That's an amazingly clean install.

 

What'cha think? I bought 15" disks from Moon, then first reduced their diameter by about 3/16" on a big disk sander (lol!). The supplied hex-head zinc-plated screws were too close to the Honda rim lip to drive with a socket, so I replaced them with SS panhead Allens.

I marked and drilled the rims, marking the back side of each disk with the corner position and valve stem location, in case the Moon-drilled holes weren't exactly 120° apart.

Anyway - the finish - looks good, huh? I got my local Sherwin-Williams paint store to match the existing faded paint, and mix me up some oil-based "all-surface" enamel.

The Moon disks, as supplied, have fairly deep concentric machining grooves; part of the spinning process and as a stylistic element. So - lots of primer and block-sanding. Then, ROLLED-ON perhaps a dozen layers of 50/50 thinned enamel; usually one or two a day. Then a week to dry, and 600, 1000, then 1500 grit wet-sanding. Then rubbing compound, polishing compound, and a couple coats of Turtle wax.

Also, note where the side-view mirrors used to be - the edges of that little triangular panel are original; the center section I created with fiberglas and Bondo.

Forrest

 

It looks so smooth! I really like the mirror delete. The whole thing is looking great, nice matching on the moonies!

 

Now an inch-and-a-half lower - may settle more with driving and a tank of gas - it's empty now. Next is an air dam annd side skirts made from vinyl baseboard material -

As I was under the car, I checked transaxle level because it was getting hard to shift - was almost a quart and a half low - from 2 qts, I think. Leaking out.

Forrest

 

Skirted, mostly -

Forrest

 

Now fully skirted and "black chrome" polish rubbed on the conveyer belting -

Forrest

 

It's looking great, good to hear from you again! This project keeps popping into my mind from time to time and I come check on it

 

Those skirts are worth an honest 2+ mpg -

First fill-up last night appended to bottom of list below; the whole tank was with the new skirts; same commute, same speed, same gas station, same pump even as I usually use.


345 miles; 12.927 gallons  26.7 mpg (first recorded; tires are ~ten years old)
358 miles and 13.791 gallons  26 mpg

397 miles and 14.264 gallons  27.8 mpg (first tank on new LRR tires)

396 miles on13.6 gallons  29.2 mpg (minus mirrors, antenna, mudflaps; add wheel discs)
435 miles @ 14.71  29.6 mpg
406 miles at 13.748 gallons  29.5 mpg
446 miles on 14.545 gallons  30.7 mpg
421 miles @ 13.871 gallons  30.6 mpg

474 miles @14.42 gallons  32.9 mpg! (lowered ~2-1/2")
470 miles @ 14.753 gallons  31.9 mpg (daughter's HS on fall break; less interstate time)
484 miles@14.88 gallons  32.5 mpg

476 miles @ 13.50 gallons à 35.25 mpg

 

Wow those are some interesting results! I never would have guessed! Making some nice numbers so far.

 

Set toe-in to zero, 45 psi in all the tires, loaded up with eldest daughter and a full trunk; headed from Atlanta to Maryland for Thanksgiving. Mostly interstate; steady 70 mph on the cruise.

530 miles to first fill-up 'til it spewed out; 39.58 mpg exactly

Can I call that 40?

Forrest