z24 side skirts?!?!
01-09-03, 10:42 PM
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z24 side skirts?!?!
hey i saw a first gen in a picture recently and noticed that they have adapted cavalier z24 side skirts to it.
I am interested in doing this myself to my first gen. If anybody has any info. on this it would really be of help.
I have also seen ppl taking front and rear bumbers off of other types of cars and adapting them to a first gen. I am also looking into this aswell but am not to sure what bumbers of vehicles would look/work best on a first gen. Any info??
Thanks,
Jason
I am interested in doing this myself to my first gen. If anybody has any info. on this it would really be of help.
I have also seen ppl taking front and rear bumbers off of other types of cars and adapting them to a first gen. I am also looking into this aswell but am not to sure what bumbers of vehicles would look/work best on a first gen. Any info??
Thanks,
Jason
01-10-03, 12:38 AM
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Are any of the body kits out there proven to reduce the drag coefficient of the car? Or are they stickly for looks?
This one makes the RX-8 look better
This one makes the RX-8 look better
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01-10-03, 01:39 AM
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The hood & air dam I'm developing is designed to provide better cooling and less front end lift respectively, but it's taking a while as I'm trying to get it RIGHT the first time (the CF hood, for example, should be bubble-free thanks to a manufacturing/prepping process I stumbled upon, and the venting of hot radiator air should partially interrupt the pressure wave pulling up on the front of the hood). That said, I'm designing it for looks with functionality, not the other way around. Only 2 layers of CF with 3 layers of fibreglass, with metal inserts for the 6 vents as well as metal mounting plates for the hood latch loop and hinge bolts will make it a bolt-in swap lighter than stock, but heavier than if it were a race-intended CF hood with no structural bracing and hood pins only.
I think the majority of body kits for street cars are designed for looks (or in the case of some of the gaping-gash faces being bolted onto ricewagons these days, lack thereof). The purely functional lack aesthetic and the purely aesthetic sometimes go as far as hampering function ('aggressive' stickers for your headlights, anyone? Who needs to see when you want to be seen?)
The challenge, which I'm humbly embarking upon, is to find the middle ground.
I think the majority of body kits for street cars are designed for looks (or in the case of some of the gaping-gash faces being bolted onto ricewagons these days, lack thereof). The purely functional lack aesthetic and the purely aesthetic sometimes go as far as hampering function ('aggressive' stickers for your headlights, anyone? Who needs to see when you want to be seen?)
The challenge, which I'm humbly embarking upon, is to find the middle ground.
01-10-03, 03:00 AM
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Originally posted by Manntis
The hood & air dam I'm developing is designed to provide better cooling and less front end lift respectively, but it's taking a while as I'm trying to get it RIGHT the first time (the CF hood, for example, should be bubble-free thanks to a manufacturing/prepping process I stumbled upon, and the venting of hot radiator air should partially interrupt the pressure wave pulling up on the front of the hood). That said, I'm designing it for looks with functionality, not the other way around. Only 2 layers of CF with 3 layers of fibreglass, with metal inserts for the 6 vents as well as metal mounting plates for the hood latch loop and hinge bolts will make it a bolt-in swap lighter than stock, but heavier than if it were a race-intended CF hood with no structural bracing and hood pins only.
I think the majority of body kits for street cars are designed for looks (or in the case of some of the gaping-gash faces being bolted onto ricewagons these days, lack thereof). The purely functional lack aesthetic and the purely aesthetic sometimes go as far as hampering function ('aggressive' stickers for your headlights, anyone? Who needs to see when you want to be seen?)
The challenge, which I'm humbly embarking upon, is to find the middle ground.
The hood & air dam I'm developing is designed to provide better cooling and less front end lift respectively, but it's taking a while as I'm trying to get it RIGHT the first time (the CF hood, for example, should be bubble-free thanks to a manufacturing/prepping process I stumbled upon, and the venting of hot radiator air should partially interrupt the pressure wave pulling up on the front of the hood). That said, I'm designing it for looks with functionality, not the other way around. Only 2 layers of CF with 3 layers of fibreglass, with metal inserts for the 6 vents as well as metal mounting plates for the hood latch loop and hinge bolts will make it a bolt-in swap lighter than stock, but heavier than if it were a race-intended CF hood with no structural bracing and hood pins only.
I think the majority of body kits for street cars are designed for looks (or in the case of some of the gaping-gash faces being bolted onto ricewagons these days, lack thereof). The purely functional lack aesthetic and the purely aesthetic sometimes go as far as hampering function ('aggressive' stickers for your headlights, anyone? Who needs to see when you want to be seen?)
The challenge, which I'm humbly embarking upon, is to find the middle ground.
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There cars look similar.
01-10-03, 05:38 PM
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you cant host pics off your hard drive. you have to upload them to the board. theres a little field in the 'your reply' screen that says "attatch image". click browse, and select the pic you wannna post.
