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Old 10-20-2014, 04:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
orange4boy
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The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX
90 day: 31.91 mpg (US)

Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius
90 day: 57 mpg (US)

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Finally Getting Around to Fixing Up The Spaceship. (2000 Insight)

It's been a while. Missed you folks. Shop and house is almost finished. Time for some Insight fixin'.



Recently done:
Valve lash adjustment.
Replaced the rad.
Cleaned out the EGR plate.
Set up the kill switch. (Ignition for now)
Oil change.
Grill block.
Headlight polish:





To do:
Transmission oil change.
Passenger auto lock.
Hatch auto lock.
Seat cover refurb/replace.
Set up injector kill switch.
Refurb/replace/remove battery
Purchase/install front wheel strakes
Aero mods... This will be the fun part. I have shiny new sheet of aluminum just waiting to be formed into aero bits.

I'm open to advice on the best bang for the buck in insight specific mechanical mods.

I have a good excuse as to why I have been behind on fixing the 'sight:

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