I forgot to mention that the 'Vic has a two speed electric fan... with a giant resistor to get low speed
Rain gutter side skirts look pretty easy to do. It would be a quite a bit of time lost if they didn't improve anything though. I'm still hesitant to drill holes even though it's a beater.
I was poking around under the front end this morning before it got too hot outside. The air deflector off an '03 that looks like it should should fit. I also got some pieces from a '98-'02 that go near the wheel wells.
It looks like it would be easy to bridge the gap from the bottom of the bumper to just under the radiator. The '03 air deflector would continue behind the radiator. Some u-clip-nuts should work well with the big roll of aluminum trim/flashing I have.