Ground Affects

[Emtmike]

I love the looks of the ground affects in the catalogs, but I don't see many Vette owners with them :confused. Does anybody have these on their '81 and do you like them hnoes. I would love to see some pictures .

 

[myvettes0781]

I too have only seen these in corvette catalogs. If you like the look, go for it. Do what your heart tells you to do. Any decision that YOU make will be the correct one. Good luck.

Marc
Irvine, CA.

 

[tcxd40]

From my experince they look good in pictures. Most require alot of work to fit the body well. The fiberglass versions are best as they can be modified with ease. The ABS or poly plastic types have issues meeting the contours of the body. The last ones we installed cost the owner the price of the kit and about 40 hours of labor to make them fit properly.

tcxd40

 

[pbcanney]

If you do this to yours can you send me some pics I can post on my Corvette Wall of Shame?

... not mine...

or this either....

They kinda look like those 70's TYCO HO slot cars, don't they?

dont forget to bling your wing

 

[KANE]

WOW- those are some serious flares!!!! The wing is dumb and the front looks kinda knock-kneed, but the flares look like someone took a lot of time getting them right.

Personally, I always thought the 74-77 rear clips looked nice with the 80-82 bumper.

:L

Then again, if it isn't chrome.... IMHO the 80-82 tail looks good on them all.

(Paul- go ahead and insert the "duck's glute" comment here __________________.)

 

[c3cvte]

Any body kits or ground effects are only as good as the parts you buy and the amount of $$ you put into the labor. Think about all the Hondas running around there where some kid bought the cheapest body kit he could get and bolted/double sticky taped it on. Looks like crap. Fiberglass and rubber expands/contracts at different tempuratures. Just look at your rear spoiler on a cold day then look at it on a hot day. You will see the points at where it is bolted on to the car. If you are going to do this I would suggest #1. Get the best quality parts avalible. #2. Make sure they are fiberglass so they can be molded into your exsisiting fiberglass (they will also expand and contract at the same rate). #3. pay ALOT of money to have the pieces "grafted" onto your car instead of some shop to "bolt" them on.

Just look at the Corvette summer car. That had some serious body work.

Steve