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Old 10-14-2012, 01:29 AM   #63 (permalink)
Tango Charlie
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Olivia - '03 Pontiac Vibe base
90 day: 36.01 mpg (US)

R2-D2 - '00 Honda Insight
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Let me know when you're headed this way, Ben!

It's supposed to be 70F tomorrow, so maybe I can get my butt in gear and accomplish something.
Here's some pics taken earlier.
Here I'm gluing on a backer strip for the lower/upper side seam.



And here is a rear 3/4 shot showing the upper side going on. Still using jackstands and a wooden stick to hold it up at this point, until both sides are firmly attached and able to transfer the load through the skin and into the bulkheads.



You can also see the zig-zag trusses that I added between the top stringers. Trying to get as much stiffeness into it as I can, without relying on aluminum angle.
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