Ecomodding the U-body

[Ang84Indy]

I'll be watching your progress. I always liked the look of Lumina APV and it's GM siblings. I didn't know that the CD was .30.

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by Xist

He doesn't believe in air dams! Is that allowed?!

He'd better restore the faith, or he'll be burning too much fuel in ecomodder hell

[Xist]

Originally Posted by euromodder

He'd better restore the faith, or he'll be burning too much fuel in ecomodder hell

Where do ecomodders go who install belly pans?

[arcosine]

For your enjoyment a Lumina APV Turbo Diesel: 2L Pueget engine, 5 speed manual, Looks like a bit of a resrtiction in the tail pipe. Notice the dash board, it says unleaded fuel only, Only available in Europe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtF5KX_6nhg

[Xist]

Originally Posted by arcosine

For your enjoyment a Lumina APV Turbo Diesel: 2L Pueget engine, 5 speed manual, Looks like a bit of a resrtiction in the tail pipe. Notice the dash board, it says unleaded fuel only, Only available in Europe.

As if there are not enough people putting gas in diesel cars.

Chevrolet to Peugeot sounds interesting.

[arcosine]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I want to do a belly pan and wheel spats. The pan will be a 5x10 sheet of PolyMetal or better. What do you use?

That's a nice long bullet-train looking nose. What do plan on for the back? It wouldn't struggle against the gearing with good aero.

My wife won't go for the tail:




Cool link, check out page 15 and 35
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8ph187fw#page-3


The Minivan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q3qki3AH9M

[Xist]

Originally Posted by arcosine

My wife won't go for the tail:

Wow! You did those mods?! :P

[arcosine]

MY art work is not as good as, but should beat a forester at mpg.

Too bad they changed from the concept:

[freebeard]

I was disappointed in the way the Trans Sport [finally] made it to production. In the interim, Toyota released the Previa which seemed to capture the Trans Sport's look better

I watched the minivan video. They talked about the first round of Detroit vans in the 60s , but show 70s models (no short, flat-windshield GMC), then jump back to the 50s for VW, then forward to the 80s for the FWD minivan. Chysler had running prototypes in the 30s of the Star Car, with a five-cylinder three-speed front wheel drive drivetrain.


That a really early Type II, with the spare on the right and the external gas cap.
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So what would you wife think of an inset box cavity?

[arcosine]

Yes that is a very early VW van. I shied away from Privias, too complicated with the remote driven accessories.