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bteck · 07-12-2011, 03:36 PM

Hey Ecomodders,
It has been a long time since my last posts (the dodge caravan) a two second update on that, i built a permanent kammback and wheel skirts and underbody pannel, and was getting mid thirties (@55-60 on highway) on the dodge for about 70,000 miles. but alas, as tends to happen with cars, they eventually reach the end of their useful lives. after 215,000 the car eventually threw a rod, and i had to retire it.

I went for 7 months with no car and felt great about it, but a recent change in jobs has required me to get a vehicle. so I bought a 1997 Ford Aspire, with only 77,000 miles on it! cost me just $1000 and it runs like a champ. i have been getting great mileage pre mod, with just hypermiling techniques. the last it I did the math on I was getting about 50. at any rate, this car is my new project. The ultimate goal is to get this car to 70 MPG. I have taken up a hobby of fiberglassing, and plan on building some fiberglass body pannels.
So far my plans include:
-Complete rear end (Boat tail and wheel skirts) made from fibberglass with a steel DOM tube skeleton
-Complete belly pan, (I learned a lot from my las one and have a pretty good idea what i want to do here.)
-Front grille block
-passenger mirror delete
-Smooth wheel Covers
-Directed airflow system to avoid compression and flow separation around wheels as much as possible
- back seat delete
- interior weight staging
any suggestions?

07-12-2011, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
bteck EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ogden UT Posts: 24 a$$ pirate - '97 Ford Aspire Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1997 Ford Aspire Hey Ecomodders, It has been a long time since my last posts (the dodge caravan) a two second update on that, i built a permanent kammback and wheel skirts and underbody pannel, and was getting mid thirties (@55-60 on highway) on the dodge for about 70,000 miles. but alas, as tends to happen with cars, they eventually reach the end of their useful lives. after 215,000 the car eventually threw a rod, and i had to retire it. I went for 7 months with no car and felt great about it, but a recent change in jobs has required me to get a vehicle. so I bought a 1997 Ford Aspire, with only 77,000 miles on it! cost me just $1000 and it runs like a champ. i have been getting great mileage pre mod, with just hypermiling techniques. the last it I did the math on I was getting about 50. at any rate, this car is my new project. The ultimate goal is to get this car to 70 MPG. I have taken up a hobby of fiberglassing, and plan on building some fiberglass body pannels. So far my plans include: -Complete rear end (Boat tail and wheel skirts) made from fibberglass with a steel DOM tube skeleton -Complete belly pan, (I learned a lot from my las one and have a pretty good idea what i want to do here.) -Front grille block -passenger mirror delete -Smooth wheel Covers -Directed airflow system to avoid compression and flow separation around wheels as much as possible - back seat delete - interior weight staging any suggestions?