I wrap the sheet around the sides of the brackets? Or just the under side? Or should the panel angle as much as possible towards the wheel wells?
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