Pics of my aero tweaks on 2000 Camry

[Otto]

Originally Posted by brucey

Yeah, slightly. I put some "ribs" across so it could only conform so much. It held up quite well for being all tape. Rode the interstate for an hour or so in a pretty hard rain storm.

You might consider using longerons over the ribs, made of PVC pipe, then pull the plastic sheet snug. Fiberglass or aluminum tube tent poles as used in dome tents would work well, too.

Or, dacron works well, is light and strong, and comes in lots of colors. It is heat-shrinkable, so once you get the envelope over the longerons, you can pull it taught and wrinkle free by holding a hot clothes iron up next to the fabric (but don't actually touch the fabric).

Homebuilt airplane guys have used this stuff for decades, to good effect. Once you get the shape you want, you can dope the fabric to make it waterproof.

[OfficeLinebacker]

I think bending back is OK as long as the distance between the end of the airdam and the pavement is less than the lowest hanging underbody stuff.

Eventually I want to do an undercar venturi so that I can bleed engine compartment air and wheel turbulence into it. Using side skirts.

[dremd]

Originally Posted by brucey

Me and a friend did this:



Completely out of tape. Don't feel too bad. That cover helped tremendously, so now we're working on a solid one.

How much did that flap around?

I'm still trying to determine how solid a boat tail needs to be . .

Thanks

[cfg83]

Originally Posted by Arminius

Touche!

Mee uh-gree! Wee doo tings leetle deefrenlee roun hear.

CarloSW2

[OfficeLinebacker]

The rationale for the clear plastic things was that I just happened to have those two pieces of lexan.

One neat thing about the lexan things is that they flip down for hood access. They also flip up/down when I decelerate strongly depending on the speed (above a certain speed it flips up).

What, no comments on the orange brake calipers (got the can of paint on clearance and just tried it out FSAG).

I've since found another can of primer grey for even cheaper so that I can cover up the evidence.

Freakin' wife.