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Old 11-11-2012, 08:47 AM   #140 (permalink)
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sc1 - '98 saturn sc1
Team Saturn
90 day: 43.17 mpg (US)

Airplane Bike - '11 home built Carp line Tour

rans - '97 rans tailwind

tractor - '66 International Cub cadet 129

2002 Space Odyssey - '02 Honda Odyssey EX-L
90 day: 28.25 mpg (US)

red bug - '00 VW beetle TDI

big tractor - '66 ford 3400

red vw - '00 VW new beetle TDI
90 day: 58.42 mpg (US)

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Yesterday's test drive was inconclusive due to the high wind, 22 gusting to 33 and large fox hunting antenna array on the car. There is defiantly a difference on how the car drives, I can feel the weight in the rear, it drives more like a sw1 (wagon). Cross wind stability is worse, much more so than with just the wheel skirts. The gusts blow the car around and a couple of times I had to fight to keep it in the lane at 65 mph. More testing today, but the winds are forecast to be stronger with gusts up to 40 mph. I need to fill in the inside of the rear wheel fairings,as they are open now. I might try some wind tunnel testing in the driveway. I was second place in the fox hunt. They said the back of the car looked like a front of a car.

... faired in the rear wheels and made a custom exhaust extension. Very windy today.

right rear wheel faired...


up on blocks...

riveting using mushrooming pop rivets from Mc master carr...

exhaust extension...

Need turn signal lights...
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