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View Poll Results: Vote! Modification of the year - 2010
Ben Nelson's DIY hybrid conversion 8 13.56%
Dave Cloud's Geo Metro based "Dolphin" 13 22.03%
3-Wheeler's 1st gen Honda Insight boat tail 20 33.90%
Weather Spotter's Full boat tail on a Matrix 6 10.17%
BamZipPow's T-100 Underbelly Pan 3 5.08%
ZeroHour's Subaru skirts and grill block 0 0%
Wonderboy's CRXFi build 2 3.39%
Dremd's 6 speed transmission swap - Golf TDI 5 8.47%
Mike Dabrowski 2000's affordable hybrid grid charger 2 3.39%
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Old 01-25-2011, 08:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
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VOTE! Modification of the Year - 2010

Well, its time to vote! The nominations have been made so its time to put in your vote to see who had the best modification in 2010. There are lots of great projects, so choose wisely.

Here are links to the nominees projects in case you need a refresher:

  • Mike Dabrowski 2000's affordable, universal hybrid grid charger based on off-the-shelf power supplies (link?)

The poll will close in 1 week. May the best mod win!


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Old 01-25-2011, 08:30 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Darned hard decision. Too many good projects, and I can only vote for one! I'll have to go through the threads once more...
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Old 01-25-2011, 10:54 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I was torn between Dave's Dolphin and 3-wheeler's Insight boattail.

In the end, I've voted for Jim's mod, as it is impressive, yet more realistic - the "I could do that too !"- factor.
While the Dolphin is a stunningly impressive piece of work, I'd say it's beyond most people to carry it out.
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Old 01-25-2011, 12:02 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Lesbaru - '00 Outback
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I'm also going with the boat tail, for reasons stated above.

It's not even painted and it looks amazing. (:
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Old 01-27-2011, 08:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Only 12 votes? C'mon guys.
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Old 01-27-2011, 10:52 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Put it on the front page or something. It's easy to miss a single thread.
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Old 01-27-2011, 11:12 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 01-27-2011, 11:35 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I'll vote twice for money.......
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Old 01-28-2011, 04:17 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Voting closes on Tuesday!

I haven't decided which project to vote for yet.

But I have decided I'm going to vote for an "active" forum member. That rules out Dave Cloud's Dolphin & Mike Dabrowski's charger from my options.
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Voting closes on Tuesday!

I haven't decided which project to vote for yet.

But I have decided I'm going to vote for an "active" forum member. That rules out Dave Cloud's Dolphin & Mike Dabrowski's charger from my options.
I feel the same. I think the Dolphin is very cool, but I couldn't give him my vote. I had to go for a regular.

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