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aardvarcus · 09-10-2014, 08:37 AM

A little more progress, figured I would update. I got the rest of the camper shell trimmed to size. I put the shell on the truck and traced a cut line, following the contour of the existing slope of the roof. You can tell from the photo I need to do some sanding. I got a new side photo of the truck from a distance, and did the requisite AST-2 overlay.

After much study, I believe I have decided to make a cardboard form in the shape that I want for the roof, and then layer fiberglass over the form, to make the cap one solid fiberglass piece when I am completed. This is a little more difficult than I really wanted, but the easier/simpler ideas aren’t turning out as I had hoped.

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aardvarcus Master EcoModder Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Evensville, TN Posts: 676 Deep Blue - '94 GMC Suburban K2500 SLE 90 day: 23.75 mpg (US) Griffin (T4R) - '99 Toyota 4Runner SR5 90 day: 25.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 237 Thanked 580 Times in 322 Posts	A little more progress, figured I would update. I got the rest of the camper shell trimmed to size. I put the shell on the truck and traced a cut line, following the contour of the existing slope of the roof. You can tell from the photo I need to do some sanding. I got a new side photo of the truck from a distance, and did the requisite AST-2 overlay. After much study, I believe I have decided to make a cardboard form in the shape that I want for the roof, and then layer fiberglass over the form, to make the cap one solid fiberglass piece when I am completed. This is a little more difficult than I really wanted, but the easier/simpler ideas aren’t turning out as I had hoped. Attached Thumbnails