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Old 04-11-2017, 02:33 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jviolet10 View Post
From what I intend to do (unless someone here shoots me down first lol), it can easily be modified to add a wing to further break the air off the truck or extend the topper to the tailgate (when down) to further the potential gains available to you. Anything really, there is a lot you can do once you have an initial successful design.
Degrees of ease (assuming full cap/ canopy):

1. Build square/flush with upright tailgate.

2. Extend the top plane only.

3. Extend in 3D, open the tailgate and place an aero-box there or build all as one.

Here is example #3- sort of, in diagram form.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...hts-22378.html


Each one of the options above becomes increasingly time consuming and increasing difficult to get right. However if you start with option-1, you can gradually add on. Aerohead's T-100 is an excellent example of this.

I would not try a wing at the tail, it would just be asking to get vandalized. However a "Box Cavity" would be a little more durable. Do a forum search, several examples or at least studies of possible projects have been posted.
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