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Old 12-02-2016, 09:51 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by puddleglum View Post
Tried to jack it up to install the snow tires and the jack points caved in. Mine has the body kit so I didn't realize how bad it is.
Bummer!!

I do like the look of the RS (?) sill extensions I see on Echos around here, but whenever I see kits like that on ANY car, I always wonder how bad the rust is underneath. Out of sight, out of mind!

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One question though, why all the little pieces?
The area I rebuilt is FULL of compound curves. It was just easier to recreate the original shape with a bunch of smaller puzzle pieces than to try making it with bigger chunks. My metal forming tools are: vice, hammer.
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