Update 10/25: Milestone MPG Stat + EcoSafety Sign (Part One)
Yesterday I filled up after my first full tank using the newly-installed MPGuino. I was hoping to hit 60 mpg on 87-octane. I did not.
I hit 64.5!! This was a huge surprise. I still can't believe it. I guess since I've now hit my MPG goal for this project...I'll keep on going
OK, now on to this weekends project: I'll refer to it as an
EcoSafety sign. Interstate traffic during my commutes is viscous. I'm hoping that having this sign on the hatch will help me and all other pedal-pushers on the road to stay: (1) sane ; (2) alive. My wife is not too thrilled about it's addition, claiming "I will not ride with you!". She may just be lying, and perhaps secretly thinks this sign is kinda sexy. But just in case she if fo-real... as you can see, I've designed the
EcoSafety to mount to some magnetic dealer license plate tag holders, so that I can remove it easily when she wants to ride (or in case the cops don't like my sign and it's flashing arrows).
Pics below tell the mock-up I completed this morning. I used a thick plastic see-through sheet, which made quick work of things. The final version, of course, will be made out of a thin sheet metal. It's a great weekend to paint, so I'm fortunate.
Mock-Up
Various materials for this Project:
Final-Shape
Mocked-Up Design Layout
"Dirty" mock-up
Paint for the final panel
I'll continue and post more on the EcoSafety sign as I go.
Also, I'll be using this material I found to make a grille block and fog light covers. It WAS the flimsy floorboard in my hatch. Sorry material for a hatch floorboard, but a perfect material for what I need it for. Easy to cut, yet resilient to impacts and the elements. Alright!
More to come. Thanks for
eco-tuning in!