Magik

Because I've had several PMs asking how I added the fins to my stock diffuser, I thought I'd post a few pics of the process. Just another person's take on trying to personalize his vehicle to his own taste.

My decision to do this was in part because I was really short on funds, and I needed to retain the stock reverse lights for the hard core inspections we have here. In total, this project cost me about $50. My painter already agreed to paint my stock diffuser gloss black as part of my paint package, so there was no real extra cost for paint for me. If you were to do something like this, you would need to account for that. So far it's holding up well and everyone that sees it likes it, but at some point, when I do get more funds, I will may purchase a carbon fiber version.


I used some cheap cannards I purchased off of ebay and bolted them in the places I wanted them.




Found cheap help to sand and prep the stock diffuser.




Used that Good Stuff expanding foam to help increase the thickness of the fins.




Start shaping the foam by cutting it. I used an old serrated steak knife.


At some point, I decided to add a third fin to each side.


I gave my daughter a try at shaping.






Started glassing the foam with resin and fiberglass cloth.




After a lot of sanding and using more fiberglass filler, I got to the point that it was ready for priming and paint. Painter needed to use a lot of flex agent in the painting process to prevent cracking of the paint as the diffuser flexes.


Just got my car back from paint.


Here's a rear end shot with my wickerbill spoiler from Innovative Auto Concepts! Messy garage... Sorry! LOL!

Hey, I just noticed my 15 year old mountain bike hanging up in the garage has almost the exact same colors that's on my car. What a coincidence. I must truly love that color combination. I am a LA Rams and Lakers fan too btw.

Hope you guys enjoyed the short tutorial.

RicardoFors68

Very cool, easy to do, just a little patience. Very nice Magik, sir

oAllElseFailo

Christ, look at that huge *** fender.. pics of the car w/ the wheels (im assuming) you typically run?

Magik

Here's a couple.
And here's a link to the whole build of my car and other widebody cars:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-zr8x-kit.html

Magik

The hardest part was all the sanding and reapplying of fiberglass filler. I found the more I sanded the more air pockets in my fiberglass cloth I found. Went out and bought an electric sander just for this too.

jrose7004

Nice job!

0InnovativeAutoCreations

End result looks great!

grady

Holy Do-it-Yourself batman!!! That looks great. From the pics, it looks just as good or better than any aftermarket product. If I were you, I would not trade up carbon. I would simply hydro yours if you like the carbon pattern.

Great job!!!

Patsgarage

Nice work, great to see your kids helping out. Is that a RR hiding under the cover ?

Magik

Thanks everyone! I thought about just going with a carbon fiber wrap of some kind too. May be a possibility down the line.

Not sure what was under the cover. I never noticed it at my painter's shop to tell you the truth.

COMMANDER2OOO

AWWWWWWWWWWWW shoot Magik got skillz lol great job, I just got mine yesterday, its off to the paint shop tomorrow. This will be the 6th painter to paint something on my car lol.

AORoads

That is very well done, Mr. Magik. Your son did good work, and your daughter has skills!!!!

BlindSpot

Very cool!

Faster_

Awesome work

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

Looks great. Very nice job using a little imagination and patience.

sluggballz

Hey Majik, my girlfriend just relocated here to the mainland from Oahu and I noticed they put the inspection sticker on her rear bumper, it's on the paint. Is that standard procedure over there? If so, are you going to be able to get around that?
Love your build thread btw!!

enventr

Great job. Those wheels set it off. They are beautiful but I guess $$$$$

Welker1

Nicely done

cclive

I'll bet you have some surfboard shaping experience....

Magik

Awesome! Can't wait to see it!