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Originally Posted by 3-Wheeler
Hi Robert,
How did you end up with a tail width of 23 inches???
Just curious.
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Probably using similar math to yours. I overlaid aerohead's template + its relfection on the top view of the car, scaled it up to the width of the car, and slid it forwards to match the curvature where the extension begins. This was done by eyeballing it. I did something similar to obtain the shape of the top of the extension. The bottom was done by eye, as a compromise between what I think will be good aerodynamics and what I think will give good clearance for exiting parking lots.
I truncated the tail where it was 6.5" high, then used the Measure function to find a width of 23".
The bottom of the transom will be 18" off the ground, and 77" behind the rear wheel center. That gives a departure angle of 13°. Will that be sufficient?