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Old 09-27-2012, 03:25 PM   #57 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by a8ksh4 View Post
Once I had the curves cut, I went back with a regular flat sanding block and 80 grit and used it to smooth out and blend the corner into the side.
This is turning out really nicely.

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The shell is a hare larger than the cab in some places. I'm wondering if I should sand it down all the way around the leading edge so that it is 1/4" inside the cab profile. Any ideas?
That's the ticket - put a radius on it.

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ABA testing will defiantly come next week! What would be the best testing to do? We have good hills around here for coast down testing in neutral or I could record fuel used along a few miles of freeway where it's flatter.
I'd say either is fine, provided you try to control as many variables as possible and warm up the engine/drivetrain/tires before you try running the tests. (Though of course people prefer to see MPG numbers rather than seconds of coast-down time.)

Do you have cruise control? Taking your foot out of the equation would be preferable if you're going to do MPG testing.

You've probably seen this already: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ery-11445.html
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