underbody belly pan DIYing, rust from bolt/screw holes?

[Gealii]

i guess im a dam yankee even though i'd love to be in northern texas

[mcrews]

Come on down Gealii, plenty of room!

[Christ]

If you don't want to drill parts of your car to mount the panels, consider bending up some copper tubing into clamps, then you can clamp the panels to the rocker pinch-points under the car. I believe MetroMPG did just this for another project, although probably slightly different.

If he doesn't reply here, try msging him about his "home made clamps". I dont' even remember what he did it on... it's been probably 2 years now.

[Christ]

You can also use body bond (aircraft glue) to glue screw retainers to the underside of the car. They will not come back off without damaging the paint and possibly denting the metal, though.

Tee nuts facing the wrong way, glue the flat side to the body of the car, drill the coroplast to go over the sleeve of the tee nut, add a screw and washer to hold it in place. May be a good idea to glue some butyl gasket material to the side going against the car to keep it from vibrating.

[Gealii]

Originally Posted by mcrews

Come on down Gealii, plenty of room!

when i finish college i plan on getting out of the rust belt either way and staying away from the ocean

[danwat1234]

Hmm, thanks for all the ideas folks but for now I'm going to hold off on the project. Where I live it rains all the time and I plan on keeping my Civic forever. On some thread on here someone with a Civic used the bottom skirts, putting the choroplast in between the car body and the bottom skirts, running the screws through. But still I think he had to make bolt holes for the front and back points.

1 thing you have to think about with full underbody pans that cover the engine bay. This can be a fire hazard in case your engine, tranny or power steering leaks oil. The fluid could build up instead of going on the pavement. There was some recall, maybe Ford Escapes where there wasn't enough (or any) holes for fluid to escape.

[Fat Charlie]

Originally Posted by danwat1234

Where I live it rains all the time and I plan on keeping my Civic forever.

A full length "splash shield" will do wonders for underbody protection.

[Christ]

Originally Posted by danwat1234

Hmm, thanks for all the ideas folks but for now I'm going to hold off on the project. Where I live it rains all the time and I plan on keeping my Civic forever. On some thread on here someone with a Civic used the bottom skirts, putting the choroplast in between the car body and the bottom skirts, running the screws through. But still I think he had to make bolt holes for the front and back points.

1 thing you have to think about with full underbody pans that cover the engine bay. This can be a fire hazard in case your engine, tranny or power steering leaks oil. The fluid could build up instead of going on the pavement. There was some recall, maybe Ford Escapes where there wasn't enough (or any) holes for fluid to escape.

Vehicle Maintenance.

It's really not hard to make sure your vehicle isn't leaking fluids, and you should be doing that as a part of driving anyway.

[Weather Spotter]

then I must be a frozen _ _ _ Yankee D)

drill the holes, then caulk, tar, paint or seal them in your preferred manner.

Or use epoxy to to stick a (also coated with epoxy) wooden block to the underside then screw into that.

[mcrews]

1 thing you have to think about with full underbody pans that cover the engine bay. This can be a fire hazard in case your engine, tranny or power steering leaks oil. The fluid could build up instead of going on the pavement. There was some recall, maybe Ford Escapes where there wasn't enough (or any) holes for fluid to escape.

I may not be following this logic.
Ford recalled Escapes not because they leaked too much.......BUT because the oil couldnt reach the ground!!!??????????

I have had several cars that leaked. I would spend the $1.50 a month to clean the engine compartment at the car wash.
And it is very easy to design a pan the would allow the fluid to drain.