Installed Direct Connection chin spoiler...flex???

dart4forte said
Get rid of the 5 MPH bumper supports. You can modify to get the bumper pushed in. They look so much better that way.

Again, I like the bumper blocks...the car is a product of its time. At some point I may temporarily remove the stock bumper in favor of a fiberglass piece (which obviously would also remove the blocks...but being able to return this car to stock is a top priority for me.

I've often wondered about pushing the whole bumper back an inch or so...has anyone actually done this? Where can I find pictures?

moper said
Neither of those are affective for downforce. They look cool, and they do redirect a small amount of air into the radiator, but there's no real added downforce from them. Potentially just the opposite as the underhood area becomes a high pressure area. So they don't have to be very substantial. I have something similar on my LHS, and had similar ones on my E bodies, and my GM station wagon.

Getting more air into the radiator and having less air flowing under the car are two really important jobs of a chin spoiler. Looking at how this one sits, you're probably right that it won't be optimally effective but it will do something and it's a period-correct piece so it works for me.

Along with the fiberglass bumper, I was looking at the fiberglass hood options...I'd like to cut some heat extractors aft of the radiator--If I put them in the right spot, this absolutely will help both cooling and under-hood pressure. Besides, I'm sure as hell not going to cut my stock hood.