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Originally Posted by brucey
Man, this makes me want to shoot for attempt #2 on my boat tail. The first one was simply too heavy, and too awkward, and too many gaps. And I never could get accurate testing if it was actually doing anything other than causing a massive blind spot.
Looking awesome so far!
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If you have a trailer hitch you have half of a mounting system
A hatch back minus the hatch = the other half
My tail weighs ~100 lb. I can lift it but it is too bulky, two people have no issues. If I put my weight on the bottom supports it will hold my weight just fine. If weight is an issue, use less 2x4s and replace many of them with 2x2s. I would have used them but I had 2x4 handy (read free) and did not have 2x2s. This would shave off about 15-20 Lb and only reduce the strength marginally. If you take the hatch off, the net tail weight is cut in half
The next question would be, can you live without your car for a week or can you put the hatch back on easily? For me it would take an hour or so to reassemble the hatch so I am leaving it off. If you add side windows you should lessen your blind spot.