Pictures of my homemade front air-dam.....I like it.
I posted pictures of my front dam in "My Garage" photos, it took a little tinkering but it's on and looks pretty DAM nice:thumbs:. I made it out of thick aluminum and the grill (which I did awhile ago) is made out of a galvinized screen that I picked up at Lowes. The screen is meant to be put around your tomato plants (Very weather proof). This is just a test fit, I plan on refining it and making it more rigid than it already is. I also plan on coating it with a PPG ruberized undercoat. The screen was easy to bend to the curves of the intake cavity and I attached it with the exsisting body screws. If you'd like to do this, then what are you waiting for:toetap: all together it took me about a half an hour. P.S. You can bend metal with a door jamb or screw/clamp wood to your bench. In one of the pictures it looks a little crooked but its actually the front piece on the car, the dam is actually very precise. Each corner is the same distance to the floor. I plan on making everything even and perfect when I mount it.
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Looks good! I would, (and personally did) remove the stock air dam, the one which you wrap the mesh around. Its taking up space which you can benefit from with the larger air dam. Maybe it will work just the same with it, I dont know, I just know that every one I have seen that installed a big mouth, homemade or bought, have gotten rid of the stock one when adding the new piece. Did you notice any decrease in temps after adding it?
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Originally Posted by blakngold4life
(Post 1580460731)
Looks good! I would, (and personally did) remove the stock air dam, the one which you wrap the mesh around. Its taking up space which you can benefit from with the larger air dam. Maybe it will work just the same with it, I dont know, I just know that every one I have seen that installed a big mouth, homemade or bought, have gotten rid of the stock one when adding the new piece. Did you notice any decrease in temps after adding it?
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leave it as is looks clean.
Now you just need a tunnel ram and a big block. :woohoo: |
Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
(Post 1580461797)
leave it as is looks clean.
Now you just need a tunnel ram and a big block. :woohoo: |
Havent seen a predator aroudn in ages :willy:
Came across a mint 750 Dominator last week almost bought it just cause. Im getting old :ack: |
Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
(Post 1580461874)
Havent seen a predator aroudn in ages :willy:
Came across a mint 750 Dominator last week almost bought it just cause. Im getting old :ack: |
good work caddyboy, I was thinking of doing something like this with the spare bumper sitting in the garage so this gives me some ideas ! :thumbs:
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Looks good, makes me want to build a better one than the one I did. http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/a...orVideo550.jpg
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Nice work !! :thumbs::thumbs:
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I personally wouldn't remove the center airdam section...it is there to keep air from going under the car and making the front end lift.
It looks good...:thumbs: So does yours Kimmer...nothing to be ashamed of there. :D |
Originally Posted by kimmer
(Post 1580464460)
Looks good, makes me want to build a better one than the one I did. http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/a...orVideo550.jpg
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Nice job, and not all that tough to do. Now we just need a deck plate under the radiator to go with it.
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Originally Posted by Hotred94
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Nice job, and not all that tough to do. Now we just need a deck plate under the radiator to go with it.
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I would suggest a tiny lip on the front edge. It looks a little wavy across the front and a lip would stiffen it up and keep it straight.
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Originally Posted by Cliff Harris
(Post 1580473647)
I would suggest a tiny lip on the front edge. It looks a little wavy across the front and a lip would stiffen it up and keep it straight.
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Originally Posted by caddyboy84
(Post 1580473869)
The complete edge IS folded over about an inch, if you look close you can see it. Ater I deleted the original black spoiler in the middle, I used that exsisting brace to barace mine (check photo). Once I did that I took a 100mph drive then brought the car back to the "Bat Cave" and bent it into it's perminant shape and now it looks perfect. I realize now that using the exsisting brace is key to mounting your own. Doing so makes the new dam very rigid and unmoveable:thumbs:.
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Originally Posted by blakngold4life
(Post 1580474188)
So you removed the black rubber/plastic part of the dam? When I posted earlier about removing the stock one I was referring the small body colored one tucked underneath the car, the one which your mesh is attached to. I am surprised you saw positive results when that was removed, especially at high speeds. but if it works for you, great.
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Originally Posted by 1991Z07
(Post 1580465181)
I personally wouldn't remove the center airdam section...it is there to keep air from going under the car and making the front end lift.
It looks good...:thumbs: So does yours Kimmer...nothing to be ashamed of there. :D |
Originally Posted by kimmer
(Post 1580464460)
Looks good, makes me want to build a better one than the one I did. http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/a...orVideo550.jpg
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