Question about belly pan

[Dave1215]

I've heard that duct tape is pretty weak at holding up cardboard so i've been thinking...If I got a decently thick slab of cardboard and screwed it under the car for a belly pan for a temporary 900 mile round trip from the los angeles area to san francisco do you think it would hold up? I've been looking for coroplast but I guess i'm kinda out of luck since i'm leaving thursday...any input from anyone for this idea? Any help would be appreciated thanks!

[Hockey4mnhs]

idk about that holding up but if thats all you have to work with then i would go for it for at least the trip. if it falls of you might get a little of a gain from when it was on there.

[cfg83]

Dave1215 -

I think there is a sign/banner shop on San Gabriel Blvd, north of the intersection to Las Tunas. I have been meaning to go in there, but have not got around to it.

... Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to yahoo maps I go ... here it is :

Special Signs
(626) 285-8870
specialsigns.net
115 N San Gabriel Blvd
San Gabriel, CA 91775

If you call them, you can find out if they sell coroplast.

CarloSW2

[Dave1215]

yahooo!!!!! thank you cfg83 they do have it i'm goin to go pick up a sheet...how much do you think i'll need? they have a 4'x8' white sheet with 1/8th inch thickness for $28 would that work for the belly pan and grille block?

[cfg83]

Dave1215 -

Originally Posted by Dave1215

yahooo!!!!! thank you cfg83 they do have it i'm goin to go pick up a sheet...how much do you think i'll need? they have a 4'x8' white sheet with 1/8th inch thickness for $28 would that work for the belly pan and grille block?

I haven't done a belly pan on my car. You may not need to do the whole bottom. It depends on what other's have done to their civics on GasSavers.

$28 for a 4'x8' sounds reasonable to me.

CarloSW2

[cfg83]

Dave1215 -

Here is one example for a Del Sol :

Belly Pan Installation, Honda Del Sol
http://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=671

It's the same white coroplast, and 4mm thick sounds like a match to the 1/8" thick. It looks like krousdb used 8'x8' total, but I don't think you have to make it as detailed as krousdb.

At least not yet ,

CarloSW2

[mustngr]

S&W plastics has what you need when your Coroplast goes byebye. They have ABS, expanded PVC, etc. There's one in Ontario, one in San Berdoo, probably others