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  1. bisco

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    sorry, you have the wrong 'can do' attitude.:unsure:
     
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    viet nam is never see this
     
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    My hourly rate to help Toyota would be free. So when I retire, it would be 2x free. They can afford that.
    Now if they want to make a contribution to the project, I certainly wouldn't say no...

    Not exactly sure what you mean, but nobody else has ever seen anything like what I am doing before I started doing it either.

    Bill the Engineer.
     
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    maybe you'll do a worldwide tour when it's finished, so they can.(y)
     
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    North America at least. My wife and I plan to tour the country once we retire. MAYBE we'll take the Firebrid...
     
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    You have a tight schedule. You have to build her car before you retire too, don't you? At least if you want a peaceful retirement.
     
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    @Prius Team: free engineering expertise here!
     
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    My wife wants me to do that After I retire. Retirement project once I have a heated garage and full days to work on it!

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    Don't forget, us priuschat bros and sisters will pay you gas fare to visit our areas should you take the Firebrid.
     
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    If he comes to Nor Cal, we'd definitely have a meet-up:)!

    And if fruit of the vine fans, I might know of a couple places to partake in a glass or 2:whistle:.
     
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    Next time you can build an El-ectric Camino.:cool:
     
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    Bill the Engineer[/QUOTE]

    But you said you were prepared for this, remember?

     
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    Yes, as phase II once my wife's Electric BMW Z3 is finished. Not right away though. I want to have some fun with the Firebrid first.

    The one constant among engineers is that when given the opportunity, they never stop tinkering with their creations to improve them.

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    When will your signature say "2-3/4 Prii." ?
     
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    Oh, that seems so imprecise. How about 2-17/32 Prii...
     
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    After cleaning up some rough edges, I created cardboard templates for closing up the dash plenum. It had to get a bit complicated where the wiper linkage comes close to the Prius v a/c unit. Now I have the templates that allow me to fabricate the sheet metal parts.

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    It is simply amazing what an engineer can do with a little cardboard and duct tape. If this keeps up we will live in a cardboard world! Wait! We do!

    Keep it up Bill, we will burn the cardboard. And a FireBrid will arise up out of the ashes.
     
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    Fabricated the sheet metal parts for the cowl / firewall today. The first test fit went well. Only a few adjustments needed for when I start welding.

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    The duct tape engineer! :D
     
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