View Single Post
Old 03-10-2025, 09:13 PM   #11 (permalink)
Andyinchville1
EcoModding Lurker
 
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Virginia
Posts: 49
Thanks: 5
Thanked 23 Times in 17 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
What is the load/unload cycle? Do you back up to a dock or use a ramp and hand truck?

Suppose you could swing the door open only about 90-12 or 78 degrees. That would accommodate a fixed boxed cavity rather than a trailer tail.

The flush, potentially curved, surface would improve over the step and gap of a hinged solution. Not yet sure what would happen across the top.

HI,

Just curious but isn't the trailer tail basically a boxed cavity ?

Also, In some of the trailer tail pics I noticed that the sides and / or the bottom panels don't go down as far as it could (or should ?) does this hurt efficiency?

When I build the trailer tail my idea would be to go down more or less to where my rear bumper is (or would have been if I in fact had a rear bumper (the van did not come with one and I hacve not been able to find one at a junkyard).... I'm guessing that would be best for drag reduction?

__________________
2003 Jetta TDI Wagon, 5 sp, 210K miles, Stock.....for now!
  Reply With Quote