Making Aerodynamic hubcaps and rear wheel skirts?

[priusfreak]

I would rather have something along the lines of this. My dad rebuilt three 56 Ford Fairlanes and they all had these on them.

[patsparks]

Just exactly what I want on the Prius, where can I get that from?

[Bob64]

Originally Posted by Bob64

I'm thinking of just wrapping the outer portion of my trim ring with a piece of shrink-wrap-like material. Bam, blocks the air and dirt cheap.


Edit:
Actually, since my plastic wrap idea is such a great idea, I'm going to do that right now. Pictures after I borrow my friend's digital camera.

pix:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/IMG00054.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/IMG00053.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...s/IMG00052.jpg

[Sheepdog]

Um, Bob? I realize it's a work in progress, but that looks like something in tupperware- that spoiled!

[jdm-option]

Originally Posted by TheForce

NICE! but the skirts don't flow well with the car. Google does a horible job at translating. Is the something offered in Japan?

This is the same body kit from Japan, named as A-CORO(ecolo from ecology) but without rear wheel skirt. Looks nice, right ??? It's originally designed to improve the fuel efficiency of Prius at high speed driving even better by paying the very detailed attention in aerodynamic theories. It stands out with decent and noble shilhouetts, not too much of agressiveness, dsitinct from all other Prius and furthermore it's more A-COROgical.
Ask info@jdmotpion.com for more information.

[Bob64]

Originally Posted by Sheepdog

Um, Bob? I realize it's a work in progress, but that looks like something in tupperware- that spoiled!

Yeah, which is why I "upgraded em" (they were falling apart a bit) with the aluminum "racin" hubcaps... which I've come to have the opinion that the cheapest place sells the exact same ones as the more expensive place.


If I had a better way to mount the plastic to the rings, then it would look better, but the method I used was physical (stuffed them in between the ring and the wheel and hoped they stayed out of the brakes).

[Bob64]

I wonder if theres a way to easily calculate where the air stems point out if I added a valve extension so that I can drill through the aero hubcaps and stick them through... without making an overly-large hole...

[donee]

Hi Bob,

I ended up with 1/4 inch radius, by about 1 inch long oval holes. This was because the valve stem is on an angle, and the extension ends up further toward the center.

[Bob64]

Ah, but the problem with the aluminum "racing" moons that I have now, is that it extends past the wheel and is curved, adding additional complexity into calculating its location...

Need a way to somehow figure out where the valve stem is :/