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Old 04-07-2013, 08:25 PM   #235 (permalink)
a8ksh4
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Finished up the rest of the top today:



I think I'm getting better at this... Adhesion looked great for all of today's work.

Next step, once the top has dried, will be to flip it over, probably hanging the shell, rather than resting it on the top, and removing supports from half of it. I'll lay up one half, move the supports, and lay up the other half.

Then I need to work my way around the edges, sealing the top to the bottom. Once that's done, the supports can be removed from the base and I can box in the comparment on the side and glass that up.

Then I can figure out placement of the legs for the "pop" part of the top. I want to buy some casters from home depot and bolt four legs into them where the wheels are. I'll do like you guys suggested and just lift up one end of the shell, put the legs into place, and then do the other end.

I think that, for the tent part, I'm going to attach the cloth to the top, but not the truck. Some magnets will be stitched into the bottom of the cloth so that, once the top goes up, I can just drape the cloth over the edge of the bed and the magnets will keep it sealed and in place.
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