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Old 05-30-2020, 05:58 PM   #25 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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anyone still following? ...
Yes! Still following. Looking forward to your build and your results. You purchased that underside cover? Modifying it won't be difficult. What material are you considering? I made mine with lawn edging like this, from Home Depot:



The reinforced balled end forms the bottom edge of my airdam, and with the bowed curve, attached to the bottom of the bumper cover, there is sufficient resistance to oncoming air for it to hold shape. Among its advantages, it is cheap and it flexes enough when it rubs something that it does not break, crack, or tear off the car. Very durable. Tens of thousands of miles with it now. I posted a pic earlier in this thread (the jack crushing the thing make it look further forward than it is):

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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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