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Old 05-27-2008, 11:12 PM   #669 (permalink)
MetroMPG
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

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

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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So, here's what I've been spending my time on lately:

Rusted control arm mount outside, before. (Look, daylight where there shouldn't be any!)



After (make fun of my crappy welding and I'll come crappy weld something to your car :P)



Rusted control arm mount inside, before:



After:



The other side was equally as bad.

And some fun motor before/after:



(We decided we wanted people to notice the motor when looking under the hood. )

Car is going back together tomorrow.
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