My Cooling Improvement Project (hopefully)
Chapter 6 - Air Dam
My buddy Shawn gave me the idea for this part of the project.
I have added an air dam below the front bumper, again to direct as much air flow as possible thru the radiator.
This is an air dam from a 1983 Dodge Dakota.
It is mounted to the front bumper brackets with four 1/4" x 1" bolts and 1/4" fender washers.
The air dam is drilled at each of the four bumper bracket locations.
It has to be heated with a hot air gun to form it in place.
Then heat is applied to each end and bent about 90* and trimmed to finish it off.
A side benefit of the air dam is that it has an extension flap on the bottom that extends back to and the width of the lower core support to seal that area.
At this time the car has not been driven due to front suspension work in progress, so I do not know if all my work has helped improve the cooling or not.
Once I get back from the Indy Swap and my trip to Illinois, I will finish the suspension work and take the car for a drive and report back.
Herb
Chapter 6 - Air Dam
My buddy Shawn gave me the idea for this part of the project.
I have added an air dam below the front bumper, again to direct as much air flow as possible thru the radiator.
This is an air dam from a 1983 Dodge Dakota.
It is mounted to the front bumper brackets with four 1/4" x 1" bolts and 1/4" fender washers.
The air dam is drilled at each of the four bumper bracket locations.
It has to be heated with a hot air gun to form it in place.
Then heat is applied to each end and bent about 90* and trimmed to finish it off.
A side benefit of the air dam is that it has an extension flap on the bottom that extends back to and the width of the lower core support to seal that area.
At this time the car has not been driven due to front suspension work in progress, so I do not know if all my work has helped improve the cooling or not.
Once I get back from the Indy Swap and my trip to Illinois, I will finish the suspension work and take the car for a drive and report back.
Herb