Awesome A-body air dam for under $30!

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Yes you can. Just make a compound ramp. Lay some 5/4 or 2x4 (about 2 feet in length) in front of your front tires and about 10 inches up the ramp. i have to do this with Cindy's Impreza.
 
Went to change the oil on the duster the other day...come to find I can't use my ramps with the spoiler
Hey! Post some pics up of your car!! I just bought a 69 Camaro spoiler last week but I like the looks of this one on the darts and wanna see what it looks like on a Duster.
 
Hey! Post some pics up of your car!! I just bought a 69 Camaro spoiler last week but I like the looks of this one on the darts and wanna see what it looks like on a Duster.

should be able to once it gets light out here

it looks decent, but i want to cut the edges up, so that it doesnt end so oddly
 
should be able to once it gets light out here

it looks decent, but i want to cut the edges up, so that it doesnt end so oddly

Yell at me if you decide you want one like this..

I will sell you the one i have that is New in Box.

Bruce
 
should be able to once it gets light out here

it looks decent, but i want to cut the edges up, so that it doesnt end so oddly
I'm not real familiar with Michigan but shouldn't it be daylight there by now?? Come on, son!
 
I'm not real familiar with Michigan but shouldn't it be daylight there by now?? Come on, son!

I was hoping for better light so you could actually see the spoiler, but this is the best I got right now

(Yes, I know it needs to be washed)

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That don't look too bad! If I don't like how the Camaro one looks or if I get tired of it I might have to pick one of these up. Another one I'd like to try is the 68-70 Mustang Mach1 chin spoilers.

Btw, your grill would look better if you stuck some marker lights in there
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im taking donations for that...them boogers are 'spensive
Did you guys notice any cooling effect w/ the air dams ? Been thinking about one on my 68 fastback, but it`s already low enough that I cant hook up anything to tow it with, w/o bending the front splash pan(valance). "Hoping I won`t need to !''
 
Did you guys notice any cooling effect w/ the air dams ? Been thinking about one on my 68 fastback, but it`s already low enough that I cant hook up anything to tow it with, w/o bending the front splash pan(valance). "Hoping I won`t need to !''
The Camaro dam made a tremendous difference once moving. It apparently forces large amounts of air into the radiator. The Ford dam is much more vertical, so it might not make as much of a difference?
 
I might have to block part of my radiator off if it runs cooler than now... the car runs at 190* on the road right now and if I'm sitting in the McDonald's drive through for 10 minutes it only creeps up to about 192-193* That's with a 26" champion aluminum radiator, solid mounted fan and no shroud.
 
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If you have access to a metal brake, and a mig welder, you can build your own for about 20 bucks. When you bend your metal in the brake, loosen off the brake so that the bend is round, not sharp. Bend two pieces of equal length weld together on the proper angle, cap ends. Weld in about five studs your done. Here one that I made. (If it ain’t steel it ain’t real.) not really into plastic on a metal car, that just me. Here’s my first attempt of building one, if turned out pretty good. This was one of the easiest mods I did on the car so far.

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The effectiveness of a small lip can be debated, but it does look good.

But there are also reasons these things are made of ABS-plastic.
Costs, weightsavings and speedbump/driveway damage are a few of them.
 
The effectiveness of a small lip can be debated, but it does look good.

But there are also reasons these things are made of ABS-plastic.
Costs, weightsavings and speedbump/driveway damage are a few of them.
Steel probably cheaper then plastic, my spoiler is 21 ounces. For me it’s the visual look, I want it to look like a part of the car, rather then a add on. Not saying there is anything wrong with abs. That just me.
 
Steel probably cheaper then plastic, my spoiler is 21 ounces. For me it’s the visual look, I want it to look like a part of the car, rather then a add on. Not saying there is anything wrong with abs. That just me.

I have a steel one also. My biggest fear is hitting something and destroying the front valance.

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I found an OEM part from a different vehicle that fits on my '69 GTS like a glove. I bought the part new on-line for only $28 shipped.

Here it is test fitted on my car. There isn't any mounting hardware attached yet but you can see from the pics how easy it will be to get it fully mounted.

The details of what it is and where to get it is at the end of the post. But first, you have to see it to believe it!

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I'm sure that if it fits on my GTS it will fit on many other A bodies too.

It is the OEM air dam from a 1991 Ford Ranger Compact pick-up truck. The actual part is only $21 plus shipping. Here is a link to get one...

Replace® FO1092161 - Front Bumper Valance


Like your GTS
 
I might have to block part of my radiator off if it runs cooler than now... the car runs at 190* on the road right now and if I'm sitting in the McDonald's drive through for 10 minutes it only creeps up to about 192-193* That's with a 26" champion aluminum radiator, solid mounted fan and no shroud.
that's perfect !!!
 
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