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Old 10-07-2012, 05:48 PM   #11 (permalink)
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In my opinion, don't even bother with a coroplast belly pan. It may get ripped off when you scrape. Just get a nice air dam (garden edging works well) that extends to the level of the lowest suspension/chassis component. You'll get most of the effectiveness with a fraction of the effort and cost. It'll bend out of the way when it hits the road and you can sticker bomb it as you have done with the grille block.

Spats also may be a lost cause with a car so low. I will suggest you just go for the low-hanging fruit, a Kammback or boat tail. Getting flush wheel fitment with a flat faced wheel up front should help aero, and tucking the rears as much as possible will give you clearance for full rear skirts.

Got any pics of this thing? The car I'm imagining (with all the mods) looks pretty badass. Wonder if stretching LRR tires would reduce their effectiveness.

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Old 10-08-2012, 08:02 AM   #12 (permalink)
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I think belly pans a great way to smooth out the bottom of the car. An air dam increases frontal area and drags the air underneath along with the the car. I agree they are a pain for maintenance, but I have had them on for 8 years. The rear half lasts longer than the part under the engine, if they are made from coroplast. They keep the snow from packing up under the car when you ram through a snow bank. The main problem I have when off roading are branches or corn stalks ripping off the front skirt bungee cords under the car or if the front wheel is in a rut and the tire gets under the skirt it gets ripped off. Putting the bungees inside the belly pan and trimming the skirt would fix this. A belly pan is one aeromod that is stealth.
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Haha great info sev7! Thanks a lot! I do have a real sweet front lip already from garage door trim. It's a little less then 3 inches from the ground. Also I'm in Texas so no snow, and I keep the rallying to a minimum, all though next month I plan on getting it a little dirty in Arizona .


Skid plate almost finished as we speak. BIG QUESTION! Will the oil pan melt couroplast?

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I do not think that the oil pan will get that hot.
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Old 10-10-2012, 04:09 PM   #15 (permalink)
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BIG QUESTION! Will the oil pan melt couroplast?

Pics coming real soon!!

I would swear I just answered this question last week.....
Understanding basic concepts will answer this question.
1. underbelly pans (reguardless of material) are mounted so they don't touch moving parts. engine is a 'moving part' ' tranny is a moving part, exhaust is a moving part
2. underbelly pans (reguardless of material) are mounted so they don't touch hot parts. engine is a 'hot part' ' tranny is a hot part, exhaust is a hot part
3. refer to previous bellypan threads for safe distance from hot objects.

So whether XXXXX can melt XXXX really is immaterial ....unless you don't follow the basic concepts.
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Keep an inch between em just in case. Or, butt em up against each other and see if it starts on fire. I had some 'plast up against the downpipe on the Probe and all it did was melt out of the way. Then you cut away the melted parts. Not the best way to do it but it works well enough as long as the car doesn't burn down?
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I had it about a half inch lower but it was on some HORIBLE springs and I took them off a couple days later. This set up is real comfy and it handles like a beast!

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