To create a downforce acting on the car, a body kit should be made. Do it yourself, of course. In addition to significantly optimizing air flow, your car will find a unique exterior. And in some cases, the external tuning of cars changes beyond recognition. The relative cheapness and efficiency of the use of body kits makes them a fairly popular way of transforming the appearance of cars.
To increase the downforce of the front of the car, the front bumper body kit is made . Side swirls that are capable of pushing the car off the road while riding should be eradicated by making the body kit sills. The air turbulence behind the car is quite dangerous, because they can instantly lead to loss of controllability. Thus, it is difficult to do without making the body kit of the rear bumper . Especially if you plan to travel at high (120 km / h and higher) speeds.
The spoiler can be considered part of the aerodynamic body kit and be designed to press the rear of the car to the road surface. Sometimes body kit do it yourself to decorate air ducts that perform the functions of cooling individual parts of the car. For example, brakes, radiator or intake manifold.
Before starting production, you should decide what the kit will be used for. With your own hands you can make elements that will improve the aesthetic appearance of the car and change several of its technical qualities. True, the second option involves a more serious change in body structure.
Suppose that you have decided to make a body kit with your own hands in order to change the appearance of the car and give it a more sporty and aggressive look. In this case, you can make a kit with your own hands without removing the factory bumpers or thresholds. This will provide the resulting design with the required level of strength.
If you are inclined to the second option, then you should be prepared for the possible dismantling of some body parts, changing its design by cutting holes for air ducts and so on. To improve the technical characteristics of the car by using a body kit, you can use the oncoming air flow to more effectively cool the disc brakes. This will affect their work for the better.
Before carrying out such work, you will need to mark the location of the cutouts, after attaching the future ducts to them. You can use those that are used in construction. In addition, it is necessary to make special cutouts in the bumper, which will contribute to better cooling of the radiator or the air entering the intake system. Such openings are usually covered with a net. And it is attached to the bumper from the inside or simply glued into it.
The manufacturing process of a new form of body elements occurs with the use of fiberglass, plastic or thin sheets of metal (preferably stainless steel). If you have a modest budget for the manufacture of body kit, then you need to use a variety of epoxies. Plastic kit will cost a little more. The most expensive option is a metal body kit. But then it will allow to achieve the highest structural strength.