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Old 10-26-2008, 01:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Familiar Cap?

I seen a Hummer H3T commercial the other day and noticed the cap on it. Reminds me or the "Aerocap" on the F-150 floating around on here.

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Old 10-26-2008, 03:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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haha that is so ugly! With the boat on top, and the massive amount of stuff sticking out into the airflow, it's a shame they're using this as the first mass produced vehicle with an aero cap.
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Old 10-26-2008, 03:15 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Talk about putting lipstick on a pig.
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Old 10-26-2008, 03:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That cap looks alot like the F-150 cap Bondo came up with. Bondo did say he was in "talks" with a manufacturer about mass production of the aerocap...but that was only a week ago in the thread. He refers to the "talks" with the manufacturer on the 10-17-08 post.

Here's the thread...

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...d-cap-583.html
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Old 10-26-2008, 05:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I thought Hummer is now defunct?
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Old 10-26-2008, 06:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I thought Hummer is now defunct?
I remember some Army Hummers with the same angle quite a while back.
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I remember some Army Hummers with the same angle quite a while back.
I forgot about these! I do wonder though, if these vehicles actually attain attached flow on these parts. It seems as if the whole vehicle could be in detached flow area.

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I remember some Army Hummers with the same angle quite a while back.
No no, I know the real deal has them, I meant the brand. I thought GM had basically discontinued them.
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No no, I know the real deal has them, I meant the brand. I thought GM had basically discontinued them.
But gas prices are down, clearly people still have a need for a $75,000 monster truck to never take off their suburban pavement?

If I have some down time at work I wanna see what kind of aero hummer I can come up with... Might go from 10-15 mpg too

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