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Old 11-22-2008, 11:23 PM   #19 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by gascort View Post
I think you could do this with a bar that the cap could pivot around and slide up/down on. Probably could be motorized and you would just have to have some manual clips to remove it or secure it in each position, like a convertible top or a Jeep Wrangler hood.
I added the red vertical bar to show where it would pivot around; it probably could also drop down with the cap when stored like this:
Even easier than a crazy pivot/slide mechanism.... Fair the inside of that thing and add one hinge at the rear end.... So when working as a wind deflector for the trailer, the "bottom" of it is tapered plastic/fiberglass that's not doing anything... When working without a trailer, flip the entire thing over and the old "bottom" becomes the tapered top
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