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Success Stories
12-10-2020, 01:47 PM
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What did you do to/with your vehicle today?
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What SpaceX did with their vehicle. The fuel...
What SpaceX did with their vehicle. The fuel efficiency is terrible and the braking needs a lot of work.
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336849897987796992
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Aerodynamics
09-29-2020, 08:37 PM
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Building an Aerodynamic trailer for VW Jetta
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Galane
You could make perfect rounded edges by using hot...
You could make perfect rounded edges by using hot sand to bend PVC pipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSJQE_uZcbk
Choose a radius you want then select PVC pipe that matches or is close to it....
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Success Stories
07-29-2020, 09:11 PM
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Have you seen the Garage 54 channel on YouTube?...
Have you seen the Garage 54 channel on YouTube? Some crazy Russians who do all kinds of weird things to old Ladas, with an English voiceover translation.
They stuffed a big GAZ truck 7.0L V8 into...
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Success Stories
07-23-2020, 12:29 AM
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It's a Green Mussel...
It's a Green Mussel https://www.seafoodsource.com/seafood-handbook/shellfish/mussel-green
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Success Stories
07-13-2020, 08:59 PM
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Look up Hoovie's Garage on YouTube and the...
Look up Hoovie's Garage on YouTube and the "adventures" with a 740i Sport. He buys cars that originally cost a lot of money but are being sold cheap due to either things needing fixed or impending...
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Success Stories
07-13-2020, 02:58 AM
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Look up the Nash, Rambler, & Hudson Owners Group...
Look up the Nash, Rambler, & Hudson Owners Group on Facebook. Possibly find someone there needing parts.
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Aerodynamics
07-11-2020, 09:17 PM
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2nd gen Prius aero visual evidence.
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796
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Galane
Don't feel anything there. Must be some kind of...
Don't feel anything there. Must be some kind of extremely thin residue, at least on the glass. Whatever the Honda dealer did to remove the stickers didn't get rid of everything.
I went to a car...
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EcoModding Central
07-09-2020, 11:41 PM
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Eco off-road on a budget? Or destroying a Prius, you decide.
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Galane
What you need to go in top of all that is a self...
What you need to go in top of all that is a self inflating sleeping pad. They have inner structure and open cell foam.
I wonder which came first, these mats or the self inflating whoopee cushion?...
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Hybrids
07-07-2020, 03:18 AM
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If you could fill any car with Prius guts, which would you choose? :)
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Galane
I've wanted to take a Cavalier coupe and a...
I've wanted to take a Cavalier coupe and a Cavalier convertible and swap Cimarron front ends, tail lights, interior, drivetrain etc to them. Why? Because GM never made a coupe or convertible Cimarron...
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EcoModding Central
07-06-2020, 04:16 AM
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Eco off-road on a budget? Or destroying a Prius, you decide.
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Galane
Is that a 1971 or 1972?
Is that a 1971 or 1972?
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Success Stories
07-06-2020, 03:42 AM
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You want the ones called TEG or Thermo Electric...
You want the ones called TEG or Thermo Electric Generator. They're optimized for the Seebeck Effect for generating power from a thermal difference instead of Peltier optimized for generating a...
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EcoModding Central
07-05-2020, 01:59 AM
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Eco off-road on a budget? Or destroying a Prius, you decide.
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Galane
I took a look at my 2nd gen and there's not a lot...
I took a look at my 2nd gen and there's not a lot of room for a tire scraper, especially without a lift kit. Looks like it would have to be pretty narrow.
But as long as it peels the sticky muck off...
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EcoModding Central
07-04-2020, 03:28 AM
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Eco off-road on a budget? Or destroying a Prius, you decide.
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Galane
Could make a bracket that bolts onto the rear...
Could make a bracket that bolts onto the rear axle and holds a scraper behind the tire with about 1/8" gap to the tread surface. Angle it up some so it diverts mud outward. That would also mean...
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Aerodynamics
07-02-2020, 11:41 PM
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2nd gen Prius aero visual evidence.
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Galane
2nd gen Prius aero visual evidence.
Provided by a dusty road. Check out the perfectly straight line in the dust along the back edge of the spoiler.
What's weird is the dust shadows left by two round stickers on the glass and a big...
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EcoModding Central
07-02-2020, 10:56 PM
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Eco off-road on a budget? Or destroying a Prius, you decide.
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14,408
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Galane
This BlueTooth dongle works with the Prius apps...
This BlueTooth dongle works with the Prius apps to access the battery info. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011NSX27A/
Only $11.99 USD. It's also OBD2 so it works with 1995 to 2004 vehicles...
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Success Stories
06-11-2020, 07:48 PM
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Galane
Replaced the hatch button cover, water pump and...
Replaced the hatch button cover, water pump and belt on a 2009 Prius.
Button cover had become a sticky blob of goo. Took forever to clean it off the button after removing it from the hatch.
The...
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Hybrids
04-02-2020, 05:30 AM
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The Firebrid Hybrid Convertible Project (Prius platform swap)
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328,505
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Galane
Have you set just inside your back door, with it...
Have you set just inside your back door, with it open, and listened to this song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aae_RHRptRg
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Forum News & Feedback
12-20-2019, 04:18 AM
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EcoModder is TWELVE! 12th birthday prize contest! (ScanGauges, etc.)
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Galane
Such a glut of oil yet gasoline prices are still...
Such a glut of oil yet gasoline prices are still nearly $3 a gallon here. :mad:
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Hybrids
04-15-2019, 09:14 PM
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The Firebrid Hybrid Convertible Project (Prius platform swap)
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328,505
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Galane
But one gets a jet tub and tiny closet while the...
But one gets a jet tub and tiny closet while the other gets a regular bath and huge closet?
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Hybrids
03-14-2019, 08:24 PM
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The Firebrid Hybrid Convertible Project (Prius platform swap)
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Galane
Replace the hood mount tach with a big ammeter....
Replace the hood mount tach with a big ammeter. Set it up so that when the car isn't moving it's at zero.
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Hybrids
12-13-2018, 09:35 PM
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The Firebrid Hybrid Convertible Project (Prius platform swap)
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328,505
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Galane
There's a slight problem with that north view. I...
There's a slight problem with that north view. I can still see some of the house behind the garage part. ;)
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DIY / How-to
11-06-2018, 07:16 PM
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To hone, or not to hone, on re-ring?
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Galane
How my father did many engines over his life was...
How my father did many engines over his life was to first use a ridge reamer at the tops of the cylinders, if there was a ridge that needed to be cut away. Can't get the pistons out if there's a...
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Hybrids
10-26-2018, 11:15 PM
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The Firebrid Hybrid Convertible Project (Prius platform swap)
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328,505
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Galane
The front suspension of the Fiero is almost...
The front suspension of the Fiero is almost identical to the Chevette. 1976 vintage parts on a 1984. But the bigger Fiero front brakes fit a Chevette.
Pontiac promised champagne but was only...
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The Lounge
09-27-2018, 12:20 AM
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142
What are the famous design failure cars?
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13,979
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Galane
http://www.taknaz.net/upload/44/0.9268350013049410...
http://www.taknaz.net/upload/44/0.926835001304941043_taknaz_ir.jpg
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The Lounge
09-26-2018, 09:10 PM
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142
What are the famous design failure cars?
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13,979
Posted By
Galane
The Nissan Joke Juke....
The Nissan Joke Juke. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/2013_Nissan_Juke_Tekna_1.6.jpg
The mid 1990's when GM thought it was a great idea to run 16psi cooling systems at 195...
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