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Old 11-27-2012, 12:02 PM   #40 (permalink)
bennelson
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Half the point of a foam tonneau cover is that it's learning experience for working with fiberglass and foam. I'm trying to keep materials cost to a minimum. Hopefully, it will be good learning experience for building an aero-cap.

I've already had some success with combining the cheapest form of fiberglass resin with the cheapest form of styrofoam.

I checked Craigslist, and didn't have any luck with finding used tonneau covers. I priced out new ones and was surprised at how quick they get expensive.

Thanks for that link, it looks like a great document. Lots of info in there.

-Ben
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