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Originally Posted by GK13
I would very much like to lower the wheel arch gap if I can. Been thinking of getting some ABS plastic that matches the fender flares and trying to fabricate some that would look seamless. Not too sure how to work with ABS plastic though. Thinking I can score it, bend it to match the curve, drill holes to match the existing wheel well fasteners, and go from there. Wanting to make it not stand out too much if at all.
As far as the tires go, I found out that they just have pretty standard all season tires on it. In AZ where it doesn't snow and barely rains, I'm thinking a low rolling resistance highway type tread would be the way to go. I was thinking of going with a taller, narrower tire if I could fit it on the same rim.
I saw the idea on here of sealing the panel gaps. Does that really help much? I decided to take some rubber door edge guard and put that around the gap of the hood to the front fenders/grill. Don't know if I'll see much difference though. Was thinking I could get the same stuff and wedge it in all the gaps. Use a clear or something. I'm just not sure if it would be worth doing though. Being a new car, they're pretty tight already.
With the underbody already being smoothed out with the factory belly pans, would an air dam be any benefit?
I'm also wondering how I could safely add additional battery storage to the hybrid system and add a grid charger as well. Ideally, be able to have the grid charger only charge the "extra" set of batteries so I can mitigate the risk of damaging the battery pack that came in the car. I just have no knowledge of electrical systems unfortunately.
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For a few years,we had an ABS manufacturer locally.They heated the sheeting in an electric pizza oven while clamped to a metal framework.As soon as the plastic drooped,it was quickly moved from the oven and immediately stabbed over a nearby vacuum table,which held a male,wooden form,drilled with hundreds of passageways.The frame was air-clamped with a foot-operated air-valve,which provided vacuum from a spherical accumulator.The plastic was sucked down over the tooling,and within a few seconds set to final hardness and was de-clamped,to receive the next piece of prepared,heated sheeting.
The whole process moved very quickly.
ABS is flimsy without some sort of corrugation designed into it.Without heat-forming I don't know how you'd achieve its full potential.
