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Good company to be in, for sure!
A sliding mechanism was something I considered, as well as purchasing a swing-away Stowaway frame instead of the fixed version. But, the former would have issues with sturdiness and present the problem of how to adequately lock it in place, and the latter would have necessitated an even larger gap between the tail and body because of where the hinge is positioned.
I cut the front bulkhead yesterday, with a cutout so I can still see out of the lower window for ease of parking. I'll extend that cutout straight back until it hits the slope of the side spars, and then continue at that angle. The top sides will be inset so the brake lights are still visible (and I'll put brake lights on the tail too), a la MetroMPG's Insight/Civic/Prius tail.
I'm trying to decide now what type and weight of cloth to use to skin this thing. Robert Riley's Tri-Magnum tutorial suggests two layers of 6oz fiberglass cloth inside and out, but US Composites has a nice 8.5oz twill that might work, or maybe over another lighter cloth. Thinking about some carbon/Kevlar tape to reinforce all the corners too.
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