04-29-2018, 04:52 AM
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Gee, we nearly hit the 30s last week. Celsius! 
We had a father-and-daughter Scouting weekend. Some dads did not take the trouble to go to their tents and just slept under the night/early morning sky. Mid April...
Much cooler now, but nowhere near as cold as Ohio.
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04-29-2018, 08:24 AM
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04-29-2018, 04:53 PM
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...beats walking...
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Oh, man, and on my weekend too. The wrenches in the garage will be too cold to hold in my hands!
Issued: 3:13 PM Apr. 28, 2018 – National Weather Service
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...will drop into the mid 30s by sunrise Sunday.
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Here in the desert state we have the opposite problem, during summer months you NEVER leave tools in the sun where they can " heat-up" to almost blistering hotness in mere minutes, and achy hands never let loose fast enough!
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04-29-2018, 06:13 PM
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Well, the day wasn't a total loss after all. Having starting below freezing this morning, the afternoon finally got up to 59F this afternoon. After the yard work was done, I got a couple hours to play in the garage before another responsibility called me away. Life gets busy...
Today I fabricated the first two bridge plates for the interior on the floor behind the front seet area. They were primed with weld-thru primer. The area on the car where they attach was sanded clean and the plates set into position.
The next chance I get to go back into the garage, I will weld them into place.
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04-29-2018, 11:23 PM
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Clearly, the plate is better than no plate, but is it significantly better for a specific reason I do not know? Rigidity? Safety? Bolting down seat rails?
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04-29-2018, 11:28 PM
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It looks like where he is grafting Prius onto Firebird.
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04-30-2018, 06:52 AM
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Clearly, the plate is better than no plate, but is it significantly better for a specific reason I do not know? Rigidity? Safety? Bolting down seat rails?
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Yes, they bridge across the gap between the Prius V and Firebird floors. The plates both provide some rigidity, plus they create a flatter floor for the rear passengers to step upon when accessing the rear seat. |
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04-30-2018, 12:48 PM
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After finding this, I wonder if there would be somebody willing to try a similar built from scratch.
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04-30-2018, 02:01 PM
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Yes, they bridge across the gap between the Prius V and Firebird floors. The plates both provide some rigidity, plus they create a flatter floor for the rear passengers to step upon when accessing the rear seat.
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I thought you would say that. You are thorough. I like that. It's a good model for we other modders to see. To do through correctly you either have to know or know that you don't know. And in either case: patience.
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Bill, are you even an Ecomodder?! Where is your duct tape?! 
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