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Search Google for wide angle mirror and you'll find a bunch of em. Here's one: http://www.speedwaymotors.com/5-Panel-Racing-Wide-Angle-Rear-View-Mirror-35-Inch-Wide,5221.html

That's why I have a long box PU (among other reasons). Like to see 16' lumber hanging out the back of an Element. :P

One thing I noticed in the first vid-no rear brake. Might just be a mockup machine though. Doesn't even have a passenger seat.

Not exactly. Remember this is a 4 stroke engine. A 3 fires 2 in one revolution, 1 in the next. There are ways to smooth em out, but they're not an inherently balanced design.

Fear not, when/if you meet me, it'll just confirm your suspicions!

Good point. Ask some of the military guys about judging following distance with blackout lights. Same kinda concept. I'd like to see, or add myself if I have to, signal lights on the fenders. The last 10 years or so, extremity lights on farm machinery have cut down on people hitting dual...

Personal choice. All politicians are the same brand of scum, whether they have a D or an R behind their name. My cure, make non violent offenses punishable by civic service. Ease up on the prison load, and not many more felons in the Capitol than we already have. Z, I interpret that...

You don't have any more facts than the rest of us, it just happens that you're a glass is empty kinda person.

Snow in the wheelwells won't be any more of a problem than on a normal car. Once they're full, they don't build up till the wheel stops turning, friction melts it away from the tire. I don't foresee a big issue with suspension either. Snowmobile suspensions are similarly exposed.

I'm not normally one of those "impatient idiots", but I do insist on being able to merge at highway speed at the end of the ramp. People trying to crawl onto a busy highway are one of the major causes of accidents and congestion.

Hog, if a cam bearing spins, the block half will have damage too. With a small motor like this one, pulling the motor and line boring it should be relatively "easy".

Building an engine that runs at say, 80% of its designed max power is a good move at this point. Less chance of early failures that could scuttle the whole program. No one wants a car that self destructs. Wind the power up later, after the reputation is established. Or aftermarket, at your own...

I'm guessing here, but the A in the casting number is likely the revision level. What we don't know is if A is the original, or if the original was Rev _. I'm with you guys. Machined parts will get my interest up more. Castings are the big investment tooling wise though, so it's good to see...

I don't see the need for a wider rear. Maybe my engineering skills are weak (PhD in Applied Hillbilly Engineerin, Duct Tape U), but with no power going to the rear, and a light load, even less during braking due to weight transfer; they should be fine being the same size. Too wide is just...

The 70/30 weight distribution mentioned in the Forbes article means a pretty even load on each tire. One size makes sense.

Excellent advice, no matter what you drive!

A friends' trucking company sells trailer wraps as rolling billboards. They change em pretty often. Of course, the ad revenue pays for the wrap cost. Price is probably the only restraint on how often you could redecorate.

Smartazz! Non door side of course, keep roasted shin syndrome to a minimum. Would like to see that up here. WI was #1 in the nation in hemp production back in the day. From what I've read, a lot of our lighter more acidic soils that aren't as well suited to other crops grow hemp well.

This the one? http://www.golittleguy.com/model?id=36&model=MyPod-Basic Looks neat and says smart car towable.

Local politicians get tired of being called 24 hours a day. Just sayin... I seriously don't see potholes as a huge problem. Just a little driver awareness will get you around most of em. I see people every day hitting em because they're focused on the car in front of them and not the bigger...