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Old 08-06-2009, 05:10 PM   #22 (permalink)
orange4boy
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The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX
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More mock ups. I am trying to decide if I want a plumb line at the back or an angled line to correspond to the angled back of the Previa. The angled back looks better, I think but it makes the whole thing a bit longer than I was shooting for. The bottom picture shows the two possibilities I am contemplating. It may come down to the size of the lexan pieces I have.







I found the anodized aluminium extrusions at Ikea in the as-is section for a buck each. Ecomodding score!
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