VT928

Started working on a side skirt project to match the splitter project I completed a couple of years ago. Jay Kempf and I mocked it up out of 1/4" blue foam. The foam is perfect for doing mockups, it is cheap, light, easy to cut, bends easily, and can be applied with tape. My car has an aggressive wheel and tire package with 255's on the front and 285's on the rear mounted on 60 mm offset rims, as a result the tires are well out past the body line at the lower trailing edge of the front fender and the leading lower edge of the rear fender. To address it we moved the leading edge of the front of the skirt to match the tire line and then gently tapered it to flush with 4" in front of the door cut at the lower edge of the door. The skirt runs along the lower edge of the door and then flares out to the outside edge of the rear tire to to direct the air past the leading edge of the tire. We intend to use the lower body seam, the fastner for front fender support that is behind the front wheel, and the inside of the door frame. I used .125 aluminum for the splitter but will use a lighter material for the skirts, they do nit need that much strength. The mockup has 6.5 inches of clearance to the ground but we are still deciding what looks best and the distance may change. The intent is to powder coat to match the splitter/spoiler combo, but we have given thought to some combination of body color for a couple of inches and black below the color, to lower the visual impact of the skirt.

Paul

1980 Euro S Red/Blk/Lea

Randy V

Must you?

I can't imagine this improving the appearance or performance of the car.

I could be wrong but...

Dean_Fuller

Sounds cool. How about a side pic to see how the shape around the wheel wells will look. The skirt will be metal? Any changes to carry thru to the rear?

Appearance changes are a very personal thing. I would love to see what you do.