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Old 09-02-2012, 04:05 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Its getting a little confusing. Never dealt with these triangles or domes...
No problem (the whole rest of the world isn't ready yet, too), even though it would be stronger. It was suggested to address this:

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Heres a thought on the new sleeper nub I'll have over the front seats,
Would it help to add an upside down boat style nose to it, so it's not bulbous as much as it's pointed, then follow that upside down boat style from the top all the way back???


Ignore the triangles. Instead of the sleeper getting to 8' wide at the back of the doors you could push it further back as shown.

Here's an example of what your structure would look like:


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The tail is foldable for parking.
I knew a guy that lived in a Chevy panel truck. He had an awning that mounted on the roof that would roll back to make a roof over the back doors. It could follow the slope of the rear roof, and deploy downhill easily but you'd have to push it uphill to store it. There's been some debate about whether the back and bottom of the boat tail need to be enclosed.

Instead of a boat, think boxfish:

Last edited by freebeard; 09-02-2012 at 04:09 PM.. Reason: added boxfish
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