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Old 08-09-2015, 12:23 AM   #4 (permalink)
skyking
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Originally Posted by nimblemotors View Post
That was the basic idea for an RV, it lifts up to make space when parked.
Should work too for cargo trucks.
Just as with the RV idea, the 'challenge' is to get a watertight seal for the flexible area. It can't leak or need a lot of maintainance.
That's what I have brewing in my brain for the last 5 years or so. Why haul around a draggy box of air?
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2002 TDI Beetle

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