Aeromods V1.0

[elhigh]

I found mention of a material called Shape Lock - a super-low-melt plastic, I think it's a high density polyethylene. It melts in hot water and you can mold it however you like. You could use that to mold a cap or plug to fill the gap at the top of your hatch.

I don't know where to find it; maybe a local craft shop like Michael's or Hobby Lobby? I know you can get it from a couple of Web suppliers.

Obviously the top of your car is going to be entirely too hot for this stuff to stand up to, but once you've molded the part you want, you could then cast plaster around the part, then make the part up from a more durable material using the plaster cast.

You'd think the manufacturers would maybe anticipate folks not wanting draggy roof racks on their cars, but nooo!

[RiseAbove]

I see an aftermarket potential for wheel skirts and custom front grille covers. Wonder if anyone is making them yet?

[ROFL Box]

Ya just couldnt leave the smiley license plate at home could you?

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by RiseAbove

I see an aftermarket potential for wheel skirts and custom front grille covers. Wonder if anyone is making them yet?

They're being made for the Prius now. I saw my first set of aftermarket pro-quality skirts on a Prius today.

[Arminius]

Grill covers for the Prius are pretty easy to find on the web. The price is usually outrageous, however.

[bbjsw10]

Excellent grill block, looks great. Nice find on the bumpers too, kinda like there were put there for you to find.

[atomicradish]

What did you hit with the right front bumper? lol

It looks great. It kind of looks lost without the Pontiac symbol though. Are you gonna put that back on?

(that probably makes no sense)

What are those on the underside of the bumper? Vortex generators? Air channels??

I wonder what kind of effect they have on the drag on the car..... hmmm...

[trikkonceptz]

Well here is the next installment of the front reconstruction of the Vibe. This mod looks mean, I'm calling the car the Pontiac Mantis. It'll be a couple of weeks before I can get back to the body shop to finish this, but hey, it's on, it's strong and I have a couple of weeks worth of testing to see how it performs. In addition, I deleted the passenger side mirror, which is not noticeable in the pics. So Enjoy ...

Now here is my question. My own tests aside, would it be better to completely seal the front end lower skirt or leave the scarab like pinchers in the front .. LOL

Laterz

[MazdaMatt]

Hahaha... well done! that looks great, and yes, Mantis is its new name.

[justpassntime]

I friggin like the looks of that! Kinda reminds me of a car I once had....

Turbo 4Cyl, 5 speed, got 26-28 mpg