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Old 05-07-2008, 04:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
bennelson
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More Pickup truck Aero

Just a quick and Cheap DIY aeromod for the pickup truck.


This is just a cheap, quick experiment. I already had the plastic. It is attached with clear packaging tape.

The third brake light should still shine through it ok.

I put a strip of wood across the back, just in front of the tailgate, that the plastic attaches to in back, so the tailgate can still open and close. Everywhere else, it is just taped to the truck body.

It is hard to pull the plastic tight with those complex curves. Heat-shrink clear plastic might work a little better.



I think a very light weight wood or aluminum frame supporting and "bulging out" the plastic could work well.

The back of this looks too concave to me.

Your thoughts?

More photos at:
http://web.mac.com/benhdvideoguy/iWeb/Home/S10.html

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