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Old 11-23-2008, 05:33 PM   #20 (permalink)
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No problem - it's very interesting to me too, and fun on top of all that.

A couple more photos, FYI:







I think it's important to repeat that this was a super quick 'n' dirty "fabrication" using the a pretty conservative 10 degree top & sides angle. It could no doubt be optimized for even better results.

But not by me! I've got my own car to work on...
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