Stick tail frame under construction:
The height at the tip of the tail is right where the upper surface will arrive. Still have to work out width & bottom.
It adds 43 inches to the car's original
175 inch length, for a total of:
>>> 218 in. / 5537 mm --- Civic with tail
This will still fit in regular parking spots/garages. Longer than the best-selling car in the U.S. (Toyota Camry -- 4,805 mm 189 in.), but shorter than the shortest version of the most popular configuration of North America's best selling vehicle:
>>> 231.9 in. / 5890 mm --- 2014 Ford F-150 SuperCrew short box
Triangulation makes everything better:
It sits on the trailer hitch, and is secured to the trunk with bolts & wingnuts using the existing licence plate bolt holes. So far, it's relatively easily removable. I'll be adding straps across the top of the deck lid for redundancy.