Wheeliegeezer Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 At the end of four year restomod on 77 S30….did not expect this problem. I cant seem to find the right air dam for the front that will work with my 2 inch cut fenders and ZG flares and wider wheels. Have ordered 3 different ones from Motorsport Auto and the Z Store and none of them match up because of the modified wheel wells. Anybody else have this issue and a suggestion on which dam will work with my setup? I kept the turn signals in the grill as stock. Cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Some more info would be helpful: a photo of car as it currently sits, a "style" of spoiler/air dam that you prefer (there's a bunch of them in all different styles and shapes), the manufacturer of the ZG flares you installed (do they also make a spoiler that is compatible with their flares?), which specific spoilers have you already tried that "didn't match up", etc. A word of caution: it's not at all uncommon for spoilers to have a poor initial fit; and require massaging to fit properly...either on the car's bodywork, or the spoiler itself, or both. I've given up on prefab air dams and just custom-fabricate my own now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheeliegeezer Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 Thanks for that response . I know you are right about most dams needing slight mods to fit but the ones I have bought just cannot be altered to match the missing metal I took out of the fenders. Skillard has a whole dam and splitter combo that might work but its $750 before mod and paint. Here’s what I am after….. plus I have the 3 piece stock valance to work with if need be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Every single off the shelf airdam will leave the front of the tire exposed with ZGs, and they won't line up right where the fender meets the valance meets the flare. You're going to have to DIY it if you want that section to be perfect. You can start with an off the shelf fiberglass one, or take any of them and Jerry rig something if you don't want to make a whole airdam. It's a good idea aerodynamically to cover the front of the tire. Seen many people add a strip of aluminum to the back of the airdam to do this and bridge the gap to the flare at the same time. This is also a bit clunky looking but it is more functional. Dug around in my pics for a few minutes but couldn't find an example. I believe username Heavy85 (first name Cameron, can't remember his last name though) had something like this on his hillclimb 280Z if you want to dig some more. He crashed it maybe 10-12 years ago so there won't be current pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheeliegeezer Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 Yup prolly right ……part of my problem is car is at body shop across the ocean and they want me to solve this issue. Grrrrrrr. Until I can get back there and get eyes on it and give direction all I can do is research and use great resources like this forum. Thanks for the advice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 7 hours ago, Wheeliegeezer said: part of my problem is car is at body shop across the ocean and they want me to solve this issue. Wow, that's frustrating. Is there possibly another shop in the area that can take your car, and be more proactive in finding a creative solution for you?? Sounds like there's going to be bodywork involved, no matter which spoiler/air dam you select. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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