02-02-2012, 12:57 AM
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Disconnected the battery, reconnected it, and the car runs like normal... weird. Now I have an extra fuel pump in case it actually breaks.
Modern by Tyler Linner, on Flickr
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I cannot get the spot out but it's okay; It still works in the store
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02-02-2012, 10:40 AM
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Great photo!
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02-02-2012, 10:57 AM
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Great project, thoroughly enjoyed reading this entire thing.
+1 for the "metrosexual" made me stop running on the treadmill I was laughing so hard.
Best of luck with school, seems like your not letting other stuff get in the way too much.
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02-02-2012, 10:58 AM
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+1 for the "metrosexual" made me stop running on the treadmill I was laughing so hard
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You were reading EcoModder while running on a treadmill? That's got to be a first! |
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02-02-2012, 11:28 AM
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Edit: If anybody knows, what kind of angle should I expect to get away with on the bottom side of the tail? It would save me some tufting time.
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Data that Phil (aerohead) has quoted show very conservative angles for the upsweep at the end of a belly pan. In the order of a few degrees. EG: see http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...-6-a-2670.html where 2.5 degrees is quoted.
I was able to get away with a 6.5 degree final angle of the bottom of my boat tail by curving it gently:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post156960
But I tuft tested it (web cam + duct tape) - saw turbulent but attached flow underneath, right to the end. Tuft testing vids are in that thread too.
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02-02-2012, 02:47 PM
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Thanks Darin! I remember hearing something like 7* but assumed it would take some tuft testing anyway. I plan on doing strakes behind the wheels too so hopefully it's not so turbulent. Also, radii on the edges will be a must. I don't want any vortexes coming off that thing. With a little luck a boattail prototype miiiiiight get done this weekend to test out some angles. I've never done a cardboard prototype before so it should be interesting.
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02-02-2012, 06:59 PM
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Awesome thread!!! Took me a little while to read all of it... Man keep ip the work on the anal probe... I am currently involved with a geo metro build trying to get to 75 mpg... I stay inspired with people like you on here!! Keep the good pics,post,and art coming ...
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02-04-2012, 04:43 AM
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Enjoyed reading this thread finally. The razzle-dazzle was exactly the right choice. Congrats on how it's going.
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02-04-2012, 04:55 AM
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Enjoyed reading this thread finally. The razzle-dazzle was exactly the right choice. Congrats on how it's going.
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It is an... interesting color scheme. I'd be on the lookout for U-Boats while driving a car with such a paint job.  |
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02-04-2012, 05:34 AM
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It is an... interesting color scheme. I'd be on the lookout for U-Boats while driving a car with such a paint job. |
What, you aren't looking for them anyway? 
BTW, I did a big two color stencil on the passenger side... not sure how fast I'm going to get sick of it...
It's a honey badger.
Yeah, it is good for a laugh, but not a long term thing. Also the work put into making the stencil and then applying it probably was not worth the amusement.
The more I look at it the more I realize the whole car needs to be cohesively dazzle'd
For those who don't know, this is where it came from
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He gave me a dollar. A blood-soaked dollar.
I cannot get the spot out but it's okay; It still works in the store
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