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Old 01-18-2014, 11:57 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
I think that Hucho would tell you to forget about building the roof,as he is pretty emphatic about not adding frontal area (although Don Bur has been successful);and just boat-tail what you have.
I think that in the case of the wagon shown, there is a steep and rapid transition between the windshield glass and roof top. I would think that there would be air separation there and that it could be handled by building up the roof slightly.

Take a look at the Kia Soul. This roof has an incredibly sharp transition in that same area. Then take a look at a Prius or Gen 1 Insight and see how much "smoother" this transition is.

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Jim.
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