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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Top it with the aero topper for icing on the cake
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Of course, any fancy pickup project wouldn't be complete without some aerodynamic improvements. There are a number of aero caps here on Ecomodder, but I think the one I like the most is what was designed by Jack McCornack, who also did a fancy little 100mpg diesel sports car.
His truck capper was nice and simple and cheap. The most interesting part is that it used a "Jacobs Ladder" hinge on the front end so that it flipped up but still nearly abutted the back of the cab and the actual attachment point was at the bottom. I wish I had a video of opening that cap in action.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob%27s_ladder_(toy)
There's a photo of that cap at the link. With just a little paint and fit and finish, it would look very nice, but still be cheap/easy/good.
https://www.motherearthnews.com/gree...-fuel-zbcz1503