Just starting on wheel skirts, need opinions/ideas

[Chris D.]

I desided to hit home depot and see what I could come up with..

I figured on this flat steel thats easy to bend into shape..
I'm going to make L brackets to mount to the inner wheel wells and drill two holes.. one to mount them and one for mounting the skirt..

I have bolts that i'll weld to the frame and use washers and lock washers with wingnuts for easy removal from the backside..

I'm wondering how to cover these? fiberglass? any ideas?
My wheels and tires tuck if I were to slam the vehicle down to the ground..
but the bottom needs to kick out slightly to make room for the wheel/tire..

I taped some cardboard onto the tire to use as my gap..
are my angles looking ok or are they too steep?

I'm going to weld the frame together and use some wire to make an outter frame to fit snug..

If you have any ideas what to use to cover this, kick em my way..
I'm taking my time and in no rush

heres my mockup.
be kind, I've never made these


Top view




back view..


any constructive criticism is truely appreciated..
Thanks in advance

[Chris D.]

And I actually think it'll look pretty cool as well..
I'll have to fire up the compressor and hit it with some factory paint..
Rendering..

[brucepick]

Quite decent.
What material is that cover?

[Daox]

Doesn't look like a bad start to me. Lets see it finished!

[SVOboy]

Yeah, it looks like you're on the right track! Excited to see the finished product,

[Chris D.]

Originally Posted by brucepick

Quite decent.
What material is that cover?

so far its just metal flat stock..
I'm thinking glass is the way to roll when covering it..

[Chris D.]

I took that off weeks ago, I also ditched that billet grill, dropped 8lbs..

[MetroMPG]

Chris: check AndrewJ's Civic CX aero mods thread - he used some thin plastic to form his wheel skirts.

I'd like to see someone do some foam sculpting to make a set of glass skirts though. Mostly because that's what I'm thinking of doing for my partial Kamm back this summer, and I'd like to learn from someone else's mistakes rather than my own .

I second Frank's comment: lose the bug deflector. If it's there to protect the paint, I'd put on some of that plastic film instead.

EDIT: whoops, I see you've already taken it off.

[Chris D.]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Chris: check AndrewJ's Civic CX aero mods thread - he used some thin plastic to form his wheel skirts.

I'd like to see someone do some foam sculpting to make a set of glass skirts though. Mostly because that's what I'm thinking of doing for my partial Kamm back this summer, and I'd like to learn from someone else's mistakes rather than my own .

I second Frank's comment: lose the bug deflector. If it's there to protect the paint, I'd put on some of that plastic film instead.

EDIT: whoops, I see you've already taken it off.

I've made lots of stuff doing foam/fiberglass work..

I use expansion foam, let it setup and shave it as i see fit,
then I lay glass on it..

then you pour gasoline inside and it eats away all the foam..

watch what a drop of gasoline does to styrofoam..

[diesel_john]

if it were me i would bring it back in slower on the bottom back edge.
i would keep it high enough and/or out far enough to be able to get the wheel off with the suspension all the way down.