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(Warning: Many mixed metaphors, but it was fun to write )

I for one, also, don't care for it, but I TOTALY applaude Ken's innovative spirit. Innovation is the lifeblood of success and is the backbone of what the free market economy is based on. Sure 80% of his ideas may not work, but 18% will, and 2% will be grand slam home runs. Very few inventors/innovators get a touchdown their first time on the ice. But when they do, it's like Rusty Wallace taking the checkered flag at Monaco.
Ken- I raise my cup and salute you! Mazletof!

Jim bailey - 928 International

Painting the rubber bumpers unfortunately makes me think of Earl Schieb ...when they said they would paint any car for $99.95 they meant the whole car! everything but the glass and they even painted part of that Paint overspray or when they paint the mirror to door gaskets to me just looks so bad. The painted rubber bumpers just screams cheap paint job to me. Yet I drive the old very brown faded 1980 where Earl would be an improvement !

FlyingDog

So Jim, what you're saying is that you'd like a set of these in very brown?

Jim bailey - 928 International

No that would put me in a higher race class ! ground effects

PorKen

Well, they're not growing on me.

And technically, I reckon the angle is too steep to be functional.

It needs a flat underbody to promote fast air speed under the car; a wing to slow air over the top; then the diffusers both extend the separation (turbulence) zone, and create a venturi effect to create downforce.



I guess I'll have to start with a rear underbody panel first, and work from there.

heinrich

Ken, something that looks exactly like the Lotus's tray, but bolts smoothly at the rear bumperette mounts .....

bcdavis

Why not build an entire rear diffuser tray, and build it so it mounts to those bumperette mounts, and sell it as an aftermarket item? Could be a pretty simple bolt-on item...

heinrich

Thought I was saying that

PorKen

Some considerations with a rear underbody tray:
~Rear approach angle
~Transaxle case cooling
~Muffler and exhaust pipe cooling
~Bendable forward mounts (if attached to the bumper)

bcdavis

Doh...

Not paying attention...

But yeah, I think a whole tray would look more integrated that what you have on there now...

heinrich

Here ....

Daniel Dudley

I like the bumperettes. But then I used to drive Italian cars with ornamental bumpers that had the structural integrity of aluminum foil. I like stuff on my cars that has true purpose. Nice job on the fabrication BTW

DoubleNutz

Sorry Ken but.... EWWWWW! That looks totally retarded to me.

Trying really hard to not laugh out loud

PorKen

heinrich,

That's the ticket!
...

Now, everyone just shut yer cake holes! I took them off OK!

Daniel Dudley at least noticed the craftsmanship. Thanks!

What happened to the thread delete button?

DoubleNutz

Ahhhhhh...that's much better invention the option to remove the retarded things we put on our cars.