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MetroMPG · 10-22-2013, 01:49 PM

Hi, Tom - welcome to the forum!

I did get your private message about the "wildlife habitat" I constructed on the back of my Insight...

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...uft-25223.html

Sorry I misled with the "CAD" joke ... cardboard-aided design, no computer design files to share. I now realize I should have taken measurements while building this, because I've been contacted by a number of Insight owners who would like to reproduce it in a more durable material (coroplast or foam sheet, etc.).

Best I can suggest is contact EcoModder member Minispeed . He bought the car from me and took the tail as well. If/when he disassembles it, he may be able to offer some useful info.

I miss the car - it was a real treat to drive. Learning how best to use its design for maximum economy was a fun challenge.

Darin

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MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,515 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 90 day: 52.71 mpg (US) Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec 90 day: 70.75 mpg (US) Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base) 90 day: 52.48 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,062 Thanked 6,960 Times in 3,604 Posts	Hi, Tom - welcome to the forum! I did get your private message about the "wildlife habitat" I constructed on the back of my Insight... http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...uft-25223.html Sorry I misled with the "CAD" joke ... cardboard-aided design, no computer design files to share. I now realize I should have taken measurements while building this, because I've been contacted by a number of Insight owners who would like to reproduce it in a more durable material (coroplast or foam sheet, etc.). Best I can suggest is contact EcoModder member Minispeed . He bought the car from me and took the tail as well. If/when he disassembles it, he may be able to offer some useful info. I miss the car - it was a real treat to drive. Learning how best to use its design for maximum economy was a fun challenge. Darin __________________ Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget