warped side skirts baloney

stangmodifier · Post by **stangmodifier** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:26 pm

I've seen mention of warped side ground effects many times on here, and lastly in reference to the Black and Orange car, when refering to the coupes. Every original I have seen is "warped" and I am fond of the warped look as it is so different than the Mustang skirts. I believe that the first one I ever saw way back in 85 was warped just the same. I think the curve in the center is sexy and makes the cars look leaner. Those I have seen that have the metal backing to straighten them out just look all wrong to me. I almost believe that the curve or warp was designed in. Just my .02.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:45 pm

i like it too for the same things... i have a set of NOS ones without the metal on them and they are still straight but i dont like them so they will stay off the car for now

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:14 pm

Mine are still straight, no bend in center. How do I feel? I don't mind the curved in center, but I prefer the straight, only because that was the way it was meant to be. If the brochures showed them with a curved in center, and mine wasn't, i'd go and kick it in

Post by **negusm** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:47 pm

Yeah, they weren't designed in as like Sandy can attest, original low mileage well-taken-care-of cars do not have bends.

But like you I thought (and still do) kind of think they are cool looking with the bends. My car originally had the "bend" to them. If you look at BMWs of the same era or later, they have this EXACT same bend to their lower middle body area. I thought asc was simply copying their design!

-Mike

Post by **negusm** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:31 pm

sort of like this:

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:36 am

WhooooWho...Purple. I like purple!! My Caddy is purple. Purple is good.

GQ 1949 · Post by **GQ 1949** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:34 am

Doe's anyone know why the side skirts warp
like that in time

I have a low mile car and
mine are curved also. Thought they came from
asc like that. How do you straighten them out

GQ

1985 Motorsport Capri · Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:25 am

they tend to warp due to no support behind the plastic.
i believe that the way to fix them is to put a metal strip under the skirt.
the plastic should then relax over time & "warp" back into place.

Post by **negusm** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:29 pm

Hank (www.ascmclaren.com) has some angle iron that fits nicely on the bottom/backside of these.

If you take the side mouldings off the car, and let them heat up on a 100 degree day, you might be able to get the mouldings straightened out. It might turn out to be a long process as you may need to start from the middle and work outwards over a few days so they don't break.

The repro mouldings are fairly "bendy" and probably are easier to straighten than the originals which were made from a harder plastic.

-Mike

red390gt · Post by **red390gt** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:38 pm

I came across this car today, shows some good pictures of the curved skirt everyone keeps referring too.

http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread.php?t=42974

GQ 1949 · Post by **GQ 1949** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:18 am

Thanks motorsport / Mike, I appreciate the info.

GQ.

RARE-ASC · Post by **RARE-ASC** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:38 am

Holy cow that one in is here in GA i will have to ck that one out was this the same car that we saw before in the fenced in yard? any one remember HMMM?

RARE-ASC · Post by **RARE-ASC** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:44 am

Mine are still doing good

stangmodifier · Post by **stangmodifier** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:32 pm

I think it is the same car David.

Hey cool GPIV! I just posted about someone local to me sayin they have a Grey one.

RARE-ASC · Post by **RARE-ASC** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:56 am

Thanks she is a sweet one it only has 17k on it!

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