kgkern01

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So I have been wanting to make a front lip/splitter for my TA for a long time now, and I think I may make this a winter project. I have a spare front TA bumper cover to use if I need. Here is the exact style that I would like to have:


Any opinions?

my bandit

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the easiest thing might honestly getting a 6le splitter and starting from there.

1995blacktattop

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is that an IROC trans am?

kgkern01

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A 6LE splitter bolts flush with the bottom of the stock bumper cover, not the same style as here.

Yes that is an IROC TransAm.

6LITEREATER

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Not exactly... It does on Camaros but on Trans Ams it has spacers and comes down a little...

I'll have an extra one this week I could give you a discount on. Someone on ebay ordered one, which means I have to cut two, and normally it would sit here for a year as LT1 stuff hardly moves...

kgkern01

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Well I'm wanting to extend the splitter to connect with the bottom of the air dam, forcing air above to go into the radiator, and limit the air going under the car, making it more functional than just cosmetic. While I thought about using yours (6LE) I need a larger piece to pull off what I want to do. I'll do a cardboard or computer mock up to show what I mean.

6LITEREATER

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I'm not 100% sure that will work. You have to keep in mind the "packing" effect. I'd be worried the air would just get packed in there at high speeds and then instead of more air pushing into the radiator the packing effect would cause it to just go over the car... Like it does with splitters and bumpers.

I could be totally wrong though, easy enough to test...

That car does look sick!

kgkern01

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That's more of what I am looking for, I have no problem at all with cooling, I am looking to reduce the amount of air traveling under the car to possibly increase downforce. Although I assume that it would work. Being a TA, it is harder to convert to a front breather such as THIS without cutting up the front bumper cover a lot for an opening, so I figured keeping it a bottom breather, but using a splitter like the IROC style TA but sealed to the front airdam at the bottom such as THIS would possibly give the best outcome?

HeavyBird

Thats the same nose I want, thought it wouldn't be that hard to find since all the Crown Royal IROC racers from 96 to 06 used it. Anybody know a source?

kgkern01

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The problem with that is 2 fold actually.
1. The TransAm IROC noses updated to the 98+ style at some point, making the years of LT1 style noses even fewer.
2. The noses aren't on stock frames (AFAIK) so they are probably dimentionally different as well.

HeavyBird

Did you ever find parts to make this front end?

crimson_bird

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this is still probably the easiest way...

The Batman

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Just started thinking about this project again. Did anyone ever attempt to make one?

crimson_bird

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I don't know, but it's still the best looking front splitter/spoiler ever on a 4th gen bird, like the equivalent of the the DH bumper for camaros. If someone could do this with the 98+ bumpers that would be perfect.

CamaroRick

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Clay sculpting and fiberglass... and a LOT of labor

RAMPANT

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Mine is close to that and is truly functional as it is 6mm composite mounted up to the frame. The IROC TA was the inspiration for my design.

You can see some of the air box and mounts in this shot.







With and without.



Tested to 170mph on track.

Lots more going on than is visible.

pdxmotorhead

^^ cool stuff,, and attaching it well and planning on what happens if it hits something,,, is real important, because when you go off on a corner if it hooks on something it can do a lot of collateral damage to the core support and radiator and oil coolers and pluming and.........



I used to get carbon fiber sheets (You could buy them up to 3/4 inch thick ) form Wicks or Aircraft Spruce and specialty can't remember which one stocked them. I'd build the mount with the assumption of a big flat piece under the car that extended behind the radiator. then 1/4 turn the sheet of CF to the bottom of the mount, Then use foam to mock up the gap seal between the splitter and bumper, glass it over and sand/paint.

Basically the mount was designed to float the car over stuff like alligator bumps or rough surfaces off the grass, modeled after the curb jumpers they install on police cars. The cf usually was matched to the front bumper profile and usually looked like mushroom shape form above.

If CF was too expensive for the car owner I made quite a few out of 3/8 Black plastic as well. Hard to make as pretty but some folks don't need pretty on a part they are likely to break off.. LOL

RAMPANT

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Lots of little pieces in there. The aluminum is in tension, while the poly sheet is in compression and was fitted to the cars bumper shape. The splitter does go just behind the rad support. I still drive it on the street so I do have about 3.5" under the splitter. Perfect would have been closer to 1.5" but that is not usable on the street or in and out of my driveway. I scrape as it is.

The Batman

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what is all that bracing made with?

RAMPANT

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The center portion for ducting and the bent braces are all 1/16" Aluminum. The compressed section that matches the body shape is PVC plate.

I designed the shapes, and had it CNC cut. the part where it meets the lower portion if the bumper was carved by hand with a grinder. A dirty job.