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MetroMPG · 12-05-2017, 02:11 PM

Visibility is actually OK - the horizon is visible in the mirror below the trailing edge.

As for construction, I'm aiming for quick 'n' dirty: Likely coroplast and aluminum tape. I may bend & attach a length of aluminum tube for strength and to support the trailing edge.

Nothing's so permanent as a temporary fix!

Ultimately, I was thinking metal riveted on for version 2. Sag-proof... though dentable. Trade-offs!

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