under belly pan for 02 Q45

[Bill in Houston]

nice. I like the aluminum crosspiece behind the rear tires - great way to brace that piece and I dont think i would have thought of it myself.

[mcrews]

Here are pics of the front.

these are the ftont tire fairing.


passenger side.
I used the same angle bar for the back of the panel tp mount on



close up of fairing:

[Bill in Houston]

interesting. i would not have thought to angle the tire fairing inward like that.

i like the zipties. mine will have lots of zipties, and i will keep a pair of snips in the glovebox in case I need to remove it quickly...

[mcrews]

Originally Posted by Bill in Houston

interesting. i would not have thought to angle the tire fairing inward like that.

i like the zipties. mine will have lots of zipties, and i will keep a pair of snips in the glovebox in case I need to remove it quickly...

bill

thanks
theoriginal fairings are just directly above
theangle aluminuum is runningjust under thebottom

[Bill in Houston]

Getting lots of good ideas. Thank you for sharing.

[mcrews]

More pics on the front:

I only used 2 pieces of aluminuum angle. the center piece is there to anchor the one piece choroplast sheet from flapping



I cut the choroplast to fit all the way under the front lip.
I then used a flat piece of aluminuum and 4 sheet metal screws to anchor the center line to the aluminuum angle bar that runs down the middle



you can see the factory shields that sit in front of the tire. I made a set uot of choroplast and put them at the exact same angle.

[ECONORAM]

Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMechanic

Why couldn't an ecomodder use sheet metal or aluminum instead of flammable coroplast? On my Maxima the exhaust system is insulated (but not the cats) so covering the entire exhaust system and cooling just the cat should in theory be acceptable. I'm also considering installing ground effects on the sides and fronts then putting the underpan at that level which would keep the metal away from the heat, and assuming I leave enough air flow into the engine compartment it should be kept cool if I make it airtight.

I am using 2 panels of 3x4 0.050" 5052 aluminum right now for a partial panel kit. It is rather heavy. Another portion is fiberglas reinforced vinyl, which is also heavy. My next kit will be from corroplast. Once I get done I'll post a pic or two.

What is your exhaust made of? SS? I was looking to do the same thing, at least after the converters. Insulation will help keep exhaust temps and velocities up.

Originally Posted by dmac257

Where did you go to get 4X8 coroplast. Local hardware store doesnt carry it so looking for other sources please??

Don

I did a Google search for 4x8 corroplast suppliers when I started looking. I found Regal Plastic in OKC Home, and Regal-Plastics in DFW. Regal-Plastics They also have other TX locations; I assume there's something near you...

mcrews; I bought some black plastic plant pots I intend to cut in half, and then glue/RTV the halves onto the bottom of the belly panels, in front of the wheels...for a fairing.

[BamZipPow]

Most sign places will sell you 4'x8' coroplast...

[Tulok]

Looks good, your work is really good!

[oldbeaver]

Excellent work !