Go Back   EcoModder Forum > EcoModding > Aerodynamics
Register Now
 Register Now
 

Reply  Post New Thread
 
Submit Tools LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 01-29-2013, 12:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
PSmodder lurker
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Chino
Posts: 1,605
Thanks: 26
Thanked 908 Times in 522 Posts
Blastolene Deocliner by Randy Grubbb

Master metalcrafter/artist and his famous Blastolene Decoliner. Not just a beautiful boat tail profile but a great lifestyle open-air cruiser, EVA!




  Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to botsapper For This Useful Post:
aerohead (01-29-2013), freebeard (01-30-2013), mcrews (01-31-2013)
Alt Today
Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

   
Old 01-29-2013, 05:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
Batman Junior
 
MetroMPG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 22,515

Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
Thanks: 4,062
Thanked 6,960 Times in 3,604 Posts
Love it. I remember seeing it on Leno when he first posted his video.
__________________
Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata
Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



EcoModder
has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-30-2013, 10:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
freebeard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: northwest of normal
Posts: 27,690
Thanks: 7,774
Thanked 8,584 Times in 7,068 Posts
The Decoliner itself wasn't news, but those are the best walk-through videos I've seen, so thanks.

I relaxed half-way through the Leno piece, when he admitted the nose was steel under the paint. I looked at a White 5-th wheel tractor for sale, with the thought of a low-boy tank/catepillar trailer as the foundation of a fold-out cedar cabin. But I ended up with the Clark Cortez instead.

Here's one. It doesn't have the Randy Grubb build (or video) quality [convex glass portholes] but it is a sport/diesel/live-in variant, finished in 2010:

  Reply With Quote
Reply  Post New Thread






Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
All content copyright EcoModder.com