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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 12:58 AM
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Full Flat Undertray DIY

Recently.... I finished an full flat undertray DIY.
to maximize performance of RE-amemiya rear diffuser, it was designed to completely cover bottom of tranny and exhaust lines.
panels were made of aluminum 2.0mm sheet and placed a few NACA duct for cooling.
the yellow front undertray were self-made years ago for c-west aero.
see below pictures. ^^




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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 01:46 AM
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Nice work
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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 07:32 AM
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Yes, very nice. Slotted holes and clean fit.
Was the factory tunnel bracing or anything else removed? What were the panels secured to? What hardware was used? Any noise/rattling?
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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 10:46 AM
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Really nice work.
Does it feel any different on the road?
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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 11:01 AM
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Bet you could make a killing selling those. You already have the hard part done. Now mass produce.
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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 11:06 AM
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Very nice! That would be a REAL chore to make without a lift!

I've thought about doing something similar, great job there!

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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 11:50 AM
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Now that's a flat bottom!
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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 02:25 PM
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Damn, that's impressive. I like the NACA shift to cool the exhaust.

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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 04:57 PM
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Wow, hadn't realized there was room for that deep of a venturi under the differential- that might do something at speed!
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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 05:31 PM
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I made the brackets to hold the panel. and can't hear any noise.

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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 08:32 PM
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This is really amazing.
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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 12:38 AM
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Love this. Well done.
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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 11:43 AM
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WOW! This is awesome!

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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 12:06 PM
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This looks amazing! Great work
You could probably even sell these.
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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 12:57 PM
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...or better yet for you, mass produce templates and bracket instructions and sell those. No fuss or hassle of having to produce, package and deal with shipping or customers
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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 06:42 PM
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...or better yet for you, mass produce templates and bracket instructions and sell those. No fuss or hassle of having to produce, package and deal with shipping or customers
I would be in for that!

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Old Jan 28, 2019 | 07:04 PM
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Whoa! Thats perfect! What about the undertray braces. Did you have to remove them
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Originally Posted by RCCAZ 1
...or better yet for you, mass produce templates and bracket instructions and sell those. No fuss or hassle of having to produce, package and deal with shipping or customers
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+1 on this!
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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by AlienHack
Whoa! Thats perfect! What about the undertray braces. Did you have to remove them
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yep. the stock under-braces fully remains.
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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by RCCAZ 1
...or better yet for you, mass produce templates and bracket instructions and sell those. No fuss or hassle of having to produce, package and deal with shipping or customers
for online selling, I'm preparing packing and installation instructions.
maybe It will be available in Feb.
thanks~
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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 06:10 PM
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Yes! Please please make this happen. This will imensly help the fd
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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 07:50 PM
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might be some variance with how the dp.. wastegate dump and exhaust hangs past these panels... but yeah nice work
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Old Jan 29, 2019 | 11:25 PM
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That looks really clean! Well done, Jin-74!
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Old Jan 30, 2019 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by amp
might be some variance with how the dp.. wastegate dump and exhaust hangs past these panels... but yeah nice work
Personally I think this is exactly why I would prefer to purchase a template over a finished product .I'd rather modify a template and make the part fit my car exactly, vs modifying a finished part and it not looking/working perfectly.
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Old Jan 30, 2019 | 01:37 AM
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Personally I think this is exactly why I would prefer to purchase a template over a finished product .I'd rather modify a template and make the part fit my car exactly, vs modifying a finished part and it not looking/working perfectly.
Problem is that selling a template like that put a lot of faith in the community, as you are basically selling a very easily stealable product (paper).
Just take one guy to put it up at ebay for half the price to ruin the business for the original guy.

Tho, i would buy a template myself for the same reasons you mention.
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