[3-Wheeler]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

.....So I'm wondering: any fresh/additional insights into living with a tail on your, um, Insight as long as you have?

I've really gotten used to having the tail on the car. I typically drive pretty slowly on backroads, and having the tail usually gives people the idea right off, and they typically pass without too much fuss.

And as noted previously, the car still pushes in the front in high sidewinds.

The tail just seems like the rest of the car now.

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Any further plans?

Yes, actually I would not mind another pass at a second tail, and modify the construction technique without using lightweight spackling. No more ripples in the finish of the once smooth tail !!

But, this will have to wait, as an automatic grill block needs to get done, hopefully this season. We will see. And the pack needs tending to.

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

I'm fairly certain the curvature in the side of my tail (which I freely admit I just "eyeballed") is too "fast" compared to yours. However both my top and bottom surface curves are less aggressive than yours - particularly the bottom.

Actually I believe the sides of my tail are actually curving in too steeply as well. That's something I would change on the next design.

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

That last photo you posted -- the overhead shot -- has inspired me to get a similar one of mine. It's a really lovely & useful picture!

Thanks.

Jim.