Another air dam project
After reading about the air dams built by a few guys on here, I got inspired to make my own. It took me most of the day, but now that it's done, I'd say maybe two hours to knock one out. So, wit...
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To form the aluminum bracket, I notched it and bent it. Then I used some aluminum weld rod to make those points stronger.
Also, 8' isn't quite long enough to reach end-to-end so I added 10" with the same rod. This isn't actually welding aluminum, it's some sort of rod that is used with a propane torch. Pretty cool stuff! I found it on the internet. It's more like soldering on copper than welding. There's youtube videos of how it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G92QIMyXHCw&list=PLD713ED2D3BB3FE08
Sorry this photo is blurry;
This shows the bend and how I 'welded' it in place. Makes for a very strong connection! The blob next to the hole is a hole that I needed to move. So I filled it in with the 'weld'.
Also, 8' isn't quite long enough to reach end-to-end so I added 10" with the same rod. This isn't actually welding aluminum, it's some sort of rod that is used with a propane torch. Pretty cool stuff! I found it on the internet. It's more like soldering on copper than welding. There's youtube videos of how it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G92QIMyXHCw&list=PLD713ED2D3BB3FE08
Sorry this photo is blurry;
This shows the bend and how I 'welded' it in place. Makes for a very strong connection! The blob next to the hole is a hole that I needed to move. So I filled it in with the 'weld'.
