The extreme AreoCRX-HF project

[Cd]

What about the height of the lights themselves ?

I was thinking of lowering my car and found out that I could be ticketed because they must be so many inches above the ground to be legal. ( I seem to remember 24 " or so ... it's been a while. )

That 240Z looks a lot like the Z I had. It's hard for me to see how such a sleek looking car like that could be such a turd to the wind. ( something like .46 .Cd )

I remember I could let off of the gas and the car would come to a stop in just a few hundred feet. Now I know why.

[ebacherville]

they will be the stock height, I'm not even moving them from the stock location they will just have a cover over them for aerodynamics..

[ebacherville]

Well toiday i put some foam on and started to see how it well would shape.. definatly works well, need to stock up on some foam now..

New photos soon

[COMP]

Originally Posted by ebacherville

Well toiday i put some foam on and started to see how it well would shape.. definatly works well, need to stock up on some foam now..

New photos soon

[ebacherville]

cut out part of the headlight holes tonight.. and did some more foam work.. hoping to make lots of progress this weekend.. but the foam and sanding etc is a slow process , the foam takes 8+ hours to cure ..

I also have to relocate the blinkers from the bumper to the new nose.. no big deal but has to be done to stay legal..

[bennelson]

What kind of foam are you working with?

Are you using a spray foam, such as "Great Stuff"?

It can be a great filler material, as long as it is covered with a protective material, such as your fiberglass or paint.

Just don't get Great Stuff on your clothes. Found that one out when I built my camper!

[PaleMelanesian]

While it's still curing, you can use acetone to cut Great Stuff. Once it's cured... too late!

[ihatejoefitz]

Originally Posted by .Cd

That 240Z looks a lot like the Z I had. It's hard for me to see how such a sleek looking car like that could be such a turd to the wind. ( something like .46 .Cd )

After some wind tunnel testing, another forum I'm on got the .Cd down to .395, lol.



Fortunately, because of the small size (18.5 ft^2), the .CdA is less than a civic!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automob...g_coefficients

[Daox]

Thats the CdA of a 240SX, not a 240Z.

A 240Z would be 18.5ft^2 x .395 = 7.31

Probably not less than a Civic, but not too far from it.

[ihatejoefitz]

7.34 2001 Honda Civic > 7.31 Datsun 240z

I got my data for the civic from the wiki link. The data for the z came from wind tunnel testing.