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autoarcheologist · 11-07-2016, 01:54 AM

Hello,

I have been lurking here for years and silently cheering on everybody who's working to get better F.E. out of their rides, and I finally have a project worthy of tackling.

It's a 1980 American Clipper 21' Class C RV. Super cool, a one family owned timewarp. The plan is to make it reliable and fun, and make some modifications along the way to help improve it's efficiency.

I have amazing records from the first owner of nearly every fillup which average out to 7.5 MPG over 76,000 miles. He never did anything to improve the FE other than trying to keep it in good shape.

As for me, I'm a lapsed Engineer, and was on the first Super Mileage Vehicle team at UC Berkeley back in 1992. I think we were averaging around 3000 MPG before we broke due to lack of testing. The team the next year finished and put in a respectable result if I remember correctly.

I'll get a build thread started soon, but thought I'd introduce myself first.

Thanks!
Ian

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autoarcheologist EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 18 Clipper - '80 American Clipper 21' Rear Kitchen Mercedes - '05 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon, base Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	New member working on a vintage class C RV Hello, I have been lurking here for years and silently cheering on everybody who's working to get better F.E. out of their rides, and I finally have a project worthy of tackling. It's a 1980 American Clipper 21' Class C RV. Super cool, a one family owned timewarp. The plan is to make it reliable and fun, and make some modifications along the way to help improve it's efficiency. I have amazing records from the first owner of nearly every fillup which average out to 7.5 MPG over 76,000 miles. He never did anything to improve the FE other than trying to keep it in good shape. As for me, I'm a lapsed Engineer, and was on the first Super Mileage Vehicle team at UC Berkeley back in 1992. I think we were averaging around 3000 MPG before we broke due to lack of testing. The team the next year finished and put in a respectable result if I remember correctly. I'll get a build thread started soon, but thought I'd introduce myself first. Thanks! Ian