[Shotimes] front air damn

[Donald Mallinson]

The thing wrong with most makeshift or aftermarket cheap 
kits for air dams is they are too flexible.  They will fold 
up at highway speeds and either crack or shred on parking 
blocks etc.

Best solution I have seen was a friend of mine made one with 
rubber conveyer belt!  You need to find the right thickness, 
but a junkyard may have some on hand, lots of places buy 
used conveyer belt to use for pads under stuff.  IT can be 
cut with a box knife, won't fold under use, and if you use 
washers under the bolts/screws absolutely won't tear off!

Don Mallinson

van Oss wrote:

> At a suggestion from Paul Nimx (iirc), I used a length of lawn edging to make a front dam on the 92.  The edging came with a round
> shape on the top and a triangular shape on the bottom.  I used a table saw to cut off the round part, so the dam would have a
> straight bottom (also easier to curve).  Also sawed off two faces of the triangle, leaving me with a T shape.  Had to cut the top
> flange in a few places to allow it to curve at the corners of the car.  Mounted it to the front fascia using smalll screws and
> plastic pieces.
> 
> On the 92, this job was easy because the lower edge of the fascia is straight across.  Some of the fascias I've seen have an extra
> lip that sticks down on each side.  You'd have to figure out how to work the dam around those lips.
> 
> Joseph
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> hey i'm wanting to construct a front air dam for my SHO, and i've seen pics of people that have done it, but i was wondering what
> kind of material they used and where they got it,, some ricer here at my college did it but i really don't want to ask him b/c he
> looks at me weird every time i ride up with my flowmasters,, i don't think he understands the SHO part,, anyway if anyone has any
> ideas or has done this let me know
> 
> doug
> 95 red mtx
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