Air dams?

[woodstock74]

Originally Posted by Sporty Modder

Can you show /describe how it is attached now?

I added this floor section between the front bumper return and the louvered panel underneath the engine:



I then riveted two CF 'L' angles (at slight angle to centerline) that are about the full width of the newly added floor. They project vertically from the floor 2" and I added a 1" extension:

[Sporty Modder]

Is the airdam mounted on the plastic blocker,motor/trans?
If the airdam gets moved foward it decreases your aproach angle, same as lowering it.

[JRMichler]

Originally Posted by woodstock74

That impact and abrasion resistant stuff is $8+/foot. I'm looking at the General Purpose PVC 4" width, $1.62/foot. As this is a "belt" I take it it has a lot of flexibility? When I think of PVC I tend to think of rigid (shatter prone in impact) PVC pipes.

Look at the belt thickness and minimum pulley diameter. This is industrial belting. They rate that stuff to run continuously for years.

The PVC belting is slightly over 1/8" thick and is rated for 3 inch pulleys. You would probably need to fasten it every 2 to 4 inches to keep it straight at highway speeds.

[woodstock74]

Originally Posted by JRMichler

Look at the belt thickness and minimum pulley diameter. This is industrial belting. They rate that stuff to run continuously for years.

The PVC belting is slightly over 1/8" thick and is rated for 3 inch pulleys. You would probably need to fasten it every 2 to 4 inches to keep it straight at highway speeds.

Well I bit the bullet on it and put my order in. At this rate I have like $26 into this project.

[BamZipPow]

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ces-16057.html

[woodstock74]

Originally Posted by BamZipPow

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ces-16057.html

I suppose I should ask, what makes this material difficult to work with? At least the link makes that suggestion...

[BamZipPow]

Originally Posted by woodstock74

I suppose I should ask, what makes this material difficult to work with? At least the link makes that suggestion...

Haven't gotten any to play with yet...but it is on my horizon at some point in time as my Coroplast side skirts will be at the point of no return some day.

Knowing me...I'll probably stack it on top of the side skirts I have now.

I would believe the belt doesn't have the same sort of "stiffness" as Coroplast does so you'll need to add in some support to keep it flexing over at the wrong point/place...

[woodstock74]

Originally Posted by BamZipPow

Haven't gotten any to play with yet...but it is on my horizon at some point in time as my Coroplast side skirts will be at the point of no return some day.

Knowing me...I'll probably stack it on top of the side skirts I have now.

I would believe the belt doesn't have the same sort of "stiffness" as Coroplast does so you'll need to add in some support to keep it flexing over at the wrong point/place...

I'll leave the 2" deep CF "L" support angle and just replace the 1" CF extension with the belt. Thus only 1" worth of belt will stick beyond the L angle. Will that be in need of support?

I still have to figure out extending the airdam. Going to investigate tonight and take the outer "diffuser" panels off and see what's underneath to see if there are any suitable mounting points for more support angles. Might be nixing the idea of moving the airdam forward to the bumper return; don't really feel like undoing what I've already done. And thinking of using the conveyor belt's flexibility to my advantage and create a extension from the current airdam, extending it infront of the tires.

Which reminds me...I have a really dumb problem. As this is a budget project and for now I haven't budgeted chassis stands to raise the car up while I'm working on the front, how are you guys doing any drilling under the car? My electric drill is too tall! I chucked my drill bit into my dremel and even that has way too much height for me to drill perpendicular into the underside of the car. I can remove my CF infill panel and drill off the car, but with my intention to extend the airdam I'm going to have to drill "in situ" utilizing hardpoints that are existing or that I bond/mount to the underside of the car...any thoughts?

[BamZipPow]

I built a frame fer my belly pans and used drop brackets attached to existing holes in my frame to secure it to.

I did the same thing fer my extended/dropped air dam as well...

My air dam thread...
Modified air dam... - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

My belly pan thread...
Under belly pan... - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

[JRMichler]

Originally Posted by woodstock74

I suppose I should ask, what makes this material difficult to work with? At least the link makes that suggestion...

Cutting conveyor belting is about as much fun as cutting up a car tire.