ZL1 belly pan on a SS

[Firefighter]

That does look good. It doesn't seem like it would be too hard to make with your plans. The hard part must have been coming up with the shape. You should sell the "plans" for the pan.

The duct is a different story. I've made a couple of glass plugs in my day. That's like work all around. Great job man.

[bannonm]

Got the fiberglass duct made. Unfortunately the resin ruined the paint on my mold plug so going to start from scratch with a new plug. Thinking this time make the plug from fiberglass and use a gel coat.

Anyway, my first attempt was a learning experience. At least I was able to get a usable duct for the pan. I'll try and get it attached to the rear pan this week and finally call this project complete.

[CausticGuy]

looks awesome!

[bannonm]

Finally done. Next project...

[67motorcat]

That is really,really cool man.

I love seeing guys make their own stuff and noticed the guys giving you a hard time at the beginning of this thread have remained silent.

Plus we have learned the the stock ZL1 belly pan will not work on a SS...that is really cool as well.

Thanks,

[bannonm]

Originally Posted by Russell James

Are you having high speed lift problems today? If not, it's a waste to chase aero issues that aren't there.

Originally Posted by 14pilot

If you spend a lot of your driving time at over 130MPH then you'd benefit from one of these. If you don't spend much time over that, then its dead weight and your oil changes are a super bitch for no reason.

SS produces 200 pounds of up force. ZL1 65 pounds down. If it only matters at 130 MPH then why was the ZL1 tested at 65 MPH?

Originally Posted by 67motorcat

That is really,really cool man.

I love seeing guys make their own stuff and noticed the guys giving you a hard time at the beginning of this thread have remained silent.

Plus we have learned the the stock ZL1 belly pan will not work on a SS...that is really cool as well.

Thanks,

Thanks. It took me quite a while but I'm pretty happy with the end result. I spent more time trying to make this so it is easily reproduced. Not sure I'll be making another one, but at least I have the patterns and duct mold to do it.

[2012InfernoSS]

Im going to get one.. I hit speed limiter often

[Moreno1]

Congrats, that came out very nice. Thanks for the inspiration, i will be looking to do one once i get my sub back on.

[2012InfernoSS]

Originally Posted by Nathan Moreno

Congrats, that came out very nice. Thanks for the inspiration, i will be looking to do one once i get my sub back on.

Nathan.. get that damn car on the road!! lol man you have done a bad ass job so far on it

[racerx8]

Awesome fab job, bannonm. You definitely ought to sell your pattern to C5 forum members. I've noticed some lift at speed with my 1LE so I'm buying a hood and using an ACS ZL1 extractor vent. I can see a big difference in aero lift between my Z06 and my 1LE.

[tramtwo]

tramtwo posted this on the go

[SPCBA]

great work b!!! finished product looks sick! let the haters hate, most of their cars dont see cloudy days let alone a track
downforce and transmission cooling is always a good thing in my book
here is my zl1 pan notched to accept my headers

[el ess A]

Just wondering...

Is the belly pan on restriction? I heard it was at one point, but not sure if that was just a rumor. Can you buy one from the dealer? Just askin'...

[bannonm]

Originally Posted by el ess X

Just wondering...

Is the belly pan on restriction? I heard it was at one point, but not sure if that was just a rumor. Can you buy one from the dealer? Just askin'...

I bought one from Partstaxi for $100 before I made my own. Looks like you have the ZL1 front fascia so it should fit. You'll just need to drill holes on the frame to mount it. The ZL1 bolts and clips won't work because the clips are rectangular, and there are not any holes on the frame that line up with the pan (can only speak to 2011 frames). I used blind rivets and 1/4-20 bolts to hold mine in. The two plastic push pins on the pan used to hold the pan in place while you bolt it back up do have corresponding square holes that work. You can use those to line up the pan and hold it in place while you mark the holes to drill.

Sorry I don't have the P/N, my order just said "deflector". You should be able to order it through the dealer, but I would try one of the online forum guys first. It will be cheaper.