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Old 10-26-2008, 09:49 PM   #22 (permalink)
modmonster
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i cut and heat bended my kammback yesterday. i still need to do the attachment bracket for the top hatch hinge. i have decided on making that seperatly and bolting + gluing the bracket to the kammback. apart from being supported from the top it will just be held down with tape at the sides etc.

things i learnt when making it was that the plexiglas snaps clean in one movement, so don't plan any complex curves or corners. also be careful with cutting the scoring. one wrong move can lead the break in the wrong direction. heat bending was easy but i didn't do as nice a job as tomo.

i was trying to work out which way the areo forces will act on this thing. if there is low pressure under the kammback and laminar flow over it, then hopefully the force would keep it in place?


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i plan to make it removable - an assessory for when i do serious motorway miles.
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