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Gschuld · 08-19-2021, 07:15 PM

Thanks for sharing the aero truck picture. Very cool.

And yes, putting a long row of sheet metal screws along each side of my SRT wouldn’t be my first choice….ha.

I’d did however sketch up a setup where a 1/4” birch plywood panel would be the side walls of the trailer. But the side walls would extend 3’ fwd of the front edge of a v front trailer box shape. One panel full height on either side. When the TV and trailer are straight, the panels are curved inward toward centerline just slightly(and about 6” away from the TV rear). As you start a turn the inside panel front is pulled(bent) inward with a cam level action sensing the articulation action of the trailer. It is more science project than anything. And it doesn’t address the top or bottom up front. It the idea entertained me for a few minutes.

George

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Gschuld EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Beachwood NJ Posts: 39 Thanks: 4 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Thanks for sharing the aero truck picture. Very cool. And yes, putting a long row of sheet metal screws along each side of my SRT wouldn’t be my first choice….ha. I’d did however sketch up a setup where a 1/4” birch plywood panel would be the side walls of the trailer. But the side walls would extend 3’ fwd of the front edge of a v front trailer box shape. One panel full height on either side. When the TV and trailer are straight, the panels are curved inward toward centerline just slightly(and about 6” away from the TV rear). As you start a turn the inside panel front is pulled(bent) inward with a cam level action sensing the articulation action of the trailer. It is more science project than anything. And it doesn’t address the top or bottom up front. It the idea entertained me for a few minutes. George