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gumby79 · 12-16-2017, 08:10 PM

This is aproxamitly what the car looked like..
2nd semesters was ET2
Were we built modle rockets and a bridge .Useing 1/8"x1/2" balsa wood and elmers wight glue. spanning18" gap . we bult bridges with a road deckof poster bordk thick paper) and the weight was supported by this deck, simulating a car loading. to a block of wood thorough a 1" square hole in the center . bridge held 110lbs for 2nd place 1st was 217lbs lowest was like 17lbs . we were aloud any supper or sub structure design with the supplyed wood and glue.

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gumby79 Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 726 little jona - '91 Dodge D 250 first gen cummins LE Team Streamliner 90 day: 23.4 mpg (US) Little Jona airo modded - '91 Dodge RAM 3/4 TON D 250 2×4 AUTO Pickups Team Cummins 90 day: 18.5 mpg (US) The Salted Hound Jenny. - '87 Dodge Ram 50/D-50 5sp 4X4 90 day: 20.24 mpg (US) Jona Allison aero - '91 Dodge Ram D-250 Le 90 day: 20.76 mpg (US) Thanks: 208 Thanked 428 Times in 279 Posts	My first aero design This is aproxamitly what the car looked like.. 2nd semesters was ET2 Were we built modle rockets and a bridge .Useing 1/8"x1/2" balsa wood and elmers wight glue. spanning18" gap . we bult bridges with a road deckof poster bordk thick paper) and the weight was supported by this deck, simulating a car loading. to a block of wood thorough a 1" square hole in the center . bridge held 110lbs for 2nd place 1st was 217lbs lowest was like 17lbs . we were aloud any supper or sub structure design with the supplyed wood and glue. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 1st gen cummins 91.5 dodge d250 ,HX35W/12/6 QSV ehxsost manafulld wrap, Aero Tonto best tank: distance 649gps mi 24.04 mpg 27.011usg Best mpg : 31.32mpg 100mi 3.193 USG 5/2/20 Former '83 GMC S-15 Jimmy 2door 2wd O/D auto 3.73R&P '79 Chevy K20 4X4 350ci 400hp msd custom th400 /np205. 7.5-new 14mpg modded befor modding was a thing 87' Hyundai Excel 83 ranger w/87 2.9 L FI2wd auto 18mpg on the floor 04 Mitsubishi Gallant 2.4L auto 26mpg 06 Subaru Forrester XT(WRX PACKAGE) MT AWD Turbocharged 18 plying dirty best of 26mpg@70mph 95Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 14-18mpg 04 Chevy Blazer 4x4 auto 16-22mpg