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Looking good! Really coming together!
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04-06-2019, 06:47 PM
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Rerouted filler neck and epa bits
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04-06-2019, 06:51 PM
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Filler neck
Filler neck found it’s way in the truck nicely.
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04-06-2019, 08:11 PM
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That works. 
My concern is the rocker panels. Maybe you could follow the original curve and then hang a side skirt on that bottom flange.
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04-08-2019, 05:33 PM
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Weight
I put the Ghia on the scale today. Numbers are looking good. I still have to add some sheet metal, but this is close to the final weight. My best guess is that I’ll come in around 2400 pounds.
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04-12-2019, 04:54 AM
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Filler neck found it’s way in the truck nicely.
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Have you never considered replacing the filler cap for one that could be accessible from the outside? |
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04-17-2019, 11:29 PM
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I put the Ghia on the scale today. Numbers are looking good. I still have to add some sheet metal, but this is close to the final weight. My best guess is that I’ll come in around 2400 pounds.
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That is almost exactly the stock curb weight of a 1998 Civic DX Coupe 5MT. You have a very light Prius, there. 
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04-18-2019, 12:59 AM
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If this was a race car I would need to know if you were in the seat and the fuel tank load. But I would want a little more weight in the rear, and I would need to know the front bar size? LOL
Looks great, I love your work!
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04-24-2019, 01:21 PM
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Hey man I'm pretty impressed with how it's all fitting. Your seating position is perfect, dash fits perfectly, etc. Tires are a little wide but it's not terrible, they're likely already +45et offset so not much you can do.
I don't blame you for putting off the rocker panels but it might be time to rip that band-aid off. Here's how I made mine: https://youtu.be/nXk434kHBww
My VW body is a lot lower on the car than how you did yours, so it's a different situation but I think the principle will be the same. Bend some metal and weld it onto the VW door sill and the chassis pinch seam. I had to get the body as low as possible because the seating position of the Miata was so low that if the body wasn too high then I wouldn't be able to see out of the windshield! Of course I had fender clearance issues because it was "slammed" so I lifted the suspension 3 inches. Just finished it a few days ago actually and took it on a test drive.
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04-26-2019, 03:26 PM
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That is almost exactly the stock curb weight of a 1998 Civic DX Coupe 5MT. You have a very light Prius, there. |
The weight my pickup imposes on each tire.
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