Hi guys,
Had my first fill up since getting the wagon back on the road the other day, the tank was a broad mix of city, Suburban and hills driving, in the city/burbs i used a combo of DWL and keeping an eye on when DFCO occurred using the factory instant fuel usage readout, in the hills i didnt pay much attention to the economy at all and drove in "fun mode" revving much higher and accelerating briskly between sharp corners which brought my tank average down to 20.22 MPG which i am quite happy with
A few eco mods and paying more attention to my driving should see this plummet quite easily. The car also needs a good service, after being off the road for nearly 2 years fresh fluids, filters and spark plugs are a must to get it running right again, as well as new tires as the ones i have are quite useless as far as grip goes and are too big so i get a bit of rubbing in some places
Today i started my first Ecomod, a flat floor/undertray!
First i found a sheet of coroplast in my workshop that wasnt being used anymore, then i tucked it under the lip at the bottom of my front bumper and measured the center before putting a couple of screws in to hold it in place, i then cut out sections to clear the wheels/suspension:
I used the offcuts to fill in the bits on either side of the bumper where the sheet wasnt wide enough to cover:
at the back i folded a couple of sections up and screwed them to the chassis rail to keep it from sagging:
at the front i poked holes in the bumper and coroplast and fixed them together with small cable ties:
the finished product, took around half an hour and cost me about 30 cable ties (maybe $1.00?)
it obviously helps having a hoist at my shop but the same thing could have been done on jackstands quite easily
i also got a couple of nice photos from a cruise on the weekend:
Thanks for looking