I looked everywhere for a fairing/wind deflector for my van. Could not find one I liked so I built a custom one. This is how I did it!
@sumosprojects6 жыл бұрын
Nifty little project Don, go workmanship mate 👍👍👍
@homesteadhandyman44816 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dirk! Hope all is well with you!
@benjiandmckenzie82695 жыл бұрын
Great job my man, thanks for the idea!
@joshuabradford656 жыл бұрын
Looks good Don!
@12vLife5 жыл бұрын
Nice I'm thinking of just making it out of 22 ga steel sheet (48"x12") and just bending , painting and screwing it to my aluminum cross bar.
@davidvalenzuela21865 жыл бұрын
Building a Custom Van Wind Fairing/Deflector
@timsmith10294 жыл бұрын
My Friend, maybe flip the stainless bolts over for a little less drag/noise? Great job, inspiring!🙂
@ronmiller79166 жыл бұрын
Don, can you give us an update on this deflector? I'm finishing up my Express van and have 2 solar panels on the roof in the same configuration as yours. I can feel the drag on the highway and I am wondering if your deflector has solved your drag problem. Also, when I saw your completed project, the first thing I thought was "a good wind would cause it to lift upwards". Even a sidewind. I'm in CT but I'll be going to the southwest where the winds across the highways can be wild since they travel across the plains for miles.
@homesteadhandyman44816 жыл бұрын
Hi Ron, It worked very well. We have sold the van and got a camper instead as we plan to do a lot of travel.Dont blame you for leaving CT. We moved away from there.
@DUDENOHELP3 жыл бұрын
Did this improve your mpg a little?
@unacamper91235 жыл бұрын
Put AIR TABS over the mounts......
@Mdydaf555 жыл бұрын
I'll give you a thumbs-up for the effort but I don't like that you didn't match the curvature of the roof
@tomdalgleish Жыл бұрын
Thats really bad. Friction will take off paint at the point of contact. The angle is too steep so substantially increases fuel consumption.
@homesteadhandyman4481 Жыл бұрын
The main reason for the fairing was to help push the wind over the solar panels. Works great. Thanks for watching!