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Old 02-24-2010, 04:16 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Gascort RIP - '93 Ford Escort Wagon
90 day: 43.01 mpg (US)

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I like it! Your neighbors must think you are crazy, especially the cobra owner
Actually... guilty pleasure; that's mine too. Sometimes you just have to go fast, haha. I drive it about 5% as much as the 'scort, but it is fun. And nice to have when modding the other!

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Did you put some lexan covers over your headlights to help them blend in? It kinda looks like it but I can't really tell.
Yep. I was originally going to have the lexan follow the lines of the bumper, but the angle was beyond the critical angle of the lexan, and was reflecting my headlights straight down to the ground, rather than letting light through. It was a last-minute change, but works well so far

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Also looks like you could tilt back the whole arangement to make a steeper angle, it may help it blend in better by reducing the number of edges...
Was originally going to do this, but after planning it for months, I decided I wanted it to be a safety feature as well, so the relatively tall top horizontal bar being a bit out in front of the factory bumper was necessary to comply with this requirement for me and meet more car bumper heights.
Thanks for the comments, and glad you enjoy!
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