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Old 12-27-2014, 06:21 PM   #185 (permalink)
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Intermission: tuft testing

Continuing my habit of doing things all bass ackwards, may I present a photo from a quick tuft test of the Civic's rear glass this afternoon (now that I'm nearly finished the Kammback):



Above: you know you're a chronic ecomodder when your neighbour pulls in the driveway just as you're finishing taping the above on your window and guesses: "going to make something for the back end?"



Here are the tufts in action...

You know how in movies when there are a couple of people gathered around a video monitor showing something fuzzy and the boss says, "can you enhance that?"



I should have used dark tufts on the bottom 2 rows, because they disappeared into the light colour of the roadway. You'll have to take my word that the Enhanced Tufts (TM) are an accurate representation of reality.

I was slightly surprised to see separation/recirculation. The rear glass is laid way back and the deck is high. But, fail! It's obviously stil too "fast" to keep attached flow.



Also, I started on the mount for the tail's frame this afternoon.
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