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Old 10-15-2008, 12:52 PM   #11 (permalink)
Whoops
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Location: Ventura, Ca
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Whoop's Wheels - '89 Honda Civic Wagovan
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The Ford looks like it is in pretty outstanding condition, for being outside in the weather, up there.

With the irregularity of your driving, you will probably be able to get a better feel for how much the mods are improving your mileage. The mods look pretty darn good, at least compared to mine.

I didn't see any duct tape at all, although here at Ecomodders it is a generally well considered thought that any color of duct tape adds profoundly to the significant improvement of your mileage. You can generally use any color, stick the tape anywere on the car, the more obviously out of place the better.

It does sound like the van would be a great electric vehicle platform. Another consideration might be to make it a hybrid, using the existing engine for the gas drive and putting an electric motor, with a front wheel drive module on the front.

Popsicle 50/50 orange would be a bright color to paint it. The only thing to be aware of is that it will highly profile any exceptions to a perfect body underneath, where seafoam green would tend to blend them in better, to the eye.

Looks Good.

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