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Gluing wheel skirt - and new sanding tools

NeilBlanchard — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:25:02 MDT

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Gluing up the left rear wheel skirt

NeilBlanchard — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:24:53 MDT

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Maynard MA Solar PV Array - under construction

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 7 May 2013 15:06:02 MDT

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Maynard MA Solar PV Array - under construction

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 7 May 2013 15:05:50 MDT

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Maynard MA Solar PV Array - under construction

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 7 May 2013 15:05:40 MDT

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Maynard MA Solar PV Array - under construction

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 7 May 2013 15:05:31 MDT

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...smoothing the bottom

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 7 May 2013 13:07:56 MDT

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The diffuser fins are patched and they are now much more even and straight.

Evening up the diffuser fins

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 7 May 2013 13:07:48 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:09:57 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:09:48 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:08:54 MDT

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Back home...

NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:08:43 MDT

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Loaded back in box van

NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:08:34 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:08:25 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:08:15 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:08:06 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:07:55 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:07:45 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:07:34 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:07:24 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:07:13 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:07:02 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:51 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:42 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:30 MDT

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NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:19 MDT

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First View at a distance

NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:07 MDT

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Unloading @ Framingham Center Common

NeilBlanchard — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:05:55 MDT

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Fitting the Hood

NeilBlanchard — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:55:28 MDT

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Fitting the Hood

NeilBlanchard — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:54:55 MDT

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Mitsubishi iMiEV corrected frontal area

NeilBlanchard — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:37:49 MDT

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Mitsubishi i MiEV frontal area

NeilBlanchard — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:26:04 MDT

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Edison2 Very Light Car Chassis Revealed at Henry Ford Museum

NeilBlanchard — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:33:29 MDT

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There is no Planet B

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 1 Apr 2013 08:40:26 MDT

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Transparent VLC 4.0

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:05:31 MDT

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20 Mar 13 Progress #4

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:41:16 MDT

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20 Mar 13 Progress #3

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:41:06 MDT

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20 Mar 13 Progress #2

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:40:58 MDT

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20 Mar 13 Progress #1

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:40:51 MDT

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Several hours more of work

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:29:48 MST

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Underside still needs some work

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:29:40 MST

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Back and inside are now smoother

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:29:12 MST

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Back and inside are now smoother - DSC_0339_zps95bc4eb6.jpg

Back surface is now smoother

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:29:06 MST

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Back surface is now smoother - DSC_0338_zpsb2534c70.jpg

Hatch door is (nearly) flush!

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:39:03 MST

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Hatch door propped open

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:38:55 MST

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Hatch Door propped open

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:38:47 MST

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Hatch door is (nearly) flush!

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:38:40 MST

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Hatch door is (nearly) flush!

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:38:33 MST

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View from above hatch door

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:38:25 MST

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The rabbet joint needs more fine tuning to get it to sit lower and evenly

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:20:15 MST

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View of hatch door from inside

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:20:06 MST

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First pass of rough sanding on rabbet cut

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:58 MST

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Rabbet cut is nearly deep enough

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:50 MST

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Removing cut foam

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:39 MST

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Cutting deeper with Swiss Army knife

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:31 MST

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Using oscillating saw to cut second pas on rabbet cut

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:23 MST

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Hatch door same size as opening but sitting too high

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:14 MST

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Hatch door sitting on opening

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:19:06 MST

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Beginning to cut rabbet joint on hatch door

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:18:57 MST

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Inside view of hatch door - still needs a full rabbet joint

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:43:01 MST

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Inside view of hatch door - still needs a full rabbet joint - DSC_0301_zps1cfb5654.jpg

Hatch door finally fits down into opening - still needs a full rabbet joint

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:42:53 MST

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Hatch door finally fits down into opening - still needs a full rabbet joint - DSC_0298_zps0be0f7bc.jpg

Oscillating saw cuts foam like butter

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:42:44 MST

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New tool! An oscillating saw.

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:42:35 MST

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NeilBlanchard — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:16:48 MST

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Edison2 Very Light Car v4.0 variants

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:25:05 MST

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Edison2 Very Light Car v4.0 chassis

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:25:03 MST

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NeilBlanchard — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:53:35 MST

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smoother hatch door opening

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:53:30 MST

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closeup of smoother hatch opening w/ sanding tools

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:53:22 MST

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recess goes all around the hatch opening

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:53:14 MST

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Hatch door opening is now much straighter and smoother

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:53:03 MST

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Hatch door opening is now *much* straighter and smoother - DSC_0289_zps5b813641.jpg

A day's worth of rough shaping on the inside

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:37:43 MST

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View out the back

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:37:34 MST

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Rough sanding is under way

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:37:26 MST

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Integral dashboard

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:37:15 MST

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Sanding the inside surfaces

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:37:05 MST

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Rough shaping the inside

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:36:56 MST

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Working with Surform tools

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:36:47 MST

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Lots of large foam bits

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:36:37 MST

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Rough shaping the inside

NeilBlanchard — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:36:30 MST

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Inside still rough

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:48:07 MST

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Flexible sanding tools are key

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:47:59 MST

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Much smoother roof

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:47:51 MST

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The hatch opening is progressing

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:47:45 MST

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Much smoother side (but still a lot more to go)

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:47:37 MST

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The smoothing continues...

NeilBlanchard — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:47:28 MST

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Hatch door opening much more even...

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:50:05 MST

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Front of passenger compartment - with high tech driver's seat!

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:49:56 MST

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Looking down into passenger compartment

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:49:45 MST

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Standing at front of hatch opening

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:49:37 MST

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Inside is still rough

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:49:29 MST

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View back from driver's position

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:49:21 MST

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right side front window

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:49:13 MST

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left side front window

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:48:56 MST

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right front view

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:48:46 MST

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Left front view

NeilBlanchard — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:48:36 MST

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