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Old 07-17-2008, 02:05 AM   #9 (permalink)
bryn
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sputnik - '93 oldsmobile silhouette
90 day: 23.23 mpg (US)

home sweet home - '92 ford clubwagon E-350 xlt

very excelant - '92 honda civic vx
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my advice to you,

1. sell the vibe.

2. buy a used scooter for $300 or less, add nitros kit*
*only necessary if your commute involves highway driving/drag racing/lack of a will to live).

3. save your money, to buy the perfect rust free old econo box.

4. with left over cash buy ev motor/controler/batteries/welding cable/contactors/potbox , (ebay spending spree),

5. start building.

6. half way through the project, sell the scooter to your neighborhood 15 year old. so that you can cover unexpected expenses.
6a. add a racing stripe if you dont get a good first offer.

7. get out the welder and go to town on Goldie Hawns engine mount.
it might take a bit to get her happily cruising. but if you drive easy, each quick fix should last a few hundred miles.

8. finish ev project between honeydo lists. retire goldie in the grand style she deserves.

9. start a thread to let us know how it all went.
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