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Old 01-30-2013, 06:40 PM   #5 (permalink)
wmjinman
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I agree with freebeard: Cut the frontal area even more. Make narrower and lower. Maybe move rear wheels closer together if possible, or maybe even go to one rear wheel? Make into a one-seater, if it fits within your goals. I can't remember where I saw it, but someone once took a Metro & cut the top off only on the passenger's side, making the top part much narrower. I think he had a special new top gear made at a machine shop & ended up with 75 mpg.

So I'm envisioning your thing ending up looking more like a tiny Bonneville Salt Flats streamliner.
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