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brucepick · 02-09-2008, 10:27 AM

I'm interested in diesel_john's rear aero treatment.

The more I look at the full size pic the better I like this back.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...6&d=1202433430
I know how hard it can be to do a back when the liftgate / body cut is on the rear panel and not on the side.

Can you please start a new thread with some details on this one? Or if the thread exists and I missed it - post the link?

Here's a pic of what I had for a couple months this past summer. I tore it off when I wanted to clean up the car so it wouldn't look like it was Ma and Pa Kettle's (google it, I guess, if that's not familiar to you).

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You can see the taped joint at upper right were top piece meets side. Had to be untaped and retaped every time I opened the tailgate. Plus duct tape residue all over the place. As with other mods, no confirmation that it actually helped. But if using a good clean design I think it has to help.

02-09-2008, 10:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	Volvo 240 wagon - partial Kammback prototype I'm interested in diesel_john's rear aero treatment. The more I look at the full size pic the better I like this back. http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...6&d=1202433430 I know how hard it can be to do a back when the liftgate / body cut is on the rear panel and not on the side. Can you please start a new thread with some details on this one? Or if the thread exists and I missed it - post the link? Here's a pic of what I had for a couple months this past summer. I tore it off when I wanted to clean up the car so it wouldn't look like it was Ma and Pa Kettle's (google it, I guess, if that's not familiar to you). . You can see the taped joint at upper right were top piece meets side. Had to be untaped and retaped every time I opened the tailgate. Plus duct tape residue all over the place. As with other mods, no confirmation that it actually helped. But if using a good clean design I think it has to help. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016. Last edited by brucepick; 02-09-2008 at 10:38 AM..