Welcome to the Exploding Kamm-back Club.
It is a good thing that it didn't end any more awkward than it did.Now,thanks to your report,we have some important and critical DIY fabrication knowledge.That's a clear victory.
And your mpg is impressive.
I'd say,that we all came out ahead.
Thanks for soldiering on with the project,and sticking it out through all the warts and moles of it.
I've collected photos of the before 'explosive deconstruction' configuration and they'll be viewed by the North Texas Renewable Energy Group this May.
Thanks for all you've done and continue to do at the University of Hard Knocks.